Bond hearings continue for accused dru…
January 27, 2021 by Submitted
Federal hearings continued last week for several defendants arrested during Operation Sandy Bottom. On Tuesday, January 19, 2021, the following defendants along with their attorneys appeared in front of a federal magistrate judge to determine if they were to be granted a bond or detained pending trial in this case. Tomika...
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Coca-Cola® With Coffee and Coca-Cola® …
January 26, 2021 by Staff Reports
Coffee County is one of the first communities in the country to sample Coca-Cola ® With Coffee and Coca-Cola ® With Coffee Zero Sugar. And drones will deliver the new products to customers who request the drinks via the Ibotta app. Coca-Cola® with Coffee will officially made its buzzed-about U.S. debut...
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CRMC Vaccination Call Center has reope…
January 25, 2021 by Submitted
Today, Monday, January 25th, 2021, the COVID-19 vaccination call center at Coffee Regional Medical Center has reopened and is scheduling vaccination appointments for those eligible under Phase 1A+. The call center (1-912-720-8306) will be answering calls 8 am - 5 pm Monday - Thursday and 8 am - 3 pm...
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Three arrested for allegedly attemptin…
January 20, 2021 by Submitted
Three people were jailed on multiple drug charges in Coffee County recently following a suspected attempt to sneak various illegal substances into the Coffee County Jail. An inmate at the jail, Amber Dorsey, appeared in Coffee County Superior Court on Wednesday, Jan. 13. After pleading guilty to one charge of possession...
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Feds nab 28 in Southern District's mos…
January 18, 2021 by Staff Reports
Last week’s federal drug trafficking operation in Coffee and surrounding counties, dubbed Operation Sandy Bottom, resulted in the arrests of 28 suspected drug traffickers. It has been called the Southern District’s most successful illegal drug investigation. Among those arrested were some of the alleged biggest suppliers of a variety of illegal...
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Local drug investigation indicts 48 de…
January 13, 2021 by Submitted
Nearly 50 people have been indicted in a drug trafficking investigation that targeted violent gang members distributing methamphetamine and other drugs in the Coffee County area. Dubbed Operation Sandy Bottom, the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force investigation centered in the Sand Ridge neighborhood on the east side of Douglas, Ga...
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