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31/01/2025

31/01/2025

🍪 Cookie with a Cop! 🍪

Join us for a special event during Random Acts of Kindness Week! 💙

📅 When: Friday, February 14, 2025
🕚 Time: 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
📍 Where: Zaxby's (Drive-thru), Douglas, GA

Bring your family and friends and enjoy cookies while connecting with your local officers. Let’s make kindness contagious this Valentine’s Day. We look forward to seeing you there!

-HONOR
-INTEGRITY
-SERVICE

31/01/2025

The City of Douglas has been notified by CSX contractors of upcoming rail closures expected in March 2025. CSX Transportation will have a rail team, a surfacing team, and two tie teams working between Ware Co. and Ben Hill Co., starting March 3rd to March 28th to provide necessary maintenance and/or emergency repairs. This will require a total closure of the railroad crossings which means no traffic will be allowed across the track until the work is complete. The following crossings in the City of Douglas and Coffee County will be affected in some way on various dates and times during the estimated repair time of March 3 through March 28, 2025: Beach Rd., Scotch Pine Rd., Scott Rd., Cody Rd., Sessoms Rd., Jim Meeks Rd., Meeks Cemetery, Johnson St., N. Liberty St., Coffee St., Brunswick Ave., Henry Rowell Rd., J C Harper Rd., Whipporwill Rd., Shell Bell Rd., Opatut Rd., W***y Anderson Rd., Clyde Kirkland Rd., Wendell Sears Rd., Victor Bray Lane, Lupo Lane, S. Fales Ave., S. McDonald Ave, S Pearl Ave, Madison Ave, Peterson Ave, S Manilla Ave, S College Ave, S Daughtry Ave, Shirley Ave, Sinkhole Rd., Barrington Rd, Salem Church Rd, Chaney Rd, Mitchell Rd, Bushnell Rd, Palmetto Rd, Dennis Harper Rd, Pilgrim's Pride Poultry, Jowers Crossing, New Hope Rd, Farm Crossing, Jowers Lane, and Eagle Rd.
Read more about the maintenance/closures here, https://www.cityofdouglasga.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2203

30/01/2025

Early morning operations with Atlanta SWAT. Check back later this afternoon to see what we've been up to all morning in South Georgia.

30/01/2025

Less than six months ago, the lot at 1200 South Madison Street was empty, but now it’s getting ready to welcome Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers! The parking lot is being prepped, and the sign is up, so it’s official – they’re almost ready to open their doors! While there's no official opening date yet, a sign at the restaurant says they’ll be opening *soon.* If interesting in going their team, applications are now available online through Indeed. Check the link in our comment section to apply.

24/01/2025

All Southeast Health District sites will reopen and resume normal hours of operation today at 12:00 PM.

If you have questions or are in need of assistance, please call 1(855)473-4374.

24/01/2025

Good Morning beautiful People 👋🏾
We hope You all enjoyed Our snow days 🌨️ ☺️
Yes We are Open Today, & here are Our soup options!! 🍲

24/01/2025

We are open!

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24/01/2025

24/01/2025

Due to weather conditions for the softball game on Friday and for the baseball team traveling from Cleveland State, take note of the changes on the schedules for the Hawks.

24/01/2025

We’re Hiring!

Sparky’s is looking for part-time servers to join our team!

Availability needed:
⏰ Thursdays & Fridays: 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
⏰ Saturdays & Sundays: 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM

If you’re looking for flexible, part-time work, we’d love to hear from you! Stop by Sparky’s in person to apply.

23/01/2025

Due to the icy conditions on the road trash pick-up is running at a minimum level. GFL Environmental has notified the city that they will be back running all routes Friday, January 24, 2025. If your trash pick-up day was Wednesday or Thursday, and your cart was not emptied, please leave your cart by the road for pick-up on Friday (Jan. 24) or Saturday (Jan.25). On Monday (Jan. 27), trash pick-up will be back on the regular schedule.

23/01/2025

All Coffee athletic events scheduled for this weekend have been cancelled, including Wrestling at Camden County, Swimming at Appling County, Basketball at TCC, the Region 2 Swim Meet and home basketball game vs Fitzgerald. Make up dates will be determined and announced as soon as possible.