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Brandy Wilkes, Assoc. V.P. of Operations at the Coffee Campus of Wiregrass Georgia Technical College, was the speaker at the Douglas Kiwanis Club meeting Tuesday, Sept. 8, at the Flyin’ Cowboy restaurant. Brandy discussed the new construction projects at the college and what benefits they will provide. The Kiwanis club members enjoyed and appreciated her talk. – Submitted

SHAPES, SHAPES, SHAPES!!! Mrs. Adams’ and Mrs. Leis’ kindergarten class at Eastside Elementary School have had so much fun learning about shapes in our environment. Making solid shapes with toothpicks and marshmallows made math extra fun. We Love Kindergarten! Colors Are Everywhere! Learning about the color orange was super yummy! We had fun experimenting with mixing colors and then getting to eat our “orange” experiment. Science is super fun at Eastside Elementary School! – Submitted

In the wake of a number of recent, highly-publicized police officer shootings throughout the country, the City of Douglas issued a press release Tuesday offering suggestions on how to interact with the local police force and encouraging the public to show support to law enforcement. “City of Douglas officials would like the community to know our police officers are here to protect and serve the citizens of Douglas,” the release said. “The Douglas Police Department would like to remind citizens how to properly interact with law enforcement so that incidents that have developed in other cities do not happen in…

The Douglas-Coffee County Parks and Recreation Department recently attended the annual GRPA District II Award banquet. Cindy Johnson, City of Douglas Ceramic Coordinator, was nominated and selected by her fellow recreation professionals to receive the inaugural “Roger Johnson Award” in Recreation Administration. Cindy’s career with the Parks & Recreation Department began in 1979 when she was hired as a part time employee. In 1980, she was promoted to a full time position as the Public Relations Officer for the department. In 1983, Cindy became the ceramics instructor and presently holds this position. Cindy works tirelessly to provide ceramics to all…

Mrs. Elizabeth JoAn Sweat Williams, age 75, of Axson passed away Sunday morning, September 6, 2015, at the Coffee Regional Medical Center, following an extended illness. Mrs. Williams was born May 1, 1940 in Waycross, GA to the late Joel Lee and Dorothy Gibson Sweat. She had lived in several locations in the US before spending most of her adult life in Douglas and Axson, GA. JoAn married Dr. Jack G. Williams on June 27, 1965, and they had just celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary. JoAn completed high school in the 1958 Wacona class in Ware County. She also had…

Douglas resident and serial entrepreneur Brian Johnson says that everything starts with a commitment to excellence, and nobody knows that better than him. As a business professional and inventor, Brian has almost a dozen global patents for technology utilized by organizations such as Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Eli Lilly, The Department of Defense, Deutsche Post and the U.S. Post Office. Simply put, Brian says he understands business, technology and innovation. With the launch of his latest venture, EnjoyTheDeals.com, Brian is focused on taking a simple classified ads website and building it into something amazing. With a vision that includes growing EnjoyTheDeals…

Dianne Dibble, age 64, of Douglas, GA passed away on Friday, September 4, 2015, at St. Joseph’s Hospital following a brief illness. Mrs. Dibble was born on March 3, 1951, in Pearson, GA to the late George Richardson and Effie Davis Richardson. Survivors include: her husband, Donald Dibble of Douglas, GA; son, Eric Byron Dibble of Douglas, GA; three sisters, Betty Dickerson of Jacksonville, GA, Pearlie Privett of Douglas, GA, and Earnesteen Dibble of Douglas, GA; two grandchildren, Eric Tyler Keagan Dibble and Taylor Haley Danielle Dibble; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. She was preceded in death by four…

Master Sargent Dillard Radford “JACK” Bray, Jr. age 85, of Douglas, GA passed away at his home on Friday, September 4, 2015 after an extended illness. Mr. Bray was born on September 5, 1929 in Douglas, GA to the late Dillard Radford Bray, SR and Mildred Lee O’Steen Bray. Mr. Bray was an active church member at Harrell Grove Baptist Church. Retiring as Master SGT with the U S Army serving during the Korean Conflict and Vietnam Era. Survivors include his wife: Carolyn Harper Bray of Douglas, GA; three daughters: Gay McGovern of Douglas, GA; Sandy Dockery of Ambrose, GA…

Friends of General Coffee State Park, a local nonprofit that supports General Coffee State Park through volunteer and fundraising efforts, will assist the park host the Love Bug Festival. The event will include edible bug programs, insect related crafts, arts and craft section, dragonfly and butterfly hikes, insect demonstrations and much more. Concessions will also be available. “We hope local residents will join us for the Love Bug Festival, which starts at 10 a.m. on Sept. 19 at Heritage Farm,” said Ginny Carver, president of Friends of General Coffee State Park. “The family-friendly event is an excellent opportunity for first-time…

Dear Editor: There is a new dynamic at work among conservative evangelical Christians.This new dynamic centers around their support for Republican presidential candidate and frontrunner, Mr. Donald Trump. Conservative evangelical Christians have in the past insisted that in order for a political candidate to receive their support the candidate must reflect their perceived Christian “values.” These values are based upon their interpretation of scripture and include such things as opposition to same sex marriage, opposition to gay rights, opposition to ACA, support of traditional family values, etc. While this “values” standard has been in place for many years, the new…