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Mrs. Johnnie Gillis Lewis, age 85, of Douglas, GA passed away Friday afternoon, September 9, 2016, at Shady Acres Health and Rehabilitation following an extended illness. Mrs. Lewis was born December 27, 1930 to the late Henry A. Gillis and the late Opal Vickers Gillis. She was also preceded in death by her husband Edsel Lewis. Survivors include: 3 Daughters, Marcie (Eddie) Huss of Columbia, SC, Elaine Lewis (Rodney Ragsdale) and Donnell (Don) Brooks both of Douglas, GA; 1 Son, Henry Edsel Lewis of Savannah, GA; 4 Grandchildren, Jason Scott Lewis and Elton Brooks both of Douglas, GA, Wesley Huss…

4-H TARGET SPORTS SIGN UP 4-H tries to offer a wide range of target sports programs for 4-H members each year. Programs available include: Archery (4th – 12th grade), 22 Rifle (9th – 12th grade), Air Rifle & Air Pistol (7th – 12th grade), BB Rifle (4th – 8th grade), and Shotgun (7th – 12th grade). Sign up for the Target Sports Programs begins now and will end on Thursday, September 15, at 5 p.m. These programs are dependent on volunteers to organize and run them. If you know of an adult who would like to help with one of…

September is Attendance Awareness Month. Coffee Middle School is encouraging perfect attendance by rewarding two students per grade level each week who have perfect attendance for that week. For the week of September 5-9, our winners were (6th Grade) Peyton Moore and Alyssa Hathaway; (7th Grade) Makenzie Hester and Kentavious Williams; (8th Grade) Cameron Reliford and Garrett Collier. Congratulations to these six students. – Submitted

The Coffee High School Governance Council will meet the first Monday of each month in the Coffee High School main office conference room. The meetings will take place on the following dates at 6 p.m.: 2016 October 3November 7December 5 2017 January 2February 6March 6April 3May 1 – Submitted

West Green Elementary School was recently recognized as a 2016 Governor’s Shape Honor Roll school. This award recognizes elementary, middle, and high schools for their dedication to creating a healthy school environment and a culture of wellness for staff, students and community. Georgia’s K-12 public schools were invited to submit an application to be recognized by the Governor’s office, the Georgia Department of Education, and the Georgia Department of Public Health for their exceptional participation in the annual fitness assessment data collection process as well as their commitment to efforts that improve student wellness. This year, schools were recognized…

Standard & Poor Global Ratings raised its long-term bond rating and elevated the financial outlook to positive on the Coffee County Hospital Authority, tax exempt revenue bonds, issued for Coffee Regional Medical Center Inc. S&P Global Ratings analyst Aamna Shah said “We assessed CRMC’s financial profile as adequate based on sustained improvement in most key metrics since fiscal 2013. More specifically, operating margins in the past two years have been robust compared with prior years as a result of operational improvements led by management. We anticipate that financial performance will remain in line with recent results because of the improvements…

West Green Elementary’s 2nd grade students completed a family tree project in order to make a real-world connection to the reading basal story, “My Family.” Students enjoyed sharing their family trees with one another and learning how all families are alike and different. – Submitted

Satilla Elementary School representatives thanked today Ms. Evie Woodward, a local 4-H’er who has been working on a Leadership In Action (LIA) project called “Bagging Hunger” for several months now. The project provides students at Satilla with a snack bag throughout the school year. Evie teams up with our local food bank, Second Harvest, for snacks, and the bags are distributed by the school staff. Evie is lucky to have her fellow club members help out when the bags need assembling; this time, approximately 20 senior members participated. This project would not be possible without the support of the 4-H…

Mrs. Gerrell Faye Law Duren, age 70 of Douglas, passed away Tuesday morning, September 6, 2016 at her residence following a short illness. Mrs. Duren, a native of Irwin County, was born February 17, 1946 to the late Roy Law and the late Mamie Richardson Law. Survivors include: Her Husband, Joel Shafter Duren of Douglas, GA; 2 Daughters, Shelda (Kenneth “Sam”) Kirkland of Hazlehurst, GA and Regina (David) Cook of Ocilla, GA; 2 Brothers, Dempsey Law of Social Circle, GA and Jimmy Law of Watkinsville, GA; 4 Grandchildren, Trent Ashley Cook of Hazlehurst, GA Blaine Cook, Ben Cook and Shelby…