Douglas Now Live with Robert Preston Jr. Today’s topics include Friday’s Christmas parade, Chronic Wasting Disease, and football postseason awards (video appears below ad).
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The county commission approved the 2026 budget at Monday’s regular commission meeting. The county operates on a calendar year with its budget as opposed to a fiscal year; hence the approval process taking place in December instead of June. The general fund for the 2026 budget is $23,156,000, which is an increase of 3.88 percent over last year. Most of the increase is due to employee raises and benefits. The budget also has a $500,000 contingency to cover any unexpected costs that may arise during the year. The county also has a special revenue fund budget, which includes SPLOST money,…
A re-zoning request that the county commission rejected in August of last year was rejected a second time at Monday’s regular commission meeting. At the August 7, 2024, county commission meeting, commissioners heard a request from CT Realty Investment Group (a subsidiary of the Scruggs Company) to re-zone 142.1 acres at 450 Chaney Road from AG, Agriculture to HI, Warehouse Heavy Industrial for the purpose of building an asphalt plant on the property. Several citizens who live on Chaney Road voiced opposition to the request and the commission unanimously rejected the plant. Last month, developers brought the request back to…
Only one former Trojan who is playing college football this year is still alive in the 2025 season. Maurice Turner, a redshirt junior running back with the Tulane University Green Wave, started out the season strong but saw another year sidelined by injury. He made a return to the field late in the season in limited action. Now, his Tulane team is on the cusp of a berth in the College Football Playoff while also in a coaching controversy. Turner had two carries for 11 yards in Tulane’s 27-0 win over Charlotte last Saturday. The Green Wave are 10-2 overall…
Douglas Now Live with Robert Preston Jr. Today’s topics include a controversial rezoning request and the approval of the county’s budget from Monday’s county commission meeting. (video appears below ad)
Douglas Now Live with Robert Preston on Tuesday, December 2, 2025… (video appears below ad) https://youtu.be/mUwi1nFdB6c
Douglas Now Live with Robert Preston Jr. Today’s topics include a little sports, holiday travel, and the dismissal of the Fulton County election interference case. (Video appears below ad)
Here are how the former Coffee Trojans who are playing college football performed (along with their teams) in November 22’s games. Jayden Hancock, defensive back, Charleston Southern Buccaneers: One tackle and one pass breakup in the Bucs’ 7-6 win over Tennessee State. Anthony Paulk, defensive back, Charleston Southern Buccaneers: One tackle and a blocked punt in the Bucs’ 7-6 win over Tennessee State. Maurice Turner, running back, Tulane University Green Wave: Two carries for one yard in the Green Wave’s 37-13 win over Temple. Chris Reed, linebacker, Reinhardt Eagles: Did not play in Reinhardt’s 24-22 loss to Southeastern University in…
Douglas Now Live with Robert Preston Jr. Today’s topics include a Christmas parade update, kids giving back at Thanksgiving, and the greatest Christmas movies of all time. It’s going to be a pre-Thanksgiving positive discussion today. (Video appears below ad)
Baxley’s Byron Buxton hit 35 home runs for the Minnesota Twins this season. One of those home runs was the fifth-longest homer hit in the majors in 2025. Buxton hit the tape measure home run on June 11 in the third inning of the Twins’ game against the Texas Rangers. Texas’s Jack Leiter offered Buxton a 90-mph slider on a 2-2 count and the former Appling County Pirate didn’t miss. The ball went out over the 411-foot sign in centerfield at Target Field in Minneapolis. The three-run home run left the park at 111 mph and traveled 479 feet. Texas…