Two try to elude HEAT car, both arrest…
April 25, 2018 by Staff Reports
Running from the law usually doesn’t end well for those who are trying to escape. Just ask Jeremy Ely Gaskins and Garrett Zackary Adams, both of whom were apprehended after Gaskins allegedly attempted to outrun police, first in a vehicle then on foot. The two men are in custody after fleeing...
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Police are looking for 19-year-old who…
April 25, 2018 by Staff Reports
The Douglas-Coffee County HEAT Unit is looking for Justin Guy Russ after he allegedly drove away from a traffic stop back in February. According to a post on the Douglas Police Department’s Facebook page, a member of the HEAT Unit stopped a vehicle that was driving at a high rate of...
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City manager Terrell Jacobs announces …
April 24, 2018 by Staff Reports
The City of Douglas will soon be looking for a new city manager. After nearly 11 years, city manager Terrell Jacobs has announced he is resigning his position, effective June 15, 2018. Jacobs made the announcement during executive session following Monday night’s regular city commission meeting. Jacobs has served as Douglas’s...
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CCA junior wins region, is headed to s…
April 22, 2018 by Robert Preston
Anson Drury, a junior golfer at Citizens Christian Academy, will play for a state championship Tuesday at the Georgia Veterans Golf Course in Cordele. Anson earned a berth in the state tournament by winning the region title on April 17. In addition to winning low medalist honors, Drury was also...
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School system names teachers of the ye…
April 19, 2018 by Robert Preston
The Coffee County School System has announced its teachers of the year for the upcoming school year. Each school names a teacher of the year; the system-wide teacher of the year will be named at the school system’s convocation meeting prior to the first day of the 2018-2019 school year...
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Attempted armed robbery of Dairy Queen…
April 17, 2018 by Submitted
Monday evening, April 16, just before 10:30 p.m., an armed man entered Dairy Queen on N. Pierce St. in Alma yielding a handgun and demanding money. While pointing the weapon at employees and ordering them around, the gunman fired one shot inside the kitchen. The gunman then fled the scene...
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