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Recently, more commercial customers have been requesting leaf and limb services to be provided by the City of Douglas Public Works Department. The City of Douglas currently only provides leaf and limb service to residential customers, but not commercial customers. “In the next few weeks, we plan to discuss the options of providing this potential service to our commercial customers,” says Jacob Lott, Public Works Director. “We will also discuss lifting the moratorium on outside leaf and limb disposal to our mulch site as well.” For more information, please call the Public Works Department at (912) 389-3450. -Submitted by the…

When you do a Google search, you’re presented with a list of results from all over the web. Just how does Google find web pages to match your search and determine the order of results? Join Stacey Johnston Abler on Wednesday, August 20, for a ‘Lunch n’ Learn’ at the Atrium Event Center as she teaches you how to increase your company’s visibility on the web using search engine optimization tools. Stacey is a Douglas native who is currently the Digital Marketing Director for National Vision in Lawrenceville, Georgia.She is well-versed in the world of online and social media marketing.…

Monroe Bagley, age 75 of Nicholls, passed away Wednesday, August 6, 2014, at St. Josephs Hospital in Savannah following an extended illness. Mr. Bagley was born October 21, 1938, in Millwood to the late O’Steen Colonial Bagley and Mary Edna Smith Bagley. Survivors include his wife, Ada Pearl Hersey Bagley of Nicholls; son, Timothy Monroe and (Sonya) Bagley of Douglas; five brothers, Elgrean Bagley of Millwood, Austin Bagley of Tuscaloosa, AL, Tony Bagley of Sparks, Teddy Bagley of Millwood, and Bibbie Bagley of Douglas; three sisters, Bonnie Jean Fearington of Yorba Linda, CA, Edna Cloteen O’Steen and Katrina White, both…

Mrs. Lutrell Musgrove Lott, age 67 of Douglas, passed away Wednesday night, August 6,2014, at the Coffee Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. Mrs. Lott was born March 13, 1947, to the late Eugene Musgrove and Mrs. Ethel Carter Musgrove. Survivors include her husband, Teddy C. Lott of Dougla; one son, Stanley Burke (Felicia) Lott of Douglas; one daughter, Brandy Louise (Sean) Flanagan of Burke, VA; mother, Ethel Carter Musgrove of Douglas; two grandchildren, Anna Catherine Flanagan and Sean Connor Flanagan, both of Burke, VA; two sisters, Irma Lou Spell of Nicholls and Wanda Gail Beecher of Douglas; five…

The Ben Hill-Irwin campus of Wiregrass Georgia Technical College sits in the center of some of the most abundant and productive agricultural areas in the state of Georgia. In 2012, the farm gate value for just Ben Hill and Irwin Counties was $176,914,641. Irwin County alone has over 400,000 acres of commodity. While this is the oldest and largest industry in Georgia, it is not immune to the accelerated rate in which technology changes, nor the lack of a qualified workforce caused by these changes This information, along with feedback from a needs analysis survey among agricultural related industries in…

By Tom CrawfordThe Georgia Report I’m sure they will be smarter than the students who entered college with me back in my freshman days. We hope they will be a more diverse group as well, reflecting the state’s growing black, Latino and Asian populations. Unfortunately for Georgia’s future, there will be fewer of these students attending our public colleges than there were a couple of years ago. After growing to a record level of 318,000 students in 2011, the combined enrollment at our public colleges declined to 314,000 in 2012 and to 309,000 in 2013. Enrollment numbers aren’t dropping because the…

Mrs. Rena McKinnon Daniels, age 82 of Pearson, passed away at Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas after a brief illness. Mrs. Daniels was born in Douglas April 7, 1932, to the late Fred McKinnon and Miriam Joiner McKinnon. She was preceded in death by her husband, Homer Lee Daniels. Mrs. Daniels is survived by two sons, Johnny (Maxine) Daniels of Pearson and Greg (Jean) Daniels of Willacoochee; three sisters, Mary Campbell of Douglas, Verchel McClendon of Willacoochee, and Vondeal Matthews of Enola, Arkansas; three grandchildren, Diane Stewart of Douglas, Jonathan Daniels of Pearson, and Jennifer Key of Douglas; eight…

Barbara Ann Jackson Wilkinson, 72 of Athens, died August 2, 2014. Barbara was born December 28, 1941, in Douglas. She was the fifth of six children born to Charlie Talmadge Jackson and Boycie Ann Carver Jackson. Barbara graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in Mathematics in 1963. She reared her children in Albemarle NC, Pocos de Caldas, Brazil, Alcoa TN, and Ocilla, GA. While in Ocilla, she owned Best Brew Coffee Service and Colony Square Maytag Laundry and was a member of the local Pilot Club. She taught math in Stanly County NC, Blount County TN, and…

Mrs. Doris Lee Waldroup Taylor, age 85 of Nicholls, passed away Saturday, August 2, 2014, at St. Vincents Hospital in Jacksonville, FL following a brief illness. She was born October 23, 1928, in Alma to William Taylor and Mattie Taylor. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Royce Earl Waldroup and Jimmy Lee Taylor. She is survived by two sons, Ronald E. (Carolyn) Waldroup and Roy H (Kathy) Waldroup both of Nicholls; seven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Visitation for Mrs Taylor will be held Monday, August 4, 2014, from 6-9 p.m. at Sims Funeral Home. Funeral services for…

Mr. J. W. “Pete” Phillips, age 88 of Douglas, passed away Sunday afternoon, August 3, 2014, at the Shady Acres Health and Rehabilitation Center in Douglas following an extended illness. Mr. Phillips was born August 13, 1925, to the late Johnny Washington Phillips and the late Sallie Graham Phillips. Survivors include three daughters, Barbara Phillips and Judy (Keith) Walker, both of Douglas and Patricia (George) Kitchens of Bryson City, North Carolina; seven grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, four great-great grandchildren, and several nieces, nephews, friends and other relatives. Graveside Services will be Wednesday, August 6, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. at the…