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Mrs. Alma Mackey Avera Sears, age 96, of Douglas, GA passed away Thursday, January 26, 2017 at Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City, Columbia County, Florida following an extended illness. Mrs. Sears was born December 19, 1920 to the late William Henry Avera and the late Mackey Nicholls Avera. Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Betty Phillips and two grandchildren, Christi Douglas and Cameron Blasingame. Mrs. Sears was an active member of both Pine Grove Baptist Church and the Red Hat Society. She had retired from B. C. Moore & Sons, where she…

Sarah Ellis, age 83, of Douglas, GA passed away on Thursday, January 26, 2017, at Shady Acres Health and Rehab following an extended illness. Mrs. Ellis was born on November 14, 1933, in Telfair County, GA to the late Johnny Leroy Kinnett and Sally Jane Vickery Kinnett. Survivors include: her daughter, Charlene (Carlton) Metts of Douglas, GA; son Lawton Leroy Ellis of Douglas, GA; two brothers, Walter (Karen) Kinnett of Parsons, TN and Sammy (Lesa) Kinnett of Lakeland, FL; three sisters, Bobbie Peterac, Myrtice Smith, and Sally Powers all of Lakeland, FL; five grandchildren; two step grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; two…

First Academy first graders delivered cards to a Douglas fire station on Thursday and gathered around in small groups to pray over each firefighter. “They were bold and not afraid to pray aloud for these men and women,” school representatives stated. “We are so proud of them.” – Submitted

Indian Creek students were completely amused and entertained this week by Mr. Eric Litwin, author of the Pete the Cat series along with The Nuts and Groovy Joe. Mr. Litwin’s hilarious presentation engaged students and helped them understand the process of becoming a successful writer. He has set many of his stories to music and movement which was completely engaging to our elementary students. Mr. Litwin’s books have won 18 literacy awards, including Theodor Geisel Seuss Honor Award. He is also a #1 New York Times Best Selling author. Teachers and students alike had a blast during his entertaining and…

Chris Papierz has been teaching history at various schools for around ten years and has a military past as a Marine. However, he is now engaging himself in some of the governmental processes that he has taught in his classes. Currently a world history teacher at the George Washington Freshman Campus (GWCFC) and a past middle school teacher, he is very aware of the textbook demands of political action. Now, he is seeing these requirements firsthand. Adding to his experiences, he recently went to Washington DC to watch the latest Presidential inauguration. Papierz closely followed the election and involved himself…

The 2017-2018 school year calendar was approved by the Coffee County Board of Education at its Jan. 24 meeting. School will begin Aug. 14, 2017 and will end on May 25, 2018. The Class of 2018 will graduate May 26! A PDF version of the calendar can be downloaded here. – Submitted

Mr. Joshua Wesley Davis, age 37, of Chattanooga, TN passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN following an extended illness. Josh was born January 18, 1980 to Sammy and Diane Davis of Chattanooga, TN. He was a 1999 graduate of Bradley Central High School. He was a member of Westmore Church of God in Cleveland, TN, but since moving to Chattanooga, Josh attended Lookout Mountain Presbyterian Church. Josh loved Christian music and had an appreciation of life. His life goal was to produce Christian films. Josh was about to complete his senior year at…

Sergio Avalos was named George Washington Carver Freshman Campus FBLA’s November/December Member of the Month last Tuesday, Jan. 24. Sergio’s acts of kindness and endless hours of community service have not gone unnoticed. Sergio is an active member of FBLA, as well as NJROTC for GWCFC. Congratulations, Sergio. Keep up the good work! – Submitted by Timothy J. Tucker, Jr., GWCFC FBLA President

Governor Nathan Deal recently swore in Lidell Greenway to the Georgia Driver’s Education Commission Board. Greenway is the Vice President of Economic Development for Wiregrass Georgia Technical College. The mission of the Driver’s Education Commission is to maximize participation in driver’s education and training to reduce motor vehicle accidents by making driver’s training accessible and affordable to all Georgians. She will work closely with the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety led by Director Harris Blackwood. In her role as Vice President of Economic Development for Wiregrass, Greenway and the entire Economic Development team led the state in providing teen driver…