Darrell Eugene Porter, age 50, of Nicholls, Ga passed away on Monday, October 31, 2016, at Coffee Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. Mr. Porter was born on August 10, 1966, in Centre, Ala. to the late Gene Porter and Minnie Sue Brewster Porter. Survivors include: his wife, Carla Porter of Nicholls, Ga.; son, Cam Porter of Douglas, Ga.; daughter, Savannah Porter of Nicholls, Ga.; two sisters, Mary Helen (Rick) Fogle, of Waycross, Ga. and Gena Porter of Douglas, Ga.; two brothers, Nickey Allen Porter of Douglas, Ga. and Jeremy Boyd (Heather) Porter of Douglas, Ga.; several nieces, nephews,…
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Paul Sullivan of Broadcast South, LLC was the speaker at the Douglas Kiwanis Club meeting Tuesday, Nov. 1, at the Flyin’ Cowboy restaurant. Paul spoke about the recent consolidation of facilities for Broadcast South here in Douglas and the planned return of WDMG to Douglas with new programming. The Kiwanis club members enjoyed and appreciated his talk. – Submitted
The South Georgia Invitational Swim Meet will be held on the Douglas Campus of South Georgia State College on Saturday, November 5. The first events begin at 11 a.m. Participating teams will be the host South Georgia State College, along with LaGrange College, Point University, and Thomas University. Last season, the South Georgia State College’s men’s and women’s swim teams earned NJCAA runner-up honors, and SGSC swim coach CM Jenkins received the 2016 Women’s Swimming and Diving National Coach of the Year award. The 2016 – 2017 season opened with an impressive start as the women’s team placed first and…
The City of Douglas Public Information Department, 63rd Preservation Society, and Airbase Preservation Committee welcomed the cadets from the 63rd Army-Air Force Flight Training Detachment and their families Oct. 19-22, 2016. The cadets and their families enjoyed a few days in Douglas in honor of their service during World War II. To kick-off the 63rd Reunion, the 63rd Preservation Society, 63rd Airbase Preservation Committee and the City of Douglas hosted a Welcome to Douglas banquet at the Douglas Golf & Country Club. The guest speaker for the banquet was Lt. Col. Christine Mau, the first woman to pilot the F-35…
Smile Doctors by Fender-Goggans Orthodontics visited Coffee Middle School on Oct. 31 in recognition of National Orthodontics Month. Students were excited to receive a Smile Doctors gym bag filled with a toothbrush, toothpaste, floss, and a coupon towards orthodontic treatment. – Submitted
A Douglas resident left wheelchair bound through multiple sclerosis is set to travel to Mexico for pioneering treatment to stop the progression of this horrific disease. Karen Bludworth (51) hopes this revolutionary process will prove so successful it will give her life back. The procedure is called a hematopoetic stem cell transplant (HSCT). Karen and her husband will travel to Mexico next April in an effort to reset her immune system. Karen’s stem cells will be removed from her own bone marrow and she will receive a grueling round of chemotherapy. Her stem cells will then be re-introduced to…
Norma Jean Rogers Waller Preston, 71, passed away Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016, following an extended battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Norma was born on Dec. 28, 1944, to the late Norwood and Hazel Rogers of Evans County, Georgia. She was the second of six children and grew up in rural Evans County, working on the family farm through her adolescent years. Her parents exhibited a tireless work ethic and sacrificed tremendously for their children, qualities that weren’t lost on Norma. She would demonstrate those same qualities as she raised her own family. Norma Jean Rogers Waller Preston Sandwiched between two brothers…
Mr. Alan Chancey and Mrs. Deidre Taft had to “walk the plank” earlier this month as part of the reward for West Green students not only meeting the fall book fair sales goal, but for far exceeding the goal. Students used their book fair receipts to vote for who they wanted to “walk the plank” by getting dunked in a dunking booth if the fair reached $3500 in sales. Mr. Chancey, West Green’s new Assistant Principal, won by a landslide. When Mrs. Taft was asked why she wasn’t going to get dunked, she agreed to climb in if the fair…
After two rounds of interviews, Eli Metts was recently named Wiregrass Georgia Technical College’s 2017 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner. Eli enrolled at Wiregrass after he conducted some interviews himself. After working in the medical field as a sales representative for many years he became concerned that he was at a disadvantage and felt he lacked long-term job security a college degree would provide for him. Working with registered nurses he knew this field would provide him with long-term job security and satisfaction. Eli then began his interview process with nurses from area hospitals and doctor’s offices gathering…
Students and staff at Indian Creek Elementary took a stand against drugs and bullying during Red Ribbon Week. Monday was Sock it to Drugs Day. Tuesday was Peace Out to Drugs Day. On Wednesday, we teamed up against drugs with the Atlanta Falcons. On Thursday, we dressed in pink to show our support in the fight against breast cancer, and Friday we wore orange to show unity against bullying. Several visitors joined us this week to help us learn ways to stay drug free and put an end to bullying. Thank you to the Coffee County Drug Unit and Buddy…