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On Wednesday, May 18, Westside Elementary School students, teachers, staff, and parents were excited to welcome the seniors of 2016 back to where their educational career began. Students and staff excitedly lined the hallways awaiting the former “Wildcats” return. As the seniors made their way through the halls en route to the gym for one last “crossing of the bridge,” Westside Wildcats cheered them on with banners, well wishes, and high-fives! The seniors also visited classrooms and joined in on end of the year fun. The seniors finally joined in the 5th grade Crossing Over Ceremony, where they introduced themselves…

Now that summer is here, children are more likely to be left home alone and unsupervised during parental work hours. Children love being out of school for the summer, but, long summer days can sometimes make children bored and restless. The City of Douglas Police Department would like to offer some tips to parents for children during the summer months. Before leaving your child alone, parents should make sure their child is mature and old enough to stay home alone. The Department of Human Services (DFACS) has “Lack of Supervision” guidelines which should be followed. Children eight years or younger…

Mr. Michael Carroll Strickland, age 67, of Douglas passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2016, at the Coffee Regional Medical Center, following a short illness. He was born August 25, 1948 to the late Michael Hoke “Pete” Strickland and the late Bertha Paulk Strickland. Survivors include His Wife, Barbara Quinn Strickland of Douglas, GA; 2 Brothers, Danny Strickland, and Van Strickland, both of Douglas, GA and Several Nieces, Nephews, Friends, and Other Relatives. Funeral Services will be Friday, at 11:00 A. M., at the Chapel of Ricketson Funeral Home, with Rev. Hilton Martin Officiating. The Interment will follow in the Douglas…

Mrs. Scottie Adams coordinates Box Tops for Education, Labels for Education, collects tabs from canned drinks, as well as Coke caps from bottled Coke products. These programs offer cash to schools in return for buying their products. Mrs. Adams does an amazing job of tracking student and faculty/staff contributions so monthly winners may be rewarded. The grand prize was a $25 Walmart gift card to each of the overall winners for each semester. Throughout the summer, please save the items mentioned above and send to Coffee Middle School next year. Your efforts and support of education are greatly appreciated. -…

Cory Baldwin, head men’s basketball coach at South Georgia State College (SGSC), will host his seventh annual “Baldwin’s Ballers” basketball camp this summer. The camp is open to boys and girls ages 6-15. Four-day sessions are scheduled for the weeks of June 13, 20, July 11, and 18 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. on SGSC’s Waycross Campus. Each session is $80 per camper, which includes a t-shirt. A discount is available to campers who attend multiple sessions as well as family members of SGSC employees. Campers should register at least 24 hours prior to the start of each session.…

Artwork of various forms, created by Coffee Middle School students of Ken Suttles’ art classes, filled the End of the Year Art Show. The pieces were quite interesting. Below are samples of the many pieces of student work that were on display. We appreciate our community members who dropped by to view the showing. – Submitted

William “Bill” Michael Corbi, age 69, of Douglas, GA passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Corbi was born on September 21, 1946, in Albany, GA to the late Michael William Corbi and Geraldine Revels Corbi. Survivors include: his wife, Connie Corbi of Douglas, GA; son, Michael Corbi of Douglas, GA; daughter, Tracy Corbi and fiancé, Garrett Hurley of Valdosta, GA; sister, Patti (Larry) Griffis of Douglas, GA; granddaughter, Abrey Hurley of Valdosta, GA; several in laws, nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. The family will receive friends Thursday, May 19,…

The City of Douglas was recently contacted by the Camera Ready Program concerning a possible film location for an upcoming television series for Amazon. The “Zelda” project will film in Savannah for the first two episodes and will move on to New York City. The request from the Georgia Camera Ready program was a location request for early barracks that were located within 1-1.5 hrs. away from Savannah. On Friday, April 29, Pattie Merritt, Camera Ready Liaison for Douglas-Coffee County, and Dale Batten, Community Development Director, met with Laura Bryant, the scout for the series “Zelda,” to look at the…