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Pennie Pearl Morgan, age 76, of Nicholls, GA passed away on Friday, June 17, 2016, at Mayo Clinic Health System. Mrs. Morgan was born on September 22, 1939, in Nicholls, GA to the late Marvin Pat Smith and Etha Mae Teston Smith. Survivors include: her three daughters, Theresa Carter of Lompoc, CA, Pattie Wright of Nicholls, GA, and Traci Locklear of Lumberton, NC; five grandchildren, Morgan (Jason) McNabb, Bonnie (Nathan) Poole, Hannah Wright, Kimberly Wright, Savannah (Brent) Chavis; six great grandchildren; two sisters-in-law, Myrtle Adams and Mag (Gordon) Lewis; two brothers-in-law, George (Hazel) Morgan and Harley Gillespie; several nieces and…

The South Georgia State College (SGSC) athletic program has had a notable year. All of the teams qualified for postseason competition, with men’s and women’s swimming competing in their national tournament and finishing second among the best in the country. SGSC celebrates the accomplishments of its students during athletic play and in the classroom. The emphasis on making academics a top priority is reflected in the achievements of these student athletes. Four SGSC athletic teams (women’s swimming, women’s cross country, women’s soccer, and softball) have been named to the National Junior College Athletic Association’s list of All-Academic Teams. To qualify…

Angela Adams, age 60, of Montgomery, AL passed away on Thursday, June 16, 2016, at Jackson Hospital following a brief illness. Mrs. Adams was born on July 31, 1955, in Norfolk, VA to the late Sterling Van Horn and Statha Sawyer Van Horn. Survivors include: her husband, Peter John Adams of Nicholls, GA; daughter, Melissa Adams Rowell of Nicholls, GA; two sons, Matthew Adams of Nicholls, GA and Mark (Kelsey) Adams of Nicholls, GA; two brothers, Buddy Van Horn of Greenville, NC and Gregory Van Horn of Elizabeth City, NC; sister, Connie Ballance of Elizabeth City, NC; four grandchildren, Sawyer…

Mr. Herman Ashley Walls, age 68, of Douglas passed away Thursday afternoon, June 16, 2016, at the Memorial Health Center in Savannah, following an extended illness. He was born October 18, 1947 to the late Herman Melton Walls and the late Mary Ann Downing Walls. Survivors include: His Wife, Linda Kay King Walls of Douglas, GA; Son, David Ashley Walls of Waycross, GA; Daughters, Donna (Chris) Register of Waycross, GA and DeAnna (David) Montgomery of Martinsville, Indiana; Sister, Lynda Ann (Don) McMillan of Douglas, GA; Grandchildren, Kristina (Carl) Wilson and Haley (Josh) Burnam, all of Nicholls, GA, Tori (Andrew) Harper…

BUSY WEEKEND Coffee County 4-H members have a busy weekend ahead of them at the Rock Eagle 4-H Center. Two of our 4-H members will be competing in the State 4-H Congress Cooking Competitions. At DPA in January, Ruthie Day and Abby Hamilton earned the opportunity to attend State 4-H Congress in Atlanta in late July in foods projects that involve cooking. Since we don’t have the resources to do the cooking at the State Congress event, the cooking events are held each year on the opening day of State 4-H Council at Rock Eagle. Ruthie is in the Festive…

Constance “Connie” Johns, age 62, of Millwood, GA passed away on Thursday, June 16, 2016, at her residence following an extended illness. Mrs. Johns was born on July 29, 1953, in Waycross, GA to the late Nelson Bennett, Jr and Dorothy Jean Cook Bennett. Survivors include: her husband, Charles Johns of Millwood, GA; son, Mark Davis of Millwood, GA; three stepdaughters, Brenda (Frankie) Bryan of Millwood, GA, Denise (Raymond) Crosby of Axson, GA and Cindy (Jimmy) Lee of Blackshear, GA; brother, Ronald (Sharon) Bennett of Boynton Beach, FL; six grandchildren; several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death…

Pauline Boggs Edens, age 76, of Douglas, GA passed away on Wednesday, June 15, 2016, at her residence. Mrs. Edens was born on November 26, 1939, in Oven Fork, KY to the late Charlie Boggs and Lora Maggard Boggs. Survivors include: her four sons, Leland (Robin) Edens of Douglas, GA, Robert (Mary) Edens of Mississippi, Charles (Becky) Edens of Douglas, GA and Mitchell (Shelly) Edens of Douglas, GA; daughter, Melissa (Dawn) Murray of Douglas, GA; brother, Charles Boggs of Indiana; two sisters, Loretta Coats of Indiana and Mary Poleno of Michigan; special friend, W.P. Chaney of Douglas, GA; multiple grandchildren;…

The Southern Elite 13U baseball team traveled to Dallas, GA June 10-12 to participate in Georgia’s USSSA Open/Major State Championship tournament. The young men of Southern Elite won the tournament and are now Georgia’s USSSA State Champions. For the weekend, SE went 5-1 in the double elimination tournament with notable wins against two highly ranked Major teams. Southern Elite beat the East Cobb Braves (ranked #5) in the Quarter-Finals by a score of 9-7 and then in the Championship Game, run ruled the #1 ranked Major team, the West Georgia Warriors-Meigs, by a final score of 10-2. For the tournament,…

Satilla Regional Library System welcomed Mr. Steve Hein, Director and Founder of The Center for Wildlife Education at Georgia Southern University, to the Douglas-Coffee County Public Library on Wednesday, June 15. Mr. Hein presented a wildlife show with birds of prey, raptors, reptiles and more. The animals he included were a grey eyed screech owl, harris hawk, possum, red rat snake, eastern banded king snake, and Madagascar hissing cockroaches. He educated the children and audience about these animals while encouraging them to read about these various animals. Mr. Hein also talked about safety around reptiles and the misconceptions many have about…