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Mr. Daniel Gregory “Greg” White, age 57, of Douglas passed away Wednesday afternoon, September 9, 2015, at his residence, following a short illness. He was born June 20, 1958 to the late Eschoel White and the late Elizabeth Smith White. Survivors include: His Wife: Diana Brigmond White of Douglas, Ga.; 1 Son: Lonnie Graham (Danni) White of Brunswick, Ga.; 1 Daughter: Maria Nichol (Tony) Thompson of Douglas, Ga.; 7 Grandchildren: Hunter White, Gabbi White, Grayson White, Lacklen White, Cohen White, and Caroline White, all of Brunswick, Ga., and Alyssa Hathaway of Douglas, Ga.; Siblings: Jimmy White of Douglas, Ga. ;…

Mr. Howard Lee Roberts, age 64, of Nicholls passed away Wednesday evening, September 9, 2015, at the Coffee Regional Medical Center, following a short illness. He was born November 16, 1950 to the late Woodrow Roberts and the late Ruby Wildes Roberts. Survivors include: 2 Step-Daughters: Rene Dunell of Easley, South Carolina, and Paula (Leo) Carpenter of Nicholls, Ga.; 1 Step-Son: Wesley Creamer of Uvalda, Ga.; 1 Sister: Cathy (Don) Kelley of Jesup, Ga.; 2 Brothers: Stevie Roberts of Mora, Ga., and Bobby Rogers of Beaumont, Texas. Life Partner: Jean Creamer of Nicholls, Ga.; 5 Grandchildren, and 2 Great Grandchildren.…

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…