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The chamber of commerce is hosting an information session featuring chamber travel opportunities for 2015 on Monday, March 16, at noon at the chamber office. Bring a sack lunch and enjoy the presentation as we learn about two trips offered by the chamber in 2015. The first is an October trip to Switzerland, Austria and Bavaria and the second is a November trip to the Tuscany region of Italy. The Switzerland trip is planned for October 21-30, 2015. The ten-day trip includes 12 meals (eight breakfasts and four dinners). The tour begins in Switzerland’s capital city of Bern. You will…

Once more, the South Georgia State College Hawks are one of the best junior college swim teams in the country. The Hawks swim team have finished fourth (women) and fifth (men) in the nation, respectively. Both teams just returned from the National Junior College Athletic Association national championship swim meet in Buffalo, New York. The women took fourth overall with 923.5 points, only 63.5 points behind third place but 407.5 points ahead of fifth. The men finished in fifth place with 798 points overall, only 62 points behind fourth place and 225 points ahead of sixth. These finishes come on…

Mr. Ralph Milburn Gourley, age 76, of Douglas passed away Tuesday morning, March 10, 2015, at the Coffee Regional Medical Center, following an extended illness. He was born April 30, 1938 to the late Cecil Milburn Gourley and the late Eva Bell Burch Gourley. Survivors include: His Wife: Clara Mae Rowell Gourley of Douglas, Ga.; 2 Sons: Greg (Heather) Gourley of Vidalia, Ga., Kyle (Courtney) Gourley of Eatonton, Ga.; 4 Grandchildren: Ben Gourley, and Ginny Gourley, both of Vidalia, Ga., Whitney Gourley, and Ally Brooke Gourley, both of Eatonton, Ga.; 1 Sister: Milblynn Rawlings of Stockbridge, Ga.; 2 Brothers: Ledoy…

Lonnie Edward Reliford, Sr., 66, of Broxton, GA passed away Sunday, March 8, 2015, at Coffee Regional Medical Center. Mr. Reliford was born May 7, 1948, in Douglas, GA to the late Clarence William Reliford and Willie Mae Harrell Reliford. Survivors include his wife, Marvie Louise Reliford of Broxton, GA; three sons, Lonnie Edward (Donna) Reliford, Jr., of Fitzgerald, GA, Charles Edward (Karen) Reliford of Douglas, GA, and Troy Reliford of Pearson, GA; three brothers, Tony Reliford of Broxton, GA, Bill Reliford of Douglas, GA, and Bennie Reliford of Pearson, GA; two sisters, Linda Stone of Pearson, GA and Mary…

The Bikes, Blues, and BBQ Festival will be held in Douglas on Friday, April 10 and Saturday, April 11. The Douglas BBQ Cook-Off is held in conjunction with the Bikes, Blues, and BBQ Festival, along with several activities including live entertainment, NAPA/Brooks Auto Car Show, motorcycle show, poker run, vintage aviation aircraft display, WWII Flight Training Museum tours, motorcycle road skills testing, general, food, arts & craft vendors and more. “We are thrilled to partner with Georgia BBQ Association again this year for the Douglas BBQ Cook-Off,” says Georgia Henderson, Public Information Department Director. “We are adding a ‘Cooking for…

Judy Artis, Director of the Boys and Girls Club, was the speaker at the Douglas Kiwanis Club meeting Tuesday at the Flyin’ Cowboy restaurant. Artis gave an update on the local Boys and Girls Club to include upcoming events and future plans. The Kiwanis club members enjoyed and appreciated her presentation. -Submitted bythe Douglas Kiwanis Club

Members of the Waycross Rotary Club made a $500 donation March 3 to the men’s basketball program at South Georgia State College following the Hawks’ GCAA quarterfinal game against Central Georgia Tech. Pictured (L-R) are Butch Miller, Tandy Morton, SGSC Head Coach Cory Baldwin, Dr. David Morton, SGSC President Dr. Virginia Carson, and Randy Yonz. Following the check presentation, the Rotary Club members challenged other civic clubs in the area to support Hawks basketball. For more information about how to make a donation, contact Baldwin at (912) 449-7605. -Submitted by South Georgia State College

Wiregrass hosts Educational Ministries dinner Wiregrass Georgia Technical College recently hosted a dinner for local ministers. Members of the college’s Christian Fellowship student organization, along with faculty and staff, held the dinner to share with the local ministers the educational opportunities offered at Wiregrass. Faculty and staff shared how one would enroll, the requirements, what to expect and more. Nine pastors and/or church representatives from Coffee County attended the dinner, including Mark Mercer (College Avenue Church), Gregory Pope (Covenant Church), Ray Coleman (Smyrna Baptist Association), Glennis Coleman (Smyrna Baptist Association), Craig Johnson (The Lighthouse Church), Georgia and Van Henderson (Perpetual…

Lucille Wooten, age 84, of Broxton, GA passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2015, at her residence following an extended illness. Mrs. Wooten was born on December 3, 1930, in Jeff Davis County, GA to the late Leon Charlton Burkhalter and Phoebe Stapleton Burkhalter. Survivors include: her three daughters, Mary Ann Darden of Hollister, FL, Mary (Punkin) Kight of Broxton, GA, and Winnie (Jimbo) Hutto of Broxton, GA; six stepdaughters, Priscilla (ML) Harrison of Sparks, GA, June Smiley (Clifford) Davis of Adel, GA, Gertrude (Olan) Harrison of Douglas, GA, Betty Harrell of Eustis, FL, Mamie Lamb of Adel, GA, and…