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CLOVERLEAF 4-H DANCE Our staff would like to thank the volunteer and teen leaders who helped chaperon the Cloverleaf 4-H Dance on February 16. Your help was greatly appreciated. We also want to thank our 4-H teachers in school for their assistance with selling the 4-H armbands to students. We would also like to thank Indian Creek Elementary School for allowing us to hold our dances this year in their school gym. A very special thank you goes out to Mr. Steve Hall for the wonderful job with the sound and lights for the dance. LIVESTOCK NEWS 4-H and FFA…

Mr. James E. Knight, III, age 54 of Nicholls passed away Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017, in Newton County, following a brief illness. He was born Sept. 10, 1962 to the late James Everett Knight, II and the late Frances Inez Simmons Knight. Survivors include: 1 Son: James Everett Knight, IV of Newnan, Ga.; Siblings: Chris Jones of Nicholls, Ga.; Warren Sterling of Austin, Texas; Cathy Benson of Ambrose, Ga.; 1 Grandson.; Several Uncles, Aunts, Cousins and Friends. Funeral Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later. The family is requesting that in lieu of flowers, please make donations to Ricketson…

West Green Elementary School recently celebrated School Bus Driver Appreciation Week. The faculty, staff, and students showed their love and appreciation for the bus drivers by presenting each with a basket full of goodies, including a card signed by all the students who ride the bus. Our bus drivers do an awesome job getting our boys and girls to and from school safely each day. Pictured are bus drivers Donovan Simpson, Christy Batten, Amanda Musgrove, Carrie Aycock, and Carolyn Ricketson. – Submitted

February is CTAE (Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education) month. CTAE Director Brad Riner recently presented the Coffee Middle School CTAE teachers with a nice satchel as a token of his appreciation for their dedication and service. The CMS CTAE department also appreciates Mr. Riner! Pictured above are David Wilder, Director Brad Riner, Jamey Stodghill, Courtney Branch, Heather Stodghill, Olivia Durden, and Scottie Adams. (Not pictured: Tara Carver) – Submitted

Jenny Massey, pseudo, J. G. Jakes, an author of Christian, faith-based fictions, will be signing her books of “The River’s Trilogy” at the First Baptist Church on March 1, 2017, from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m., and donating the proceeds to support First Academy, an academic, Christian school at the First Baptist Church. Jenny, mother of Seab Lastinger of Douglas and Lisa Lastinger Lott of Starke, Florida, and grandmother of Sam and Sydnee Lastinger and Maci Lott, is now a retired school teacher and spends her time writing suspenseful fictions and enthralling tales of life’s lessons attuned to the heart…

The South Georgia State College Hawks baseball team split a double-header against Thomas University JV in Thomasville winning game one 12 – 1 and losing game two 2 – 1. The Hawks dominated the opener by collecting eleven hits and twelve runs. The biggest inning for SGSC was thanks to a single by Chase Hinson, a double by Jacob Schmidt, and a triple by KC Brown. Hinson, Schmidt, Brown, and Cameron Coffey all had two hits each, followed by Chandler Rogers, Zack Williams, and Rodregas Jenkins contributing one hit. Brown led the RBI with five and Schmidt’s three added to…

Zaquavian Smith led all scorers with 23 points, and the South Georgia State College Hawks survived a furious second half comeback by Central Georgia Tech to beat the Titans 77-69. The Hawks (18-6, 6-4) led 42-29 at halftime and extended their lead to 20 points in the second half only to watch it shrink to seven points with less than two minutes remaining in the game. Head coach Cory Baldwin credited his team’s offense as the key to the game. The Hawks shot 50 percent from the field (24-of-48), 50 percent from the three-point line (9-of-18), and 83 percent from…

The City of Douglas and Douglas Coffee County Chamber of Commerce have formed a relationship with Broadcast South, LLC and WDMG 97.9 to host a weekly community news show titled “Community Connection.” The show will consist of either a City of Douglas spokesperson or Chamber of Commerce spokesperson sharing news and information about what is going on in Douglas-Coffee County. The goal of the radio show will be to provide Douglas and Coffee County with the latest news, information and updates on community involvement. “We are thrilled that 97.9 WDMG have a desire to reach the community by opening up…

The Douglas Police Department will be starting a program in an effort to reduce the number of thefts committed in the City of Douglas. The program involves officers identifying targets that are desirable to criminals and notifying the owners of the property. “By implementing this new program, we hope to bring awareness to areas that could aid in criminal activities,” says Chief Gary Casteloes. “Our goal is to notify property owners so that they will take the preventative actions to help us keep our neighborhoods safe. We are asking for citizens to assist us in helping our efforts to prevent…