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The Douglas Rotary Club’s ’30 Guns in 30 Days’ raffle tickets are on sale now. Drawing starts June 1, 2015, and ends June 30, 2015. The Cash 3 Georgia Lottery drawing each evening determines the winner, with one winner every day; one ticket can win multiple times. This year’s raffle includes a great list of guns, special thanks to Jerry’s Sport Shop in Ambrose. Each ticket is $50 each or get five for $200. All funds raised are kept local and used to support local communities. If you are interested in purchasing a ticket, see any Rotarian in Douglas. -…

Ms. Farley’s kindergarten class from West Green Elementary School really had a great time comparing and contrasting animals during a recent trip to the Jacksonville Zoo. – Submitted copy

Coffee Regional’s Breastfeeding Support Group is designed for mothers and their babies, who are currently breastfeeding. The group offers a forum for asking questions, sharing success stories and provides an opportunity to meet other breastfeeding moms. The group will meet every Tuesday morning at 11 a.m. in CRMC’s Perinatal Unit in the enclosed waiting room area. The group facilitator will be Greta O’Steen, RN, IBCLC. The goal of this support group is to help new mothers have a positive and rewarding breastfeeding experience while meeting their own personal breastfeeding goals. For more information, call 912-389-2277.

The 11th Annual Ride for a Cure, held last Saturday in West Green, was a huge success with 55 registered participants. Cyclists drove in from all over the state, not limited to, but including Waycross, Tifton, Savannah, Alma and Douglas. Participants were able to choose from 10, 20, 40, 60 (Metric Century), or 100 (Century) mile rides. At 8:00 a.m, cyclists set sail from the West Green Baptist Church en route to Broxton, Ambrose, Wray, Osierfield, and Snipesville, enjoying the southern countryside of Coffee County. The route was mostly flat with a variety of rolling hills. Upon completion, cyclists enjoyed…

The South Georgia Outdoor Expo will be held at Central Square Complex in downtown Douglas, August 21, 2015 from 1 to 7 p.m. and August 22, 2015 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Vendors and sponsors are being sought to fill both exhibit halls inside Central Square Complex and the outside grounds as well. Spaces with items relating to outdoor apparel, hunting gear, ATVs, boats, hunting/camping trips, fishing accessories, and more specialty outdoor merchandise are available at the Expo. The Wild Game Supper will kick-off the event on Thursday, August 20 at 6:30 p.m. at the CE Weir Center. Attendees…

Yearly, the Coffee County community comes together to raise money for Relay for Life to support the American Cancer Society. Teams are built through businesses, schools, churches, individuals, and organizations. Like so many team players, Coffee Regional developed a team, chaired by Wellness Center Director Danny McCarty, to help support the cause. In the past, Coffee Regional has held bake sales, T-shirt sales, flower sales, pageants, and drawings for all sorts of items. This year they took a different approach to their fundraising effort, a raffle. This was not just any typical raffle, but a raffle complete with a weekend…

Sisters Vicki Blau Pridemore and Lisa Hood cut the ribbon at Executive Lofts on Tuesday, May 5. The fully-furnished corporate rentals are beautifully decorated and feature high-speed internet, granite countertops, a fully-equipped kitchen with microwave, a security system in each unit, and flat-screen televisions. There are two-bedroom units that feature a lanai and one-bedroom loft style apartments are also available. Each of the master bedrooms has a Tempur-pedic queen size mattress. The units also have a washer/dryer in each unit and a patio/grill area. Weekly and monthly rentals are available. For more information or for special corporate pricing, contact…

Glenn Graham, age 58, of West Green, GA passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2015, at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Graham was born on August 18, 1956, in Wray, GA to the late J.P. Graham and Dorothy Courson Graham. Survivors include: his wife, Vicki Graham of West Green, GA; two sons, Michael Scott (Christy) Graham of West Green, GA and Brian Adam Graham of West Green, GA; three daughters, Kasey Ryan Moon, Kelly Niccole Moon Erica Dawn Crenshaw all of Douglas, GA; six brothers, Nolan Graham of Nicholls, GA, Jimmy Graham, of Ambrose, GA, Danny Graham of…

Dr. Robert Henry Peterson was born in Douglas, GA on Halloween, 1940. The grandson of Henry and Mary Ellen Vickers and son of Chester Peterson and Minnie Lee Sparks, he spent a wonderful childhood in Coffee County with his sister Mary Gail Gaddy and numerous cousins including Dr. Rodney Vickers, Jean Bowlin and Lonnie Pope. He attended both Coffee High School and South Georgia College and worked in the fields with his grandparents and in the tobacco warehouse in the summers. He will greatly miss this summer’s class reunion with a close-knit group of peers who have stayed in touch…