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Debbie Ann Purcell, age 46, of Glennville, Ga. passed away on Tuesday, November 1, 2016, at her residence following an extended illness. Mrs. Purcell was born on November 4, 1969, in Lakewood, Fla. to Jeffie Ann Corbitt Reliford Courson and the late William Monroe Reliford. Survivors include: her husband, Hillis Purcell of Glennville, Ga.; two daughters, Kimberly (Clayton) Graham of Glennville, Ga. and Christina (Steven Croker) Hancock of Cleveland, Oh.; two sons, Brian (Brooklyn Taylor) Graham of Douglas, Ga. and Hayden Purcell of Glennville, Ga.; mother, Jeffie Ann Corbitt Courson of Douglas, Ga.; sister, Tina (David Carver) Reliford of Douglas,…

Mike Wolfe, Frank Fritz, and their team are excited to return to Georgia, and plan to film episodes of the hit series American Pickers throughout the region this winter. American Pickers is a documentary series that explores the fascinating world of antique ‘picking’ on History. The hit show follows Mike and Frank, two of the most skilled pickers in the business, as they hunt for America’s most valuable antiques. They are always excited to find sizeable, unique collections and learn the interesting stories behind them. As they hit the back roads from coast to coast, Mike and Frank are on…

Indian Creek Elementary School held its annual Spelling Bee Thursday, November 3, 2016. Participants from fourth grade were Adia Hines, Abby Wright, Edwin Garcia, Jaimie Hutcheson, Riley Davis, Jake Grantham, Brylee Clements, Nora Lott, Miguel Gonzalez, and Izaiah Walker. Fifth grade participants were Chavez Johnson, Lilana Dominguez, Stephanie Castro, C.J. Hobbs, Eli Stodghill, Nathan Cooper, Majesty Clemmons, and Graham Lott. The top three spellers will represent Indian Creek Elementary School at the County Spelling Bee on Thursday, January 26. We would like to congratulate our winners: Brylee Clements (1st Place), Nora Lott (2nd Place), Jake Grantham (3rd Place), and Majesty Clemmons (Alternate). Principal Tamara Morgan…

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No…it’s Westside Superhero Readers! Students at Westside Elementary School are using their super reading powers to read, read, read. Each grade level is working to accumulate a set number of “words read” by the end of the year in order to reach the school-wide goal of 25,000,000 words! Principal Wendy Jowers spearheaded this initiative in order to get students excited about reading and to increase reading Lexile levels. As you can see from the pictures, Headquarters (AKA the media center) is filled with excited students who are using their reading super powers…

Thursday, December 1, 2016 has been designated as “Dining In Day”. Join the movement and commit to dine in with your family. Spark a conversation and promote your commitment to healthy families. Make your commitment at http://www.aafcs.org/fcsday/commitment.html. #FCSday #healthyfamselfie – Submitted

Westside Elementary staff was treated to a delicious meal from The Olive Garden provided by The Howard Center for Women on Tuesday, November 1. Each staff member not only enjoyed the catered meal, but walked away with a burlap tote bag, a t-shirt, and entered his/her name for a drawing for a Michael Kors bag. The winner of the bag was Mrs. Quinette Lott. Westside would like to thank The Howard Center for Women for taking the time to come to Westside Elementary to serve the delicious dinner as well as providing their services to our community. Pictured above, representing…

Pre-K classes at Indian Creek Elementary have been learning about community helpers. On Thursday, October 20, the firemen from the City of Douglas visited to teach the students about fire safety. On Oct. 28, the EMTS from Coffee Regional Medical Center visited to teach us about their jobs. They demonstrated how they help people that are sick or hurt. Thanks to these community helpers for visiting us at school to teach everyone about the jobs that they do! – Submitted

Cory Baldwin could not have asked for a better way to open South Georgia State College’s men’s basketball season. Three players scored 20 or more points, and three school records were broken Wednesday night as the Hawks (1-0) dominated the Martinique National Team in Douglas, 148-29. Shaquille Williams led the Hawks with 27 points and shot 70 percent from the three-point line. O’Showen Williams finished with 22 points and shot 67 percent from the three-point line. Zaquavian Smith rounded out the top scorers with 20 points. In addition to breaking the record for most points in a game (148), the…