Author: Robert Preston

When the Coffee Trojans baseball team played the Greenbrier Wolfpack earlier in the season, they didn’t exactly follow the same example the football set back in the fall. They did, however, keep the winning tradition alive against the Chamblee Bulldogs Tuesday afternoon in Chamblee. The Trojans defeated the Bulldogs in a double header 15-0 (four innings) and 9-2 in the first round of the state playoffs, setting up a second-round series against McIntosh High School next week in Peachtree City. The Trojans scored in each of the four innings of game one: one in the first, four in the second,…

The Coffee Trojans added a little salt to an already open wound and delivered a final, decisive blow to the Jenkins Warriors Thursday afternoon at Charles Wilson Field in Douglas, defeating the Warriors 15-0 in four innings. Tuesday, the Trojans swept a double header at Jenkins 15-1 and 18-2. The win Thursday capped a 10-game winning streak going back to March 29 against Ware. Over these last 10 games, the Trojans have outscored their opponents 144-26. Coffee scored eight runs in the second inning, four in the third, and three in the fourth to complete the season sweep against Jenkins.…

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College’s Annah Williams, an Agribusiness major from Lenox, was chosen as this year’s J.G. Woodroof Scholar, the highest academic honor the college awards each year.Williams was among four students honored during a ceremony at ABAC Thursday afternoon. Williams was also selected as the Student of Distinction for the School of Agriculture and Natural Resources.Also winning Student of Distinction honors in their respective schools were Tucker Parrish, a Business major from Adel, for the Stafford School of Business; Janeth Ovalle, a Nursing major from Douglas, for the School of Nursing and Health Sciences; and Delaney Garcia, a Writing…

The Douglas Police Department has named a suspect in the Wednesday afternoon shooting of Kentre Lorenzo Gibson Jr. of Douglas. Gibson was shot multiple times at 921 West Ward Street in Douglas. He survived his injuries. Thursday afternoon, DPD investigators obtained an arrest warrant for aggravated assault on Antonio Tikaous Jevon Hamilton, 20, of Douglas. Hamilton remains at large. This investigation is still ongoing and other charges may also be pending. Anyone with any information on this incident or knows where Antonio Hamilton may be hiding out is asked to please contact the Douglas Police Department at 912-384-2222 or by…

I was standing on top of a wooden platform four feet off the ground. My right foot was turned perpendicular to my left. Under my right foot was the tail of the skateboard. The rest of the board dangled precariously over the curved transition of the ramp. I stared down the four foot curved section. It seemed like 40 feet. I was contemplating one of the two most basic maneuvers in skateboarding — dropping in a ramp. The other, if you’re keeping score at home, is the ollie, which is the ability to get airborne on flat ground. The foundation of skateboarding is built upon these two tricks. Why, you may, ask…

The Coffee Trojans easily dispatched the Jenkins Warriors in a double-header Tuesday afternoon, winning game one 15-1 and game two 18-2. Both games, which were played in Savannah, lasted five innings. This week’s three-game series against the Warriors brings the regular season to a close. The Trojans have had the three seed locked up for a couple of weeks. The goal now is to finish the season with everyone healthy and the pitching staff rested. Mission accomplished so far. Coffee used two pitchers in each game and the four threw a combined 143 pitches. The offense was equally efficient, tallying…

The biggest issue the Douglas City Commission has faced in 2024 ended up being a non-event after all. Allen Peacock had filed a request to change the zoning of a piece of property on the southern edge of Touchton Woods at the end of Rose Lane to Gateway for the purpose of building an office and a storage unit for construction equipment and materials. The first reading of the request, which took place at the March 25 city commission meeting, drew a crowd of nearly 50 Touchton Woods residents — all of whom opposed the request. With the second reading…

At this month’s county commission meeting, commissioners approved a bid from Thrift Brothers for Maplewood Road and Creekside Drive improvements. Thrift Brothers, however, did not submit the low bid for the project. The county received three bids for the project: East Coast Asphalt ($199,819.99), Thrift Brothers ($203,216.88), and Douglas Electric and Plumbing ($260,333.68). Two of the bids, East Coast and Thrift Brothers, were within the engineer’s budget of just over $203,000. The county had discussed these bids in a previous meeting but had tabled the consideration for the bids. According to county attorney Tony Rowell, the county has had issues…

Rico Curtis, 24, a Douglas native, making a name for himself in the boxing world. Curtis is 9-0 with eight knockouts in his three-year career. His most recent win came Saturday, a knockout 10 seconds into the second round. Curtis was born in Douglas and attended the Coffee County School System until he was in the 10th grade. He ultimately graduated from Atkinson County High School. These days, Curtis is pursuing boxing full time and trains out of the Haygood Boxing Center in Columbus. When he isn’t training, he does a little side work at Curtis Heating & Cooling. His…

The CCA Patriots went 2-2 this week, losing 8-7 to Georgia Christian Tuesday and 8-3 to Pinewood Wednesday. They rebounded with a win against CHESS Academy (15-0 in three innings) on Friday and First Preparatory Christian Academy (10-2) on Saturday. The game Saturday was played in Douglas while the other three were on the road. Saturday, the Patriots scored one in the fourth, four in the fifth, two in the sixth, and three in the seventh. First Prep managed one run in the sixth and another in the seventh. Designated hitter Jackson Knight was 3-4 with four RBI and a…