Game wardens make arrest in illegally …
December 10, 2019 by Robert Preston
Late last week, Department of Natural Resources officers made an arrest after a 13-point buck was allegedly shot and killed from a roadway in Willacoochee. According to a post on the DNR’s Facebook page, game warden Luke Rabun received a tip that a 13-point buck had been shot from a vehicle...
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Drug unit makes several arrests
December 6, 2019 by Staff Reports
On November 25, 2019, a Coffee County K9 deputy conducted a probable cause stop on a vehicle driven by Timothy Thomas, 32, of Pearson. Thomas attempted to pull his vehicle into a parking spot at BB&T Bank in Douglas to avoid the deputy. A quantity of suspected methamphetamine was seen...
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Drug unit makes several arrests
December 6, 2019 by Staff Reports
On November 25, 2019, a Coffee County K9 deputy conducted a probable cause stop on a vehicle driven by Timothy Thomas, 32, of Pearson. Thomas attempted to pull his vehicle into a parking spot at BB&T Bank in Douglas to avoid the deputy. A quantity of suspected methamphetamine was seen...
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Parrott pleads guilty to murder, sente…
December 4, 2019 by Staff Reports
Joshua Parrott will spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty to the murder of Joseph Dewayne Gaskin. He entered his plea at a status conference on Monday in Coffee County. Assistant District Attorney Ian Sansot prosecuted the case while Judge Andy Spivey presided over the proceedings. In...
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Southern Georgia adds to labor force i…
December 2, 2019 by Submitted
Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler reports that the Southern Georgia region added to its labor force in October. At the same time, the annual and monthly numbers for employed residents increased in October, preliminary numbers for the 18-county region showed. "October was a great month for Georgia and our local communities...
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Hawks now 8-0, defeat Core4 Academy
November 29, 2019 by Submitted
The No. 22 South Georgia State College Hawks maintained their perfect record Tuesday night with an 89-78 win over Core4Academy. Scoring runs were the game’s main storyline. Core4 scored the game’s first five points, and the Hawks (8-0) followed with a 17-2 run to build a 10 point lead. Core4 put...
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