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Oren Edgar Lee, Sr, age 83, of Douglas, GA passed away on Tuesday, June 30, 2015, at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Lee was born on November 19, 1931, in Douglas, GA to the late Oliver Lee and Olie Ruth Spivey Lee. Mr. Lee was a veteran of Korean War and Vietnam Conflict having served in the US Air Force. He retired from the Air Force after serving 21 years. Survivors include: his wife, Barbara Lee of Douglas, GA; daughter, Melody Lee (James) King of Brunswick, GA; four grandchildren, Carrie Pinter, Tava Clark, Oren Deven Lee, and Abby…

First National Bank of Coffee County (FNBCC) is proud to announce the 2014-2015 Junior Board of Directors (FNBCC JBOD) Member of the Year. Miss Adeline Thomason of Coffee High School was chosen for showing positive contributions to each meeting, overall dedication to the 2014-2015 board, and perfect attendance to all meetings and events. She received a $1000 scholarship from FNBCC. Being strong advocates of this community, these students represent the future of Coffee County through their display of integrity, quality, and commitment. From Coffee High School, members include Alexis McKinnon, Adeline Thomason, Neil Andharia, Cariana Spivey, Jessalyn Youngblood, Kajal Patel,…

Wiregrass Georgia Tech students recently attended the 51th Annual SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference held in Louisville, KY on June 22 through 26. Industry leaders representing more than 600 businesses, corporations, trade associations and unions recognized the students for demonstrating excellence in 100 hands-on occupational and leadership competitions such as robotics, criminal justice, aviation maintenance and public speaking. All competitions are designed, run and judged by industry using industry standards. Top student winners received gold, silver and bronze medallions. Many also received prizes such as tools of their trade or scholarships to further their careers and education. The SkillsUSA…

Local author and owner of Delorice’s Florist Randy Wooten debuted his new book Jubilation July 1 at the The National Symposium of the American Institute Of Floral in Denver, Colorado. He is planning a book release at Delorice’s Florist in Douglas on July 9. Wooten, a fourth generation florist and president of the Georgia State Florist’s Association, has been owner of Delorice’s Florist since 2003. In addition, he has traveled the country speaking on many subjects such as sympathy, wedding events, everyday designs and conducting hands-on workshops. Wooten is very excited about the release of his book, which was birthed…

The State of Georgia has enacted a new fireworks law, HB 110, just in time for the 4th of July celebrations. The City of Douglas fire and police departments would like to encourage citizens to practice safety with fireworks and would like to make the public aware of a few facts about this new law. The new state law allows for consumer fireworks to be sold statewide in Georgia. Georgia’s Safety Fire Commissioner will issue a state license to sell fireworks after the applicant meets specific insurance and criminal background requirements and pays the state license fee. Authorized fireworks include…

Douglas City Commissioner Olivia Pearson was elected to the Board of Directors for the Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) during the association’s annual meeting in Savannah June 28. Pearson will serve as First Vice President of GMA’s 11th District. The district includes cities in the following counties: Ben Hill, Coffee, Bacon, Pierce, Brantley, Charlton, Clinch, Echols, Lowndes, Brooks, Lanier, Cook, Berrien, Atkinson, Irwin, Tift and Turner. “We are pleased to have Commissioner Pearson taking on this leadership position,” said GMA Executive Director Lamar Norton. “She’s well respected by her colleagues, and I’m sure she’ll provide great leadership to the cities in…

Donna Lynn Bryant Smith, age 50, of Broxton, GA passed away on Monday, June 29, 2015, at her residence following an extended illness. Mrs. Smith was born on July 7, 1964, in Ocilla, GA to Shirley Soles Bland and the late Gerald Wayne Bryant. Survivors include: her mother, Shirley Rivers Bland of Broxton, GA; brother, Bo Bryant of Flowery Branch, GA; two aunts, Margaret Lee Nelson of Douglas, GA and Janet Soles of Suffolk, VA; and several cousins. She was preceded in death by her grandmother, Maxine Andrews and two grandfathers, Joe Andrews and Wade Soles. Memorial Service will be…

The Satilla Regional Library System welcomed a special guest reader, Dr. Heather (Johnson) Massung of Lindsay and Wills Animal Hospital, to the Douglas-Coffee County Public Library on Monday. Dr. Heather read the story I Want to Be A Veterinarian by Michaela Muntean. Dr. Heather talked about what she does as a veterinarian and about the different kinds of veterinarians for different kinds of animals. The children took photographs with Dr. Heather and made fold-over cats as their craft activity. Thank you to Dr. Heather (Johnson) Massung for visiting us, everyone had a great time! The Douglas-Coffee County Public Library holds…

During the spring 2015 semester, 340 South Georgia State College students earned honors for exemplary academic achievement, according to Dr. Robert Page, vice president for academic affairs. A total of 137 students earned a spot on the President’s List and 203 on the Dean’s List. Students enrolled in 12 or more semester hours of study with a grade point average of 4.0 are placed on the President’s List for the semester. Students with a semester average of 3.5 to 3.9 on 12 or more semester hours of study are placed on the Dean’s List for that semester. Students enrolled in…

Mr. Roy Lee White, age 79, of Douglas passed away Saturday evening, June 27, 2015, at the Memorial Hospital, in Jacksonville, Florida, following an extended illness. He was born July 25, 1935 to the late John White and the late Lela Everson White. Survivors include: His Wife: Josephine Kirkland White of Douglas, Ga.; Children: Debra Cribb, and her late husband, (Jim Cribb) of Albany, Ga.; Donna White of Detroit, Michigan, Deidre (Randy) Brown of Ocala, Florida, Darren White of Kingsland, Ga., Robert (Darlene) Jones of Jacksonville, Florida, Pam (Al) McKinnon of St. Simons Island, Ga., and David (Michelle) Jones of…