DyAnna Hayes competes for Miss Teen Am…
July 17, 2018 by Staff Reports
DyAnna Hayes, Miss Georgia Teen America, hopes to become the next Miss Teen America. DyAnna and her family are in San Antonio, Texas, at the Miss Teen America pageant, where she will compete against 24 other girls for the coveted title. DyAnna will test her mettle in the interview, fitness wear...
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Eleven Stingrays win individual champi…
July 16, 2018 by Submitted
The Douglas-Coffee County recreation department swim team captured their third state championship in the last five years this past weekend in Tifton. The Stingrays bested 28 teams from all over the state at the Georgia Recreation and Parks Association two-day state meet. The ‘Rays amassed 656 points to Oconee County’s...
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Douglas Stingrays win third state titl…
July 15, 2018 by Robert Preston
For the third time in the last five years, the Douglas Stingrays are GRPA Class B and C state champions. The Stingrays won the state title Saturday afternoon in Tifton after two days of swimming. The 'Rays won the championship by 182 points; they defeated second place Oconee County 656-474. Calhoun...
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Wanted sex offender gets in stand-off …
July 14, 2018 by Robert Preston
A sex offender wanted by the Coffee County Sheriff's Office shot himself after being confronted by deputies Saturday morning. William Franklin Goodwin turned a gun on himself after pointing it at deputies inside a residence at Oak Park on Saturday. The sheriff's office had been looking for Goodwin for failing to...
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Wanted sex offender gets in stand-off …
July 14, 2018 by Robert Preston
A sex offender wanted by the Coffee County Sheriff's Office ended up in a stand-off with deputies Saturday morning. The stand-off concluded when the suspect, William Franklin Goodwin, turned the gun on himself. The sheriff's office had been looking for Goodwin for failing to maintain the requirements of his sex offender...
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Cops make arrest in July 4 double shoo…
July 13, 2018 by Staff Reports
Larry Tyrone Webb, 40, of Douglas, has been arrested and charged in the double shooting that took place near midnight on Wednesday, July 4, according to a post made on the police department’s Facebook page Friday afternoon. Officers from the Douglas Police Department responded to a call at 11:47 p.m. on...
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