Author: Robert Preston

UFC featherweight pro Cole Miller arrived in Douglas late Saturday night for the second leg of his Ride for Alzheimer’s, a charity bike ride event he is doing solo from Macon to Coconut, Fla., to raise money for Alzheimer’s research. Miller, who holds a 21-8 record, decided to do the bike ride on a whim. He was training for a main event bout against Connor McGregor, which was supposed to take place on July 19 in Dublin, Ireland, when he injured ligaments in his thumb. Unable to make a fist or grab, he had to cancel the fight. “I wouldn’t…

As I sit here at my computer, mere hours away from the official launch of www.douglasnow.com, I find myself excited, puzzled, encouraged, and maybe just a little scared. This venture is the culmination of over five years of planning, thinking, pondering, and procrastinating. Way back in January of 2009, the idea for a completely online source of news for Douglas and Coffee County first popped into my head. I discussed it with the late John Langford and he agreed with me – it was something that needed to happen sooner rather than later. Unfortunately, it would be later. Mr. Langford…