Douglas Now LIVE! – with Robert Preston Jr. Topics include a federal sentencing in a South Georgia drug operation and a new ordinance for the city of Douglas. Maybe. (video appears below ads) https://youtu.be/a0LQjqt2-3s
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Douglas Now LIVE! – with Robert Preston Jr. Tonight’s topic: Election results (video appears below ads)
Douglas Now LIVE! – with Robert Preston Jr. Topics include locals sentenced in a human trafficking investigation, a Coffee County pitcher destined for the MLB Draft, and an election update. (video appears below ads) https://youtu.be/2bQE5Ps3ixg
I have known Walter Jardine my entire life. I grew up listening to my grandparents and my dad talking about Dr. Dan Jardine, Walter’s father. For the first third of my life, I knew Walter primarily as a teacher and a coach. I also knew that he was the local photographer, always at every game – it didn’t matter which sport, and always with a camera in tow. When I was in the 11th grade, I realized that I wanted to make my career as a newsman. I loved writing. I loved access. I loved being a part of (and…
The Highway 32 West corridor was again a subject of discussion at Monday’s county commission meeting. There have been several rezoning requests over the last few months for different tracts in that area. Some have been approved, others have not. The fate of the most recent request remains unclear – Monday was the first reading – but the recommendation on the table is to deny the request. The tract in question is located at 4079 Highway 32 West. Currently, it’s zoned C, Commercial but the property owners, Heroldany and Maria Artiga, would like to rezone the 2.2 tract to W…
Douglas Now LIVE! – with Robert Preston Jr. Topics include railroad track closures, runoff election information, and a gas tax update. (video appears below ads) https://youtu.be/6bgHKzdCHnU
Following one of the best baseball seasons in recent history, the Coffee Trojans placed six players on the All-Region team, including the Co-Offensive Player of the Year and Co-Freshman of the Year. Sophomore infielder Jimmy Timothy, last year’s region Freshman of the Year, ascended to the top of the region offensive heap, bringing home Co-Offensive Player of the Year honors. Timothy, who played in 30 games, hit .416 with 22 RBI. He also amassed 10 doubles, three triples, and a .475 on-base percentage. Catcher/designated hitter Conley McDaniel was named Co-Freshman of the Year. McDaniel played in 15 games, hitting .458…
How many times have CCA Patriot fans watched Blake Bryant throw a gem of a game then witnessed Thomas Gentry nearly duplicate that feat in the next game? It’s happened more often than not. And it happened again Friday morning at J.I. Clements Field on the Georgia Southern University campus in Statesboro. With Gentry on the mound, the Patriots defeated the David Emanuel Academy Eagles 5-2 in the GIAA Class A state finals. With the win came CCA’s second consecutive state championship and the fourth in school history. Though there were a couple of tense moments, the Patriots were never…
Douglas Now LIVE! – with Robert Preston Jr. Topics include another CCA state title, drones on campus, and a big award for Douglas. (video appears below ads) https://youtu.be/6Efi9PP5X6Q
Coffee High School has been selected as one of five Georgia schools that will utilize drones to stop mass shootings, WABE is reporting. This fall, Coffee High School, along with Forsyth Central High School (Cumming), Gainesville High School, River Ridge High School (Woodstock), and Statesboro High School, will launch the program. Campus Guardian Angel, a Texas-based program, deploys drones that are housed on campus in the event of an active shooter. Operators fly the drones from Texas and have the capability to put the drones in the air seconds after an alarm is sounded. The drones go into action well…