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The South Georgia Outdoor Expo will be held at Central Square Complex in downtown Douglas August 21 from 1 to 7 p.m. and August 22 from 9 a.m to 5 p.m. To kick off the event, organizers are hosting the Wild Game Supper on Thursday, August 20, at 6:30 p.m. at the CE Weir Center. “The Wild Game Supper was delicious last year and is always an added plus to kick off the Outdoor Expo,” says Georgia Henderson, event organizer. Tickets are on sale now at the Douglas Visitor Information Center located at 211 South Gaskin Avenue. The guest speaker…

The Satilla Regional Library System held its Teddy Bear Picnic recently at the Douglas-Coffee County Public Library. The program began with children getting a snack and drink and then sitting down with their teddy or other stuffed animal they brought to listen to stories. The children talked about their teddy bear or other stuffed animal they brought to the event, such as their names and characteristics about them. Miss Julie Macomber, Children’s and Young Adult Librarian, read the poem Independence Day from the book The Three Bears Holiday Rhyme Book. The stories, Where’s My Teddy? by Jez Albourough, Happy Fourth of…

The Satilla Regional Library System hosted Mrs. Kate Carpenter, who performed her show Humble Hero Highlights with Mrs. Kate on Wednesday, July 15 at the Douglas and Pearson libraries. The Humble Hero Highlights with Mrs. Kate show was about different ways each of us can be a hero to other people, animals, and the environment. Songs, puppets, singing, and acting scenes helped children understand about hero characteristics. Mrs. Kate had the audience participate by singing, dressing up as characters along with her songs, and holding up new vocabulary words as she sang about them and taught them to the audience,…

Buster Anderson, age79, of Nicholls, GA passed away on Friday, July 10, 2015, at Coffee Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. Mr. Anderson was born on August 19, 1935, in Nicholls, GA to the late Aaron Anderson and Mamie Taylor Anderson. Survivors include: his wife, Dolphine Anderson of Nicholls, GA; daughter, Susan (David) Davis of Alma, GA; son, Donnie (Angel) Anderson of Nicholls, GA; two brothers, Milford Anderson and Jerry Anderson both of Nicholls, GA; five sisters, Betty Adams of Rogersville, AL, Nettie Clements, Maggie Hersey, Christine Bagley, and Ann Lott all of Nicholls, GA; five grandchildren, Kyle Davis,…

Mr. Allen James Purvis, age 72, of Douglas passed away Wednesday morning, July 8, 2015, at the Coffee Regional Medical Center, following an extended illness. He was born September 18, 1942 to the late Alton Purvis and the late Catherine Vernell Moody Purvis. Mr. Purvis, a native of Coffee County, was a truck driver. He was preceded in death by a son, Allen James Purvis, Jr., and a Brother, Dayne Purvis. Survivors include: 2 Sons: James Andrew “Andy” Purvis of Ambrose, Ga., and Randall Allen “Randy” Purvis of Statesboro, Ga. His Sons’ Mother: Carolyn Scott Purvis of Douglas, Ga.; Siblings:…

James Richard Worth, age 41, of Millwood, GA passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2015, at residence following an extended illness. Mr. Worth was born on February 8, 1974, in Doulgas, GA to Latrelle Hersey Clark and the late James Robert Walker. Survivors include: his wife: Amanda Joyce Worth of Millwood, GA; three daughters, Tiffany (Abram) Nolan of Willacoochee, GA, April Worth and Madison Worth both of Douglas, GA; two stepsons, Ethan Ray and Garhett Ray both of Millwood, GA; Latrell Hersey Clark, of Nicholls, GA; brother, Michael (Betty) Worth of Douglas, GA; two sisters, Janice (Clyde) Purvis of Pearson,…

The Coffee High Band Boosters are now preparing the 2015 Coffee High Trojan Football Program, which will be printed for each of the five home football games this fall. For more information on placing your business or personal ad in the program, click here.

First Academy Headmaster Douglas Wasden reports the school has received its 2014-2015 data from the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) assessment that the third and fourth grade students took at the end of April. Students scored at or above the national norm percentile in every subject area. Each subject area was at least 60% or higher for every content. The overall scores for each subject area are made up of six to eight different domains that are calculated to the overall percentage for each subject. In most domains and overall percentiles, First Academy scored 10-15% higher than the national…