Author: Robert Preston

Last Saturday, Charleston Southern defensive back Jayden Hancock nabbed the second interception of his college football career and Tulane running back Maurice Turner returned to action following an ankle injury. Hancock, a true freshman, has had a solid season for the Charleston Southern Buccaneers. He picked off his first pass early in the season then intercepted another Saturday in the Bucs’ 29-24 win at Western Illinois. He also recorded three tackles and one pass breakup. Teammate Anthony Paulk also had three tackles and a tackle for a loss. In the Big Easy, Turner was finally able to get back into…

A 31-year-old Douglas man was arrested and charged with theft by taking after he allegedly took a spray paint can. The alleged incident took place overnight on September 22-23, 2025, at an auto shop on Peterson Avenue. According to an incident report from the Douglas Police Department, multiple subjects came through the garage, which was open, and stole a spray paint can. Video footage showed the theft take place. The individual who allegedly took the can was identified as Stanley Kirkland, 31, of Douglas. A vehicle on the property had also been burglarized, according to the report. Kirkland was apprehended…

Do you care about the environment and want to make a difference in Douglas? If so, we need you! The Keep Douglas Beautiful Committee is searching for motivated individuals who want to make a difference in the community to serve on the Executive Board. The City of Douglas is looking for three volunteers for the Keep Douglas Beautiful Board (KDB). KDB, an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, aims to promote environmental sustainability and educate the community to act every day. The mission of the board includes increasing safety, reducing litter in open spaces and waterways, improving recycling efforts, and maintaining the…

The old saying goes, revenge is a dish best served cold. And state championships are best served with two scoops. The CCA Lady Patriots got both on Saturday in Columbus, avenging a third-game loss to the David Emanuel Academy Eagles on Friday by winning two in a row with the Class A state title on the line. The Lady Patriots won the first championship game easily 8-1. The second game was a different story. The two teams went back and forth for seven innings until CCA won when senior Cadence Cravey scored eighth grader Klair Mercer with a one-out walk-off…

It was a battle of top 10 teams in Vidalia on Friday night. And the higher ranked team won easily. The #6-ranked CCA Patriots traveled to Vidalia to face the #2-ranked Vidalia Heritage Academy Eagles. The Eagles came away with a 64-20 win, dropping CCA to 7-3 overall and 3-3 in region play. The Eagles were up 36-6 at halftime. They scored 20 in the third quarter and eight more in the fourth. The Patriots scored six in the second quarter and 14 in the third. Quarterback Sam Ables ran for a touchdown and threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to…

The #6-ranked Houston County Bears scored 24 unanswered points to defeat the Coffee Trojans 45-21 in Warner Robins Friday night. The Trojans are now 3-5 overall and 1-2 in region play. The game was a slugfest in the first half with both teams matching each other blow for blow until halftime. The second half, however, was a different story. Neither team scored in the third quarter. The Bears kicked a field goal and scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Coffee got on the board first when Kadrien Wooten blocked a punt and his brother, Kelvin Wooten, recovered the ball…

The good news is that the CCA Lady Patriots will play for a second consecutive Class A state softball championship Saturday morning in Columbus. The bad news is that they’re entering the game with one loss. And they’re playing undefeated David Emanuel Academy – the team that handed CCA that one defeat. At noon on Friday, the Lady Patriots and the DEA Eagles played for a spot in the championship game. Going back to the state tournament last year, CCA had beaten DEA three times in a row. Friday, the Eagles broke that streak. The wheel came off early and…

On October 16, 2025, the Law Enforcement Division of CSX Transportation notified local authorities after receiving reports of two individuals unlawfully train hopping. Deputies with the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office responded and initiated efforts to locate and apprehend the suspects, later identified as 21-year-old Jacob Cuvellier of Auburn, New Hampshire, and 18-year-old Charles August Rowe of Hartland, New Hampshire. According to reports, a CSX conductor observed the two individuals aboard a train earlier in the evening. When Coffee County Sheriff’s Office detectives became involved, Cuvellier and Rowe exited the train and fled into a wooded area near the Sinkhole Road…