Coffee High News Today

FLORENCE - This Friday at the Burrell-Slater Community Education Center in Florence, the site of what was once Florence’s only Black high school, the gymnasium will be dedicated in honor

Members of Coffee High FCCLA attended the FCCLA State Leadership Conference and STAR Events Competition in Athens, Georgia, on March 23-25, 2023. While attending the Georgia FCCLA State Leadership Conference, students had the opportunity to expand their leadership potential and develop skills for life planning, goal setting, problem-solving, decision-making, and interpersonal communication necessary in the workforce. The theme was “Summit of Success”, showing students as leaders, competitor...

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill won the 60-meter dash in the 25-29 age group at the USA Track and Field Masters Indoor Championships on Saturday.

In November 2021, a Coffee High School graduate and longtime resident of Coffee County, Jacob Daniel Price, was arrested in Florida after allegedly walking into a local police department and confessing to killing his parents, along with two of their dogs. However, after close to three years, the outcome of the case will not come to a close soon, as Price has been deemed "not competent to stand trial."

**Quick Side Note: Nine of the next ten days, and 16 of the final 20 days have at least two players wearing the same number on that day, which means I am cranking it into over drive in the final...

The Coffee County Young Farmers, a chartered chapter of the Georgia Young Farmers Association, recently recognized local producers, agriculture business professionals and students for their involvement in the local Young Farmer Program and commitment to advancing the Agriculture industry in Coffee County, Georgia and around the United States. All nominees and recipients were nominated and then voted on by members of the Coffee County Young Farmer Chapter.

VSU 2021 Graduates say goodbye to VSU May 5, 2021 164 Views Yet another class of graduating seniors will be crossing the stage at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium to receive their degrees on May 7 and 8. Here are just a few out of the many graduates. Jenna Becton, Bachelors of Science Degree with a Major in Biology from Hahira, Georgia “Planning to go to Veterinary school to become a veterinarian. I will miss all my friends that I have made in my sorority, Alpha Sigma Alpha, and I will miss leading a...

Coffee Co. Schools to host teacher job fair Coffee Co. teacher job fair (Source: Coffee Co. Schools) By Kim McCullough | March 3, 2021 at 7:00 PM EST - Updated March 3 at 7:00 PM DOUGLAS, Ga. (WALB) - Coffee County Schools will be hosting a teacher job fair on Saturday, March 13, from 9 a.m. to noon on the campus of Coffee High School. The school is located at 159 Trojan Way. All of the elementary, middle and high school system administrators will be present to conduct informal interview...

Even though Greg Burdine was larger than life in many ways, he often preferred low-key time with family and friends. Those memories and conversations surfaced last week upon hearing of Greg’s premature death at age 61.  Greg suffered a stroke a few years ago and had been in declining health in recent months.       As a youth football player, Greg towered over everyone else on his team.  It was an ominous sight to see one helmet standing a full 8-10 inches above others on the...

 Nancy Douglass Trowbridge, 80, died at her home on December 14th, 2020 of natural causes. Nancy was born on January 28, 1940, in Florence, AL. She is survived by her son and daughter, Jay Douglass Trowbridge(Rachel), and Pamela Ann Trowbridge. She was preceded in death by her parents, Gerald Alvin Douglass Jr. and Odie Mae Douglass. Meticulous by nature, she never left the house without her matching lipstick. She was a classy, beautiful lady and loved everyone. While gardening was her bigges...