Community Premium Waters makes donation to three local organizationsBy Staff ReportsMarch 21, 20185 Views It’s been six months since Hurricane Irma unleashed its heavy winds and never-ending rainfall on Coffee County. The aftermath of…
News FEMA approves 70 local requests for assistance, office open until FridayBy Robert PrestonOctober 17, 201714 Views At Monday morning’s regular county commission meeting, EMA director Steve Carver reported that 580 Coffee County residents have filed…
News Local residents can apply for FEMA assistance in aftermath of Hurricane IrmaBy Staff ReportsSeptember 29, 20172 Views Citizens in Coffee County who suffered loss during Hurricane Irma can apply for individual assistance through the Federal Emergency Management…
News Local officials meet with FEMA and GEMA to assess storm damage, county will remove debris if receive notification by October 6By Staff ReportsSeptember 25, 201716 Views On Wednesday September 20, 2017 local officials from Broxton, Nicholls, Douglas, and Coffee County gathered with FEMA public assistance specialist…
News Hurricane Irma hits Coffee County, leaves a path of destruction in her wakeBy Robert PrestonSeptember 12, 201730 Views By the time Hurricane Irma reached Coffee County, she had weakened to tropical storm status. But that doesn’t mean she…
News Curfew includes county and all municipalities, will last from 8 p.m. to 9:30 a.m.By Staff ReportsSeptember 10, 201715 Views The curfew announced by the City of Douglas a few hours ago has been expanded to include the county and…
News Voluntary evacuation order issued for mobile home residents, city orders 8 p.m. curfewBy Staff ReportsSeptember 10, 20171 Views As Hurricane Irma tracks north, Coffee County has now been issued a voluntary evacuation for people living in mobile homes…
News Coffee County braces for Irma, here’s the latestBy SubmittedSeptember 9, 201716 Views Hurricane Irma is just over 24 hours out. Shelters in Douglas are about to open. Here is the latest information:…
News Irma disrupts the entire Southeast, a couple of local shelters are open with more to follow SaturdayBy Robert PrestonSeptember 9, 20173 Views It seems that Hurricane Irma can’t make up her mind exactly what she would like to do. The various models…
News Hurricane Irma expected on Monday, no evacuation for Coffee CountyBy Staff ReportsSeptember 8, 201779 Views Hurricane Irma has the Southeast nervously awaiting its arrival. While the massive storm should be weakened significantly by the time…