Author: Robert Preston, Jr.

“I made up my mind that I was going to enjoy the whole week. I wasn’t going to be nervous and I wasn’t going to put pressure on myself. Even in the interview, I thought, ‘What is the worst that can happen to me? I don’t know the judges and if I have a bad interview, what can they do to me?’ It was the same with the talent – even if I messed up, what’s the worst thing that would happen?” recalls Miss Georgia 4th runner-up and reigning Miss Georgia Southern Kaitlyn Tanner, who competed at the 81st Miss…

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 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

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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…

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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…

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