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Cross sentenced to year and a half in jail after disrupting probation revocation hearing 27 times with foul language, lewd behavior

Cross sentenced to year and a half in …

June 1, 2023 by Staff Reports

Ahmad Rashad Cross, 37, will spend at least 180 days in the Coffee County Jail (and possibly as many as 540) after he disrupted court during a probation revocation hearing last week. The Court found that Cross did not violate his probation and he would have been released from jail...

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Pair of teens arrested for allegedly stealing customer's credit card information at drive-through

Pair of teens arrested for allegedly s…

June 1, 2023 by Staff Reports

An old Burger King slogan states “Sometimes, you gotta break the rules.”      Two employees apparently took that a little too seriously a little over a week ago when the allegedly took pictures of a customer’s credit card at the drive-through then used the card information to attempt to make nine purchases...

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Coffee County election security breach: An open letter to Coffee County voters

Coffee County election security breach…

May 30, 2023 by Submitted

May 26, 2023     Dear Coffee County Voters:     Coalition for Good Governance ("CGG") represents many Georgia voter members concerned about the security and reliability of the state’s touchscreen voting system in upcoming 2024 elections. Our fears have grown because of the state’s voting system security breach that had its roots in Coffee County...

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Detective witnesses fight inside car, lands Fitzgerald man in jail

Detective witnesses fight inside car, …

May 29, 2023 by Staff Reports

A fight inside a moving vehicle led to a variety of charges, including battery and illegal drug charges.     According to an incident report obtained from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office, a detective saw a man and a woman fighting inside a vehicle traveling on Bowens Mill Road on May 11. The...

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Three juveniles charged for allegedly agreeing to sell iPhones then stealing the money from potential buyers

Three juveniles charged for allegedly …

May 22, 2023 by Staff Reports

Three juveniles have been arrested after allegedly robbing people who thought they were meeting to buy an iPhone. A 16-year-old and a 13-year-old were also charged with firearms charges.     According to a press release posted on the Douglas Police Department’s Facebook page, last month, the Douglas Police Department received several reports...

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David Rios, one of Coffee County's Most Wanted, still on the run after 11 years

David Rios, one of Coffee County's Mos…

May 18, 2023 by Staff Reports

A man who allegedly shot multiple people 11 years ago at a Coffee County Mobile Home Park is still on the run. David Rios, aka Benjamin Mora Tinajero, aka Angel Mora Miguel, is on Coffee County’s Most Wanted List for three counts of aggravated assault with a gun, first degree...

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News

Traffic stop leads to over 5 pounds of meth, other drugs

Traffic stop leads to over 5 pounds of meth, other drugs

On Tuesday, May 30, drug unit officers arrested Martin Tinajero, 27, of Douglas, on illegal...

Community

An era ends: Elmo's Bait and Tackle closes

An era ends: Elmo's Bait and Tackle closes

If you are from Coffee County, you don’t have to be an avid fisherman or...

Sports

SGSC's Carlos Hart plays in NJCAA All-Star Game

SGSC's Carlos Hart plays in NJCAA All-Star Game

The National Junior College Athletic Association's Men's Basketball Coaches Association selected South Georgia State College's...