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West Green Elementary School hosted a Super Science Night on Oct 24. Students came dressed in their favorite costumes for an engaging night of science experiments. Many different experiments were set up in the gym for students to enjoy as they learned more about the fun of science. Students participated in experiments such as rolling a can with static electricity, making slime, constructing straw rockets and building fizz-inflators. They also created blobs in bottles, fantastic foamy mountains, and bouncing bubbles. Dr. Bryson Dye, Dr. Rosa Guedes, and Dr. Robert Potter, all professors at South Georgia State College, brought some of…

George Washington Carver Freshman Campus (GWCFC) had a week dedicated to showing their school spirit, otherwise known as Spirit Week. Throughout the week, students were encouraged to dress up, have fun, and get hyped in honor of the homecoming game that Friday. Students who did not dress out in excitement for the school’s upcoming homecoming game were offered the chance to advocate their Trojan pride by making posters to hang along the halls and taking pictures of the participants to display in the school’s’ weekly news show. Monday was Tacky Tourist Day, Tuesday-Disney Day, Wednesday-Coachella Day, Thursday -Celebrity Day, and…

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) hosted the 2016 Child Death Investigation Training Symposium Tuesday at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Forsyth, Georgia. GBI Director Vernon Keenan provided opening remarks for the symposium. Subject matter experts in the field provided instruction in the area of legal trends, sexual exploitation, child neglect, Georgia’s Child Abuse Protocol, and investigative techniques. The GBI is committed to the investigation of child fatalities occurring in the state of Georgia in an effort to prevent such tragedies. The GBI administers the Georgia’s Child Fatality Review Program (GCFR), a state funded program responsible for…

Mrs. Eleanor “Doodle” Hattaway Joiner, age 80, of Nicholls passed away late Monday evening, October 24, 2016, at Coffee Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. She was born December 2, 1935 to the late Harvell Hattaway and the late Lizzie Hart Hattaway. Mrs. Joiner was preceded in death by her husband, Spencer Joiner; a daughter, Peggy Johnson; a sister, Orbin Harden; a brother, Edward Hattaway; a grandchild, Jeffrey Taylor and a special brother-in-law, E. D. Moore. She was a member of Parkview Calvary Holiness Church. Survivors include: 5 Daughters: Judy (Jerome) Taylor of Alma, GA, Debbie (Troy) Highsmith of…

Westside Elementary PTO’s Annual Fall Ball for students in grades 3-5 was absolutely fantastic! Westside students in 3rd grade through 5th grade were treated to a night of Fall fun filled with games, concessions, dancing, photo opportunities, and frolicking! Students in attendance of the Fall Ball played bingo for super prizes and enjoyed the bouncy house. Students had their faces fabulously painted by talented staff members and were offered awesome concessions to help keep up their energy to enjoy the night. There was a special photo booth set for students who wanted to have a lasting memory of this year’s…

Satilla Elementary School’s students and staff had a blast bringing National School Lunch Week festivities to a close on Wednesday, October 12, 2016. This year’s theme was, “School Lunch: Show Your School Spirit.” Mrs. Celeste Williams and her nutrition staff hosted a tailgating party at Satilla. No tailgating party would be complete without hot dogs, hamburgers, football players, and cheerleaders! A special thank you goes out to the Coffee High School football players and cheerleaders who made this event special for our students. Kudos to Mrs. Celeste and her crew for planning such a fun lunchtime! – Submitted

Shirley Marie Carver, age 86, of Douglas, GA passed away on Friday, October 21, 2016, at Coffee Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. Mrs. Carver was born on March 8, 1930, in Niagara Falls, NY to the late Peter Hochadel and Ruth Ferrel Hochadel. Survivors include: her four sons, Richard Carver, Sr. of Douglas, GA, Kevin Carver of Warner Robins, GA, Robert Carver of Niagara Falls, NY, and James Carver of Niagara Falls, NY; brother, Robert Hochadel of Niagara Falls, NY; sister, Theresa Hochadel of Niagara Falls, NY; twelve grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews, cousins, and other relatives.…

Parent/Teacher Conference Day was held last week, and the Coffee Middle School 8th grade had 100% parental contacts. The 8th grade administrators, Wanda Mobley and Sean Strachan, as well as CMS Principal Sherri Berry, are so proud of these teachers for making contact with approximately 600 parents. This is an amazing accomplishment! – Submitted

The Douglas-Coffee County Public Library held a Children’s Halloween Party Saturday, October 22, 2016. Children had the option to dress up in costume. There were various games including a mummy wrap competition, pin the spider on the web, bug/spider toss arts and crafts making ghosts, spiders, puppets, and more! A special interactive Halloween story time was held as well. Children received a small prize for each game in which they participated. A drawing was held for a Halloween children’s DVD and Halloween pen. Refreshments were served. Everyone had a great time! For more information about upcoming children’s, tween, and…

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…