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DOUGLAS CITY HALL OFFICES WILL RELOCATE FOR RENOVATIONS TO BEGIN ON CITY HALL

By the end of January, City Hall offices will be temporarily re-located for renovations to begin at City Hall.  Due to offices moving, City Hall will be closed to the public on Thursday, January 28, 2021 and Friday, January 29, 2021.  

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WRIGHT NAMED AS NEW CHIEF OF DOUGLAS FIRE DEPARTMENT

On Monday, January 11, 2021, the City Manager and City Commission named Casey Wright as the new Chief for the Douglas Fire Department. Since January 2020, Chief Wright has been serving in the role of Interim Fire Chief.

“I am happy to announce Mr. Casey Wr...

UPCOMING CITY OF DOUGLAS MEETINGS FOR AUTHORITIES, BOARDS, AND COMMITTEES

The City of Douglas would like to encourage citizens to attend or become a part of various city committees and boards.  At the present time, there are vacancies on the Keep Douglas Beautiful Board.   Each board has its own criteria and q...

MESSAGE FROM DPH AND CRMC CONCERNING COVID-19 VACCINE PHASE 1a EXPANSION

PUBLIC NOTICE OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION ON EVERGREEN AVENUE

The reconstruction of Evergreen Ave is scheduled to begin within the next 2 weeks.  During this time parts of the road may be closed or reduced to a single (1) lane of traffic.  Construction will include removal of all concrete, replacem...

LAND BANK AUTHORITY SELLS LAND IN WEST GREEN

The Douglas-Coffee County Land Bank Authority sold land in West Green, Georgia on Monday, January 4, 2021.  The new owner, Frankie Kirkland and his wife, plan to clean up the land and possibly build an outreach ministry on the grounds. If you hav...

PUBLIC IS URGED TO STAY VIGILANT TO REDUCE THE SPREAD OF COVID-19

As cases continue to rise in our community, Coffee Regional Medical Center urges you to stay vigilant in reducing the spread of COVID-19. As we welcome the New Year, we remind our friends, family, neighbors, and colleagues to continue following the three ...

GOV. KEMP EXTENDS PUBLIC HEALTH STATE OF EMERGENCY AND COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS

On December 30, 2020, Governor Brian P. Kemp signed Executive Order 12.30.20.01 and Executive Order 12.30.20.02, extending Georgia's Public Health State of Emergency until January 8, 2021, and extending current COVID-19 restrictions. 

Both Orders ...

LOCAL LEADERSHIP IN DOUGLAS COLLABORATE TO OUTLINE AVIATION SCHOOL INTIATIVE

The Douglas-Coffee County community is embarking on a journey to bring aviation education to this community, region, and state.  State and local leaders met on Thursday, December 17, 2020 at South Georgia State College, to discuss how partnership...

IT’S BUSINESS LICENSE RENEWAL TIME IN THE CITY OF DOUGLAS

City of Douglas Code Enforcement recently sent out renewal forms for the Occupational Tax Certificates (business license) to businesses doing business within the city limits. Each year, business licenses expire on December 31.  The City allows a ...