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Mrs. Lorene “Tince” Wright, age 91, of Douglas, passed away Monday evening, March 20, 2017, at Shady Acres Health & Rehabilitation Center, following an extended illness. She was born January 10, 1926 to the late J. C. Wright and the late Mattie Nipper Wright. Other than her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, George Russell Wright, an infant daughter, Myrtle Wright and a brother, Joe Wright. Survivors include: son, Rusty Wright of Douglas, GA; grandsons, Dustin Wright of Douglas, GA and Joey Wright of Cartersville, GA; great grandson, Jack Wright of Douglas, GA; sister-in-law Maudine Wright…

Robert James Queen Royal, 40, of Douglas, entered into eternal rest, Tuesday morning, March 21, 2017 at Wrightsville Manor Nursing Home. Mr. Royal was born in Augusta, GA, August 26, 1976 to Thomas Miller Royal, Sr. and Linda Worth Royal. Mr. Royal had lived in Douglas for the past 23 years. Mr. Royal was a graduate of Coffee County High School. He was employed as a truck driver and was Baptist by faith. Mr. Royal was preceded in death by his father, Thomas Miller Royal, Sr. Funeral services will be held at the Broxton Church of God in Broxton, GA,…

Brandon Levi Williams was convicted today by a jury of his peers for the murder of Kavozia Walker that occurred on February 19, 2016. The trial began on Tuesday, March 21 and was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney John Rumker. The main evidence against Williams came in the form of security footage taken from the apartment complex where the murder occurred. This footage showed Kavozia Walker attempting to break up a fight between two individuals. While Walker was tussling with a combatant, Brandon Williams retrieved his handgun from his vehicle. Williams took three steps toward Walker, bringing him within arm’s reach, aimed…

South Georgia State College grabbed an early lead on its way to a 14-3 victory over West Georgia Tech on Tuesday. The Hawks captured the lead in the second inning by scoring five runs. The Hawks went on to add five more in the fifth and an additional four in the sixth. Chandler Rogers, KC Brown, Jacob Schmidt, Jake Bryan, and Zach Rafuse each collected two hits. One hit was credited to Garrison Hurd, Chase Hinson, and Rodregas Jenkins. Bradly Cammack earned the win for the Hawks. He pitched five and a third innings, allowing three runs, seven hits, and…

Wiregrass Georgia Technical College will offer an Electrical Continuing Education, Topic-Grounding, NEC Article 250, course April 6, on the Coffee Campus from 5:00 p.m. till 9:00 p.m. This training will provide four hours of continuing education credit for your Electrical Certification that you already hold. The deadline to pre-register for the course is April 4, 2017. The registration fee is $65 per person and includes a boxed dinner. For additional information or to register, contact Nancy Mitchell at (229) 468-2074 or nancy.mitchell@wiregrass.edu. For more information about Wiregrass’ continuing education program visit www.wiregrass.edu.

In five autobiographical vignettes, Katherine N. LeRoy, under the direction of Katie Rasor Newell, will tell Charlayne Woodard’s moving tale of her African-American family through three generations of love, struggle, and triumph. Although this performance shares the personal life story of Woodard and her family — it offers universal experiences for its audience to thoroughly enjoy. This humorous and touching one-woman tour de force has won numerous theatre awards for Best Play and Best Playwright. Choose from a performance on Thursday, April 13, 2017, at 6:30 pm in McGouirk Auditorium on the Douglas Campus or on Thursday, April 20, 2017,…

The Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society chapters of South Georgia State College were represented at the Georgia Regional Spring Conference at Georgia Highlands College in Cartersville by advisors Amy Hancock and Ame Wilkerson and chapter officer Mark Freeman. SGSC’s chapter on the Douglas Campus, which includes entry program, online, and Move On When Ready students, is Kappa Sigma and the chapter on the Waycross Campus is Alpha Rho Omega. Students are eligible to join after completing at least 12 semester hours with an overall grade point average of 3.5 or higher. At the conference, both SGSC chapters were awarded five…

Coffee County drug investigators have arrested a 28-year-old Douglas man on distribution charges after he was caught selling ecstasy in a local restaurant parking lot. Detectives with the Douglas-Coffee Drug Unit received an anonymous tip that a possible drug transaction was taking place in the Burger King parking lot on the north end of Douglas. Detectives arrived at the scene and, after several minutes of surveillance, observed a black vehicle driven by Irwin Wright pull into the parking lot. Shortly after Wright’s arrival, another subject approached the vehicle and sat in the passenger seat with the door open. Detectives approached…

On a cold, clear, moonless night in the middle of winter, all is not quite what it seems in the remote, mythical town of Almost, Maine. As the northern lights hover in the star-filled sky above, Almost’s residents find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and often hilarious ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. But the bruises heal, and the hearts mend—almost—in this delightful midwinter night’s dream. Almost, Maine, the romantic comedy by John Cariani, will be presented this weekend, March 24-25 by Coffee High School’s Encore! at the CHS Cafetorium. Curtain time is 7:00 PM.…

The mayor and commissioners of the City of Douglas, along with employees, and citizens, desire to express heartfelt sympathy to the family of the late Johnnie Lee Roper, Sr., who served as a city commissioner for 23 years. On Monday, March 20, 2017, as the news of Roper’s death echoed throughout the community of Douglas, all the way to the state capitol, Mayor Tony L. Paulk along with the Douglas commissioners, called for a community vigil in front of City Hall. This gathering was held at 4:30 pm in front of City Hall and was a way for leaders, employees,…