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CITY MANAGER DAVIS RECEIVES UNISON’S REGIONAL COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE CHAMPION OF THE YEAR AWARD

DOUGLAS CITY MANAGER, CHARLES DAVIS RECEIVES UNISON’S REGIONAL COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE CHAMPION OF THE YEAR AWARD

At the Annual Regional Community Collaborative (RCC) Celebration for the Region 5 Office of the Department of Behavioral Health and ...

PUBLIC NOTICE - QUALIFYING OF CANDIDATES FOR DOUGLAS MUNICIPAL ELECTION OF NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Qualifying of candidates for Mayor of the City of Douglas, GA and Six (6) City Commissioner seats will be conducted in the City Commissioner’s Chambers at Douglas City Hall, 224 E. Bryan St., Douglas, GA, beginning 8:30a.m. Monday, August 19 thr...

PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES HOLD SUCCESSFUL NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AGAINST CRIME FOR COMMUNITY

The City of Douglas Police Department, Douglas Fire Department, and other local public safety agencies held the third annual National Night Out Against Crime event on Tuesday, August 6, 2019, 4pm-7pm at South Georgia State College.  Attendees wer...

AUGUST CITY OF DOUGLAS COMMITTEE AND BOARD MEETINGS

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 Ethics Committee, Airport Commission, and the Library Board.  Each bo...

CITY AREAS NOW APPROVED AS MOTORIZED CART CROSSINGS

The Douglas City Commission passed an ordinance pertaining to motorized carts within the city limits of Douglas in 2018.  Recently, the Georgia Department of Transportation approved intersections in Douglas that motorized carts may cross. &nb...

GDOT AWARDS $23.6 MILLION FOR SOUTHWEST GEORGIA CONSTRUCTION

Three Coffee County bridges that were built in 1955 and are showing structural signs of age are going to be replaced with wider bridges that meet current design standards.  The triple bridge replacement on state Route (SR) 32 represents ...

GODDARD ATTENDS GEORGIA ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS SUMMER TRAINING

As part of his continuing education and training in the administration of law enforcement, Code Enforcement Marshal, Rodger Goddard, of the City of Douglas Code Enforcement division, attended the 2019 Annual Summer Training conference sponsored by the Geo...

VAN DAVIS AND BONWELL ROADS TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE

On Thursday evening, June 13, 2019, East Coast Asphalt, LLC notified the City of Douglas that they will be closing Van Davis Road and Bonwell Royal Road on Monday, June 17, 2019 to begin construction in accordance to a Realignment Project.  This ...

Bridge Construction Requires Yearlong Detour

State Route (SR) 158/Douglas Highway in Ware County is scheduled to close Monday, April 29 and remain closed for a year while the bridges over the Satilla River (Sgt. Jerry Bagley Memorial Bridge), the Satilla River Overflow, and Fullwood Creek are replac...

CITY CONTRACTS WITH CHAMBER TO PROVIDE TOURISM RELATED AND MAIN STREET SERVICES

After much consideration and negotiating, effective immediately, the City of Douglas has entered into an agreement with the Douglas-Coffee County Chamber of Commerce to carry out the functions of Main Street, the Douglas Visitor Information Center, and To...