Author: Robert Preston

Do you care about the environment and want to make a difference in Douglas? If so, we need you! The Keep Douglas Beautiful Committee is searching for motivated individuals who want to make a difference in the community to serve on the Executive Board. The City of Douglas is looking for three volunteers for the Keep Douglas Beautiful Board (KDB). KDB, an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, aims to promote environmental sustainability and educate the community to act every day. The mission of the board includes increasing safety, reducing litter in open spaces and waterways, improving recycling efforts, and maintaining the…

The old saying goes, revenge is a dish best served cold. And state championships are best served with two scoops. The CCA Lady Patriots got both on Saturday in Columbus, avenging a third-game loss to the David Emanuel Academy Eagles on Friday by winning two in a row with the Class A state title on the line. The Lady Patriots won the first championship game easily 8-1. The second game was a different story. The two teams went back and forth for seven innings until CCA won when senior Cadence Cravey scored eighth grader Klair Mercer with a one-out walk-off…

It was a battle of top 10 teams in Vidalia on Friday night. And the higher ranked team won easily. The #6-ranked CCA Patriots traveled to Vidalia to face the #2-ranked Vidalia Heritage Academy Eagles. The Eagles came away with a 64-20 win, dropping CCA to 7-3 overall and 3-3 in region play. The Eagles were up 36-6 at halftime. They scored 20 in the third quarter and eight more in the fourth. The Patriots scored six in the second quarter and 14 in the third. Quarterback Sam Ables ran for a touchdown and threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to…

The #6-ranked Houston County Bears scored 24 unanswered points to defeat the Coffee Trojans 45-21 in Warner Robins Friday night. The Trojans are now 3-5 overall and 1-2 in region play. The game was a slugfest in the first half with both teams matching each other blow for blow until halftime. The second half, however, was a different story. Neither team scored in the third quarter. The Bears kicked a field goal and scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Coffee got on the board first when Kadrien Wooten blocked a punt and his brother, Kelvin Wooten, recovered the ball…

The good news is that the CCA Lady Patriots will play for a second consecutive Class A state softball championship Saturday morning in Columbus. The bad news is that they’re entering the game with one loss. And they’re playing undefeated David Emanuel Academy – the team that handed CCA that one defeat. At noon on Friday, the Lady Patriots and the DEA Eagles played for a spot in the championship game. Going back to the state tournament last year, CCA had beaten DEA three times in a row. Friday, the Eagles broke that streak. The wheel came off early and…

On October 16, 2025, the Law Enforcement Division of CSX Transportation notified local authorities after receiving reports of two individuals unlawfully train hopping. Deputies with the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office responded and initiated efforts to locate and apprehend the suspects, later identified as 21-year-old Jacob Cuvellier of Auburn, New Hampshire, and 18-year-old Charles August Rowe of Hartland, New Hampshire. According to reports, a CSX conductor observed the two individuals aboard a train earlier in the evening. When Coffee County Sheriff’s Office detectives became involved, Cuvellier and Rowe exited the train and fled into a wooded area near the Sinkhole Road…

Round two of the GIAA Class A state softball tournament is in the books and the CCA Lady Patriots are winners again. CCA defeated the Crisp Academy Wildcats 10-4 Thursday afternoon in Columbus. The Lady Patriots play again Friday at noon. Things started off a little shaky for CCA. They fell behind 2-1 after an inning then exploded for six runs in the second inning. Klair Mercer led off with a single then Peyton Harper and Arrabelle Roberts reached on errors. Brilynn Waldron singled to score Mercer and pinch runner Bleu Carter. During Cadence Cravey’s at-bat, Waldron stole second, putting…

Game one of the GIAA Class A state softball tournament went to the CCA Lady Patriots. CCA defeated the Westwood Academy Lady Wildcats 15-0 in three innings Thursday morning. The Lady Patriots will play again at 2 p.m. against the winner between Fullington and Crisp. CCA jumped out to an insurmountable 11-0 lead in the first inning. The Lady Patriots were already up 7-0 when shortstop Emma Gourley launched a grand slam to center field. Arrabelle Roberts, Brilynn Waldron, and Cadence Cravey were on and trotted home with Gourley. CCA came back and scored four more in the third. Mattie…