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Satilla Riverkeeper is proud to report that our river wide cleanup effort on Saturday, October 22, was a success! Volunteers came out to eight sites stretched across over 200 miles of river, from the headwaters in Douglas (Coffee County) to where the river reaches the Atlantic Ocean south of Jekyll Island (Glynn County). 122 participants came out at 9 a.m. Saturday morning despite the cooler fall temperatures. Volunteers picked up trash along the riverbanks for two hours before heading to Twin Oaks Bluegrass Park for a complimentary lunch provided by Firehouse Subs in Waycross and Rivers Alive T-shirts. Popular river…

The Pre-K students at Eastside Elementary enjoyed their first field trip of the school year as they traveled to explore a pumpkin patch farm. The students enjoyed their first bus ride as well during this adventure. A special “thank you” to Coffee County Bus Driver, Wanda Burkett for driving the three classes safely to Tifton and back. We appreciate our Bus Drivers! The classes of Ms. Beverly Barbaree, Ms. Susan Carver and Ms. Paige Williams arrived at Rutland Pumpkin Patch in Tifton ready for a day of exploration on the farm and in the pumpkin patch. The children have been…

George Washington Carver Freshman Campus (GWCFC), along with other Coffee County Schools, was the recipient of the Striving Readers Grant, which is meant to improve literacy for students in twelfth grade and under. This allowed the students of GWCFC to pick out a book of their choosing from a variety of genres. The Striving Readers Grant gifted the school over $300,000 to help increase student literacy. The money not only provided the funding for the book fair, but it also allowed for other necessary school items, computers, software, class books, internet access points, classroom supplies from paper to Post -It…

Second grade students from Eastside Elementary School enjoyed a walking field trip last Friday through the City of Douglas. Students visited Douglas City Hall, the Coffee County Courthouse, and the Heritage Station Museum. Everyone had a wonderful time meeting Mayor Tony Paulk, Judge Jeff Kight, and many others who are an integral part of Douglas. – Submitted

Little Master Jaxon Lesteen Floyd, age 0, of Broxton, Ga passed away on Tuesday, October 18, 2016, at Mayo Clinic Health System. Little Master Floyd was born on October 18, 2016, in Waycross, Ga to Dylan Floyd and Wendy Floyd. Survivors include: his father and mother, Dylan and Wendy Floyd of Broxton, Ga; four brothers and sisters, Joyce Jones, Faith Reyle, Ashlyn Macomber, and Craig Roe all of Middleburg, Fl; paternal grandparents, David Floyd of Broxton, Ga, Kathy and Shelton Crews of Broxton, Ga; great grandparents, Inez and the late Lesteen Smith of Broxton, Ga, and Dora P. and the…

4-H FUNDRAISERS In order to assist 4-H members with raising money to cover their summer camp fee, we have planned another Coca-Cola and Krispy Kreme fundraiser. The forms are ready now for parents to pick up. Orders and money are due back in the 4-H office by 4 p.m. on Monday, November 14. The donuts will be here for you to pick up and deliver to your customers on Thursday, November 17. We usually have them ready for pick up around 11 or 11:30 a.m. The Coca-Cola pick up will be on Tuesday, December 6, from 2 to 4 p.m.…

Bernice Music Story, age 76, of Douglas, Ga passed away on Wednesday, October 19, 2016, at Coffee Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. Mrs. Story was born on May 29, 1940, in Douglas, Ga to the late Lawton Music and Ollie Holton Music. Survivors include: her two daughters, Angie (Greg) Griffis of Douglas, Ga and Debbie (Wendell) Smith of Douglas, Ga; son, Robert Story of Douglas, Ga; four grandsons, Chris Griffis of Douglas, Ga, Justin Kerns of Houston, Tx, Brandon Kerns of Houston, Tx, and Dewayne Story of Douglas, Ga; five granddaughters, Kayla Morris of Douglas, Ga, Kelli Griffis…

Carla Harper Paulk, age 54, of Willacoochee, Ga passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2016, at her residence following a brief illness. Mrs. Paulk was born on August 8, 1962, in Ambrose, Ga to Neva Evelyn Nugent Harper and the late George Harper. Survivors include: her husband, William Mark “Billy” Paulk of Willacoochee, Ga; two daughters, Carol (Ricky) Hutchison of Douglas, Ga and Brooke Vickers of Douglas, Ga; two sons, Cade (Amy) Paulk of Willacoochee, Ga and Alex Paulk of Ocilla, Ga; four grandchildren, Cameron Hutchison, Gunner Hutchison, Joxon Paulk, and Jude Paulk; mother, Neva Evelyn Harper and the late…

Several local firefighters from the Douglas Fire Department (DFD) visited Indian Creek Elementary kindergarten classes on Wednesday to educate them about fire safety. After talking about the importance of fire safety, the DFD firefighters proudly served the children lunch. Douglas firemen Andy Smith, Cody Bazemore, and Robert Beecher. – Submitted