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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…

Judith Northrup, of Fernandina Beach, FL passed away on Thursday, June 25, 2015, at her residence following an extended illness. Mrs. Northrup was born on September 14, 1949, in Douglas, GA to the late Eston Hutto and Ruth Jowers Hutto. Survivors include: her husband, Lawrence Erwin Northrup of Fernandina Beach, FL; daughter, Angela (Jack) Bowden of Fitzgerald, GA; five grandchildren, Taylor Bowden, Storm Bowden, Kirsten Bowden, Kristina Bowden, and Sara Bowden all of Fitzgerald, GA; three sisters, Carolyn (Carroll) Floyd of Douglas, GA, Linda (Charles) Bagher of Harrington, DE, and Maudie (Joe) Hanna of Douglas, GA; special angel friend, Phyllis…

The Satilla Regional Library Douglas location will be offering the following free computer classes through the end of July: July 3 at 1 p.m. – Social Media, Facebook and Pinterest July 10 at 11 a.m. – Getting to know your computer – a basic computer class July 17 at 1 p.m. – Microsoft Word- How to use MS word for documents July 24 at 11 a.m. – Microsoft PowerPoint, How to make PowerPoint presentations July 31 at 1 p.m. – Social Media, Facebook and Pinterest

Children ages five to 15 can visit the WWII Flight Training Museum starting Saturday, June 27 through Saturday, September 5 to complete a children’s activity guide called the Jr. Cadet Flight Activity Passport and be entered in a drawing to win a ride in a T-34B airplane. The activity guide consists of a scavenger hunt through the museum. In each room, children will be tasked to find specific artifacts and the answers to questions hidden in the museum exhibits. Upon completion, the child can take the Jr. Cadet oath, earn a stamp of approval, and will be entered into the…

Lt. Governor Casey Cagle on Wednesday hosted the first annual Georgia Charter System Foundation award luncheon in Dunwoody. Coffee County Schools was one of 11 charter systems nominated for the award of Comcast’s Charter System Innovation and the Georgia Realtor’s Charter System of the Year Award. “Coffee County Schools is a great example of the success that comes from a charter system,” said Lt. Governor Casey Cagle. “It is important that every Georgia student has access to a personalized educational environment suited to their individual skills and goals. In today’s competitive 21st Century global economy, we must ensure that…