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JUNIOR/SENIOR DPA Coffee County 4-H members brought home 23 first, second, and third place awards and two Senior 4-H members will be advancing to the state competition in Atlanta in July. In addition, five Coffee County 4-H members were elected to help lead Southeast District 4-H this year. Coffee County was well represented at the annual Junior/Senior District Project Achievement (DPA) at the Rock Eagle 4-H Center January 27-29. These students had to begin by selecting a project. There are 49 Junior projects and 47 Senior projects to select from. Once a project was selected, they did project work through…

James David “Papa David” Johns, age 67, of Douglas, GA passed away on Wednesday, February 1, 2017, in Brooksville, FL following a brief illness. Mr. Johns was born on March 30, 1949, in Douglas, GA to the late Albert Lee Johns and Hazel Chaney Johns. Survivors include: his four daughters, Donna Sue Carter of Alma, GA, Peggy Davis of Douglas, GA, Wanda Davis of Douglas, GA, and Brenda Smith of Douglas, GA; two sons, Junior Reliford of Douglas, GA and Kenneth Reliford of Douglas, GA; two sisters, Frances Phinazee of Douglas, GA and Linda Grantham of Douglas, GA; three brothers,…

Members of Coffee Middle School’s National Junior Honor Society recently served as pages in the Georgia House of Representatives. Rep. Dominic LaRiccia provided the students with lunch and gave them a tour of the Capitol. Students met Governor Nathan Deal and Secretary of State Brian Kemp, along with other Georgia representatives. Many thanks to Representative Dominic LaRiccia for allowing these students the opportunity to learn more about Georgia’s legislative process. – Submitted

Coffee Middle School hosted the Coffee County Annual Spelling Bee on January 26, 2017 and thanks all of the elementary schools and CMS for their participation. Congratulations to all of the winners. Coffee Middle School students Cailey Martinez and Carson Neeley were in the top three finalists! Cailey took first place, and Carson took third place. Broxton Elementary School student Charly Martinez placed second. We are very proud of these individuals for their hard work. The county spelling bee organizers thank all of the sponsors and everyone who played a part in making this a successful event. Your support and…

South Georgia State College opened its 2017 softball season January 28-29 at the JUCO Kickoff Classic in Clearwater, Florida. The Lady Hawks are coached by head coach Nichole Levering, assisted by Karlie Gillam. In game one on Saturday, the Lady Hawks started with a win against St. Johns River of Florida. Sarah Smith came close to history with a no-hitter, but a single by a St. Johns River opponent broke up her bid in the seventh inning. Smith still managed to lead the Lady Hawks to a 10-3 win over the SJR Vikings as she pitched seven innings and allowed…

Miss Alana Gabriel Lyons, age 17, of Willacoochee, GA passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2017, following an auto accident. Miss. Lyons was born on October 6, 1999, in Alachua, FL to Otis Spence Lyons and Jessica Marie Owens Lyons. Survivors include: her parents, Spence and Jessica Lyons of Willacoochee, GA; two sisters, Ashley (Billy) Marschal of Willacoochee, GA and Victoria (Ian) Mizell of Axson, GA; three nieces, Clara Marschal, Kinleigh Mizell, and Allison Marschal; two nephews, Derek Marschal and Patrick Marschal; maternal grandmother, Gladys Owens of Live Oak, FL; paternal grandmother, Yvonne Tillman; several aunts, uncles, and cousins. She…

Jordan Young hit two free throws in the final 22 seconds to help the South Georgia State College Hawks hold on for a 72-70 win over the South Georgia Tech Jets Wednesday night. Young made his first free throw with 22.7 seconds remaining in the game to give the Hawks (15-5, 4-3) a 71-68 lead. Following a Jets basket, Young was fouled again with 1.5 seconds left and made 1-of-2 free throws to give the Hawks their final two-point lead. “Jordan was huge tonight,” said head coach Cory Baldwin. “It was probably his best game. He made some big free…

Satilla Regional Library will be holding the following programs during the month of February for children and teens. Come and join the fun at Satilla Regional Library! For more information about upcoming children and teen programs, please call Julie Macomber, Children’s and Young Adult Librarian, at (912) 384-4667 ext. 222 or contact via e-mail: macomberj @ srlsys.org. Visit our website at www.srlsys.org. Holiday ClosingsSatilla Regional Library will be closed on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017 in observance of President’s Day. Ongoing Programs Audio Spot Auditions for Children and Teens Ages 9-18 years of age! Come and audition for a public service…

At Westside Elementary, perfect attendance is highly celebrated! Not only do we reward students with monthly perfect attendance, but we also reward two lucky students who have had perfect attendance each nine weeks. During our Nine Weeks Celebration Assemblies, a name of a student who has had perfect attendance for the nine weeks is drawn in grades K-2 and in 3-5 for a special prize. One lucky student in grades K-2 wins a bicycle donated by local community members. One lucky student in grades 3-5 wins an iPod donated by Wendy’s Restaurant. Congratulations to Noah Tanner in Mrs. Tina Peacock’s…