Author: Robert Preston

“I was very proud with how we came out in the second half. Our defense obviously hasn’t gone anywhere. I thought they played with great eye discipline. I think we only gave up one busted play there. Our effort and our enthusiasm and our joy for playing football was really, really high. We’ll go back and watch film and get this thing fixed,” said Coffee Trojans’ head coach Mike Coe following the Trojans’ 28-0 win over the Fitzgerald Purple Hurricanes in Fitzgerald Friday night. Coe praised his team’s physicality, effort, and intensity; however, he also noted that the Trojans committed…

For Kent Paulk II, a journey that began nearly 30 years ago is about to reach its pinnacle. On August 5, 2024, Blaze Barber Academy will open its doors for its first day of classes. The road that Kent has taken to get to this point has been long and at times meandering. But through it all, he has never lost sight of his goal. “This is something the Lord set me on. There are lots of talented barbers in our area but there aren’t many licensed barbers. I want to see them become professionals and bring it back to…

A short chase between a suspect driving a black Ford Focus and drug unit deputies ended at the intersection of Walker Street and Coweta Avenue when the driver struck a telephone pole around 3:30 p.m. Detectives initially made the traffic stop in the Oak Park community. The owner of the car, a female who was not driving, gave officers consent to search the vehicle. Officers had smelled marijuana in the car. She was standing outside the car while the driver, a male subject, was still in the driver’s seat. According to officers, the driver suddenly rolled up the windows and…

Children need healthy meals to learn. Coffee County School Nutrition offers healthy meals every school day at no charge to your children. The Coffee County Schools food service receives support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture through the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. The following schools will be participating in this alternative provision and provide meals at no charge to children: Elementary Schools: Ambrose, Broxton, Eastside, Indian Creek, Nicholls, Satilla, West Green and Westside; Coffee Middle School; George Washington Carver Freshman Campus; Coffee High School; and Wiregrass Regional College & Career Academy. By participating in the Community Eligibility…

Victoria Layne Paulk, 25, of Douglas, was arrested, jailed, and later released after she allegedly left the scene of a traffic accident in the Hardee’s parking lot. The incident occurred just before 3 p.m. on July 6, 2024. According to an incident report from the Douglas Police Department, witnesses stated that Paulk, driving a 2019 Honda Pilot, backed into a 2022 Chevrolet Malibu, causing damage to the Malibu, then went inside Hardee’s. When witnesses told the victim that her car had been hit, the report says that Paulk left the property. An officer identified the suspect as Paulk and went…

Wiregrass Georgia Technical College will be hosting a Sign-Up Commercial Truck Driving Day on the Coffee Campus on Thursday, July 25. Classes will begin on August 12. This event will help applicants to complete the steps for applying for the program. A representative from the college’s One-Stop will assist applicants in registering for class, completing CDL Clearing House, Financial Aid application, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) application, and DOT physical information. CDL applicants will also have their application fee waived on this day on the Coffee Campus when they apply. The event will be held on the Coffee Campus…

A 32-year-old Douglas man led county drug officers on a short chase in Douglas that ended on the south end of town. A child was a passenger in the vehicle and suffered a cut on the leg during the chase. The child was transported to Coffee Regional Medical Center for treatment. The chase began when a Coffee County Sheriff’s Office drug unit detective attempted to initiate a traffic stop on Baker Highway. The suspect, Billy Clarence Toombs Jr., 32, allegedly led officers on a chase that eventually ended at the intersection of Pine Street and South Gaskin Avenue. During the…

The image is a powerful one – former president Donald Trump, standing beneath an American flag, his fist held high in a demonstration of abject defiance, blood on his right cheek and ear, the result of a wound inflicted by an assassin’s bullet. Though shielded by Secret Service agents, Trump’s head is exposed, held high with a scowl that signals strength, resolve, and confrontation. Trump’s reaction and posture in the wake of an assassination attempt Saturday afternoon during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, stand in stark contrast to the image President Joe Biden portrays – that of a failing, frail…

Black Dodge Challenger one, Suzuki Hayabusa zero. On Wednesday, July 10, 2024, Jeff Davis County deputies were informed of an Appling County deputy involved in a high speed chase with two sport bikes passing the county line into Jeff Davis County. Jeff Davis deputies responded to Baxley Highway to assist. Deputies were able to intercept one of the suspects riding an orange Suzuki Hayabusa with a male driver and a female passenger that had been speeding in excess of 120 mph. Appling County units were able to stop the other suspect in Graham without incident and he was taken into…

Most of Monday’s county commission meeting involved approving the usual routine July 1 business — board appointments, various resolutions, lease agreements, and the like — but there was oneinteresting agenda item that may be of interest to citizens who live near the location. At the end of the meeting, commissioners entertained the first readings of four rezoning requests. All four will have the second readings and public hearings at the August meeting. One of the fourinvolves a fairly large tract of land with the address listed as 450 Chaney Road. CT Realty Investment Group has submitted a request to rezone…