The Atlanta Falcons haven’t had much to celebrate this year. But one Falcon with ties to Douglas is having a pretty good season in spite of his team’s woes. Seven-year NFL veteran Kentavius Street, who was a Coffee Trojan before moving to North Carolina when he was in high school, is in his third year with the Falcons. He’s played in 84 games during his career, starting 10. This season, he’s played in six games and tallied 17 tackles – eight solo and nine assisted. He also has two tackles for loss, one sack, and one quarterback hit. In Atlanta’s…
Author: Robert Preston
At the last city commission meeting of the year, commissioners voted to close a city street for most of next year. A new apartment complex is being built along Andrew Street between North Daughtry Avenue and North Wheeler Avenue. The property has been cleared and trucks are bringing in dirt as work crews prep the site. Construction on the 48-unit complex will begin in early 2026. Andrew Street is a lightly traveled street, especially between Wheeler and Daughtry. The road is being closed so construction materials can be placed on the road. The commission did the same thing when Heritage…
Douglas Now Live with Robert Preston Jr. Topics include the arrest of the suspect wanted in connection with the December 11 shooting on North Pearl, Wiregrass’s accreditation news, and a CHS student going to Harvard (video appears below ad).
Douglas Now Live with Robert Preston Jr. Today’s topics include the GHSA state football championships, unemployment, and an insurance fraud arrest in Coffee County (video appears below ad).
Douglas Now Live with Robert Preston Jr. Today’s topics include Sunday night’s accident, a donation from the sheriff’s office, Coffee High’s robotics team, and CCA’s postseason football awards (video appears below ad).
Sunday night around 9 p.m., Douglas police officers responded to a crash at the In & Out convenience store located on East Baker Highway. A vehicle had driven through the front door of the store, causing significant damage to the building and the vehicle. People at the scene stated that the driver of the vehicle, which was a white Nissan Juke, thought the car was in park but “something happened.” The Juke crashed through the front door, going almost all the way into the store. While the accident took out a significant portion of the front of the store, no…
Douglas Now Live with Robert Preston Jr. Today’s topics include the annual Christmas parade, the proper disposal of Christmas trees, the self-inflicted death in the Coffee County Jail of the accused Tifton police officer shooter, and the report of alleged child abuse from the school system that led to the arrest of a 29-year-old (video appears below ad).
Douglas Now Live with Robert Preston Jr. Today’s topics include Friday’s Christmas parade, Chronic Wasting Disease, and football postseason awards (video appears below ad).
The county commission approved the 2026 budget at Monday’s regular commission meeting. The county operates on a calendar year with its budget as opposed to a fiscal year; hence the approval process taking place in December instead of June. The general fund for the 2026 budget is $23,156,000, which is an increase of 3.88 percent over last year. Most of the increase is due to employee raises and benefits. The budget also has a $500,000 contingency to cover any unexpected costs that may arise during the year. The county also has a special revenue fund budget, which includes SPLOST money,…
A re-zoning request that the county commission rejected in August of last year was rejected a second time at Monday’s regular commission meeting. At the August 7, 2024, county commission meeting, commissioners heard a request from CT Realty Investment Group (a subsidiary of the Scruggs Company) to re-zone 142.1 acres at 450 Chaney Road from AG, Agriculture to HI, Warehouse Heavy Industrial for the purpose of building an asphalt plant on the property. Several citizens who live on Chaney Road voiced opposition to the request and the commission unanimously rejected the plant. Last month, developers brought the request back to…