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Dorothy Vickers, age 91, of Wray, GA passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2015, at Tift Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. Mrs. Vickers was born on April 23, 1924, in Douglas, GA to the late Elmer Smith and Lelia Vickers Smith. Survivors include: her son, Jimmy (Peggy) Vickers; three grandchildren, Clay (Rebecca) Vickers, Shannon (Mindy) Vickers, and Dawn, (Jay) Blanchett; four step grandchildren, Brad Mobley, Cliff (April) Mobley, Norman (Kim) Taylor, and Laura (Henry) Brown; twelve great grandchildren, Justin Vickers, Bo Vickers, Kailyn Burton, Cam Vickers, Emory Taylor, Emily Vickers, Chase Mobley, Blake Blanchett, Courtney Mobley, Landon Blanchett,…

Mrs. Janette Miller Courson, age 67, of Douglas, GA passed away at her home on Sunday, July 19, 2015 following a brief illness. She was born on November 14, 1947 in Broxton, GA to the late Joe Barney Miller and Betty Lee Hilliard Miller. She was preceded in death by a son, Barnaby Roe Courson. She is survived by her husband: Ronnie Wayne Courson, SR of Douglas, GA; one son Ronnie Wayne Courson, Jr of Douglas, GA and one daughter: Amber Lee Thrift of Nicholls, GA; two sisters: Patsy Jo Minix of Douglas, GA and Jean Carol Roundtree of Patterson,…

The Satilla Regional Library System hosted special guests Sergeant Tim Allmond of the Douglas Police Department and McGruff the Crime Dog at the Douglas-Coffee County Public Library last week during story and craft time. Sgt. Allmond and McGruff took photographs with the children and Sgt. Allmond talked about what McGruff does to prevent crime. Sgt. Allmond was our guest reader and read the story I’m Going to Be A Police Officer by Edith Kunherdt. He talked about what police officers do and what he has done as one. Sgt. Allmond also explained how important his badge is for a police…

Pattie Merritt, Main Street Coordinator for the City of Douglas, was the speaker at the Douglas Kiwanis Club meeting Tuesday, July 14, at the Flyin’ Cowboy restaurant. Pattie explained the various duties of her job, brought the club up-to-date on recent events, and covered upcoming events. The Kiwanis club members enjoyed and appreciated her talk. – Submitted copy

The City of Douglas and Transwaste are offering a Community Junk Drop-off Day this Saturday, July 18, to help citizens get rid of their excess trash. A dumpster will be placed at the 9th Grade Academy at the corner of Pine Street and Gaskin Avenue from 8 a.m. to noon to offer residents a way to dispose of large, non-hazardous items and electronic items at no cost. Acceptable brown and white good items include furniture, washing machines, refrigerators, dryers, stoves, microwaves, television, etc. This does not apply to hazardous chemicals such as paints/solvents, household cleaners, pesticides/herbicides, motor oil, antifreeze, batteries,…

Mrs. Marie Grantham Smith, age 91, of Douglas passed away Saturday afternoon, July 11, 2015, at the Coffee Regional Medical Center, following an extended illness. She was born June 4, 1924to the late Henry N. Grantham and the late Dorothy Batten Grantham. Survivors include: 1 Son: Floyd Emory Smith of Douglas, Ga.; 1 Sister: Hazel G. Spivey of Douglas, Ga.; 1 Sister-In-Law: Geraldine Grantham of Douglas, Ga.; Brother-In-Law: Joel T. (Betty) Smith of Douglas, Ga.; Sister-In-Law: Faye Carolyn (Jimmy) Weeks of Douglas, Ga.; Several Nieces, Nephews, Friends, Cousins, and Other Relatives. Funeral Services will be Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at…

Mrs. Helen Grace Phillips Cross, age 101, formerly of Broxton, GA passed away at her daughter’s home in Warner Robins, GA on Thursday, July 9, 2015 following a brief illness. Mrs. Cross was born on November 5, 1913, in Monticello, GA to the late Paul Phillips and Genie Blackwell Phillips. She was a member of Broxton Baptist Church and a retired school teacher with the Coffee County Board of Education. She is survived by her daughter: Helen Bruce Barnes of Warner Robins, GA; two grandsons: Jason (Amy) Barnes of Louisville, KY; Matthew (Sarah) Barnes of Warner Robins, GA; two great…