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Coffee County Sheriff Doyle Wooten would like to reach out to the public and offer some advice on buying from Craigslist after the horrific situation involving the Runions who were killed during a Craigslist meet to buy a vehicle in Telfair County. Sheriff Wooten states it is not a good idea to meet in private locations. “We would like to make sure these deadly interactions do not happen again,” he says. Sheriff Wooten is offering an alternative option to meeting anyone on your own. The Coffee County Law Enforcement Center’s parking lot is available to the public to make transactions…

Mrs. Edwina Vickers Carver, age 84, of Douglas, GA passed away at Shady Acres Nursing Home on Saturday, January 31, 2015 after an extended illness. She was born May 5, 1930 in Ocilla, GA to the late Daniel Vickers and Mamie Paulk Vickers. Survivors include her daughter, Susan Carver Phillips of Douglas, GA; two sons, Stanley (Lawana) Carver of Douglas, GA and Mark (Tammy) Carver of Wray, GA; seven grandchildren, Heather Tanner Ross, Jennifer Tanner Burch, Jamie Tanner, Jason Carver, Brandon Carver, Cory Carver, and Drew Carver; three great grandchildren, Evan Ross, Garrett Burch and Tanner Ross. She was preceded…

Mr. Gregory “Greg” Barbaree, age 55, of Douglas passed away on Friday, January 30, 2015 from a brief illness. Mr. Barbaree was born December 15, 1959. He is survived by his wife, Beverly Watkins Barbaree, and their children. Funeral arrangements are incomplte at this time.

Allie Mildred Taylor, age 89, of Douglas, GA passed away on Wednesday, January 28, 2015, at Coffee Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. Mrs. Taylor was born on May 2, 1925, in Broxton, GA to the late Owen Melton and Leona White Melton. Survivors include: her three daughters, Gail (Joe) White of Nicholls, GA, Deborah (Howard) Carter of Douglas, GA and Pam (Mike) Wells of Douglas, GA; three sons, Bobby Taylor of Douglas, GA, Billy (Nell) Taylor of Douglas, GA, and Dennis (Beuleatha) Taylor of Douglas, GA; daughter-in-law, Deborah Taylor of Valdosta, GA; twenty-six grandchildren; thirty-two great grandchildren; fourteen…

It’s been two years since the tragic death of Edith Sheffield. Although she no longer walks among us, her kind spirit continues to touch those who knew her and even some who did not. That was true when the staff at First National Bank headed up a gift giving campaign in memory of Edith. Family and friends of Edith graciously donated a large flat screen television and a Wal-Mart gift card to Still Waters women’s substance abuse and recovery center. The TV will be placed in the Still Waters chapel to support worship, as well as Christian-based 12-step study. -Submitted…

Contractors have been busy this week in Douglas as several local entrepreneurs break ground at Peanut Partners, LLC, a new peanut buying point located on the Sinkhole Road just inside the city limits. The facility will buy peanuts for members at Tifton Quality Peanuts, LLC as well as for outside farmers. Peanuts will be received, weighed, cleaned, dried, inspected, graded and stored at the buying point, which will feature a 10,000 ton storage facility. Clarkie Leverette, Phil Murray and Lyle Gaskins expect to have 25 to 30 employees at the new facility. Most of those will be seasonal, but…

Beginning March 4, 2015, the City of Douglas will begin using an automated phone calling system to inform utility customers of a delinquency. Once this automated system is active, the City of Douglas will no longer mail delinquent notices to past due utility customers. Using an automated phone calling system will speed up the process of a customer being notified of a past due/delinquent status. It is very important that the city has the best phone number to reach customers. Therefore, the city is requesting customers to confirm their phone number on file by simply dialing 311 or dialing 912-384-3302.…

Kenneth Morgan, Private Fleet Safety Manager at Walmart DC6810 recently presented a check to West Green Elementary School in the amount of $2,407.03. The money was raised by safe driving on the part of Walmart truck drivers and was received by Anne Peterson, Assistant Principal at West Green Elementary. Thank you, Walmart drivers, for supporting our community. -Submitted by West Green Elementary School

Elected officials from Douglas were among nearly 800 city officials to attend the Georgia Municipal Association’s annual Mayors’ Day Conference in Atlanta Jan. 23-26. The annual conference provides city officials with an opportunity to learn more about legislation under consideration at the Georgia Capitol, attend training sessions, and hear from state leaders. “Attending Mayors’ Day gives us an opportunity to hear about legislation affecting our cities so we can then discuss these issues with our legislators, and it also gives us a voice in shaping GMA’s legislative policies,” said Mayor James Dennis. While attending the conference, several Douglas officials were…

Norma Luke, age 93, of Douglas, GA passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2015, at Southern Senior Living following an extended illness. Mrs. Luke was born on August 10, 1921, in Broxton, GA to the late William Floyd Lewis and Emma Jane Merritt Lewis. Mrs. Luke was the oldest member of Satilla Baptist Church at the time of her death. She retired in 1973 from the local telephone company after 30 years of service. Survivors include: her two sons, Jerry (Judy) Spikes of Douglas, GA and Joe (Sissy) Spikes of Ormond Beach, FL; four grandchildren, Mark (April) Spikes of Douglas,…