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Dr. Morris Leis, School Superintendent, June Munford, Assistant Superintendent of Operations, Kathy Cole, RN, School Nurse Manager, and Telemedicine Director, and Amy Beach, LPN and Telemedicine Coordinator, all attended the 4th annual School-Based TeleHealth Clinic Summit on November 6 at the Tift Area YMCA. The event was hosted by Georgia Partnership for TeleHealth, Southeastern TeleHealth Resource Center, and Tift Regional Medical Center. Telemedicine is the use of telecommunications and information technologies to connect patients and doctors regardless of their physical location. Dr. Leis and Kathy Cole gave a presentation on the 10 reasons why school-based telehealth centers make sense. They…

City of Douglas Main Street has announced its participation in this year’s Small Business Saturday, taking place on November 29, 2014. Small Business Saturday is a day dedicated to strengthening the community by supporting local small businesses. Now in its fifth year, Small Business Saturday serves as the ceremonial kickoff to the holiday shopping season for small businesses across the United States. In 2013, nearly 1,500 Neighborhood Champions rallied local businesses and created events and activities to drive shopping at small businesses around the country. The day was also championed by elected officials in all 50 states and Washington D.C.,…

Mr. Earl Robinson, age 82, of Nicholls passed away Sunday evening, November 9, 2014, at the Hospice House of Waycross, following an extended illness. He was born February 12, 1932, to the late Joseph Robinson and the late Elizabeth Smith Robinson. Survivors include: His Wife of 48 years, Barbara Cadle Robinson of Nicholls, Ga.; 3 Daughters: Cyndi Starling, and Renee Wright, both of Lawtey. Florida, and Janie Edwards of Decatur, Ga.; 2 Sisters: Audrey Mock of Blackshear, Ga., and Debbie Pittman of Waycross, Ga.; 7 Grandchildren: Adam Day, Austin Wright, Justin Wright, Jami Starling, Cameron Arvidson, Jaedon Arvidson, Broody Edwards.…

The South Georgia State College swim teams opened their season last Saturday with a strong showing in their home invitational meet. SGSC’s women won the four-team meet in a convincing fashion amassing 302 points to second place Darton State College’s 115. The men finished a close second to Darton by a score 246 to 200. Thomas University placed third and LaGrange College placed fourth. Leading the women were sophomore Leeanne Bagaoisan of Bonnaire with two first places in the 100 and 200 backstroke; freshman Caitlyn Meece of Kathleen in the 100 and 200 breaststroke; and freshman Carolyn Ives of Carrollton…

Gov. Nathan Deal has proclaimed the week of Nov. 10-14 as a time to recognize the contribution of school psychology in the education of Georgia’s children. In Coffee County, there are three school psychologists assigned to serve in the schools. School psychologists provide a wide variety of services, including evaluating children and assisting teachers and administrators by providing information about students’ intellectual, academic, social and emotional needs. Additional services include counseling and crisis intervention. Training currenly requires approximately three years of intensive graduate work and field experience in addition to meeting state certification requirements. School psychologists perform other duties that…

On a Saturday afternoon that featured six players in double digits, the South Georgia State College Hawks rolled to their third straight win, defeating Summer Hill Post Graduate Academy, 127-54. Jovante’ Spivey was the leading scorer for the Hawks (3-0) with 22 points, five rebounds, and six assists. Tyrone Sam had 17 points, five rebounds, two assists, and three steals, and Tyler Miller finished with 12 points. The other double digit scorers were Cody Helgeland with 11 points and Russell Keyhea and Dunavon Robinson with 10 points each. Daniel Peace finished with 10 assists in the game, and…

The Douglas Police Department and Wiregrass Georgia Technical College (Douglas) are glad to announce another offering of the women’s handgun safety course. The course will be held on Saturday, December 13, 2014, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The morning session will consist of classroom time at the Wiregrass Douglas campus and the afternoon will be spent at the range where each participant will recieve one-on-one instruction. The cost of the course is $25. To register, please call (229)468-2074 or email gail.giddens@wiregrass.edu. For additional information or questions about the course, you may contact Tim Allmond at (912) 384-2222, ext. 3628.

Mrs. Linda Lee Merritt Newbern, age 72, of Broxton, GA passed away on Thursday, November 6, 2014, at her residence following an extended illness. Mrs. Newbern was born on September 10, 1942, in Cape Charles, VA to the late Charles Thomas Merritt and Sudie Isabelle Butler Merritt Salvador. Survivors include: her daughter, Tracy (John Allen) Morris of Douglas, GA; son, Jason Newbern of Broxton, GA; brother, Arce Salvador of Athens, TN; sister, Patricia Salvador Hartwick of Belle Glade, FL; four grandchildren, Tierany Cline of Hazlehurst, GA; Jordan Cline of St. Michaels, Minnesota; Brooke Cline of Douglas, GA; and Blade Morris…