Ware State Prison K-9 team assists wit…
March 28, 2024 by Staff Reports
Sunday afternoon around 1 p.m., a shooting took place in Pearson that led to the Ware State Prison K-9 team tracking the suspect to a mobile home he was hiding under. According to an incident report from the Pearson Police Department, an individual who had been working outside reported hearing gunshots...
Read moreDollar General is looking at another p…
March 27, 2024 by Robert Preston
Coffee County could be getting a new Dollar General. At this month’s county commission meeting, commissioners heard the first reading of a rezoning request from Terramore Development. The request involves 2.52 acres located at 3853 Highway 441 South, which is a small tract of land across the road from Dixie Fence...
Read moreFire on Taylor Circle claims one life
March 26, 2024 by Staff Reports
For the second time in two days, a house fire claimed the life of someone in Douglas. Around midnight Monday night, firefighters with the City of Douglas Fire Department received a call of a fire on Taylor Circle in eastern Douglas. Firefighters responded and found a shed behind an abandoned home...
Read moreSunday morning fire claims one life
March 25, 2024 by Staff Reports
A house fire claimed the life of a Douglas man Sunday morning. The Coffee County Fire Department received a call of a structure fire on the corner of New Forest Highway and Sunhill Lane. The call came in at 1:18 Sunday morning; within four minutes, units were on the scene battling...
Read moreDPD investigates triple shooting, all …
March 21, 2024 by Staff Reports
UPDATE TO THIS REPORT: Several hours after publishing this story, Carrie Anne Johnson, believed to be the primary aggressor in this incident, was arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated assault and one count of possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. Cruelty to children charges...
Read moreDrug unit serves search warrant, arres…
March 20, 2024 by Staff Reports
Detectives from the Coffee County Drug Unit served a search warrant at a McDonald Road address on March 4, 2024, and arrested two individuals on a variety of illegal drug charges. When officers arrived, they found four people inside the home. They searched the residence and found quantities of suspected cocaine...
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