The first round of the state softball playoffs are this week and the Coffee Lady Trojans will be on the road to Douglasville to face the South Paulding Spartans in the first round. The Lady Trojans finished #17 in the GHSA’s final Postseason Ranking (PSR), one spot away from hosting a first-round playoff game. Coffee finished the season with a 2-2 record over its final four games. Thomas County defeated the Lady Trojans in Thomasville 10-2 and 5-4 in the final region games of the season. Coffee bounced back and beat Thomasville 14-0 in four innings then shutout Jeff Davis…
Author: Robert Preston, Jr.
The City of Douglas Police Department and Coffee County Ga Sheriff’s Office held a press conference at 3:30 this afternoon to release official statements regarding the tragic domestic murder-suicide incident that occurred late last night in Douglas.
Douglas Now LIVE! – with Robert Preston Jr. Today’s topics include an update concerning last night’s murder-suicide and a weather report. (video appears below ads)
Five people are dead following an apparent murder-suicide at a home in the Touchton Woods neighborhood in Douglas. The incident took place shortly after 11 p.m. Friday. Douglas police officers and deputies from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office responded and remain on the scene. The incident happened at a home on Robin Lane on the south side of the neighborhood. DouglasNow has learned that the assailant was a male. He killed four individuals then turned the gun on himself and took his own life. The Douglas Police Department has released a statement on its Facebook page, stating that DPD officers…
The 2026 college football season is underway and several Coffee High alumni are playing on teams at every level from NAIA to the Division I ranks. Here is how they’ve done so far this season. Jaydon Vester, sophomore long snapper, Tennessee State: Played in Tennessee State’s 28-21 loss to Western Illinois. Maurice Turner, a senior running back with the Tulane University Green Wave: Tulane was idle last week. Tyrese Woodgett, sophomore running back at Georgia Southern: Returned from injury against Coastal Carolina. Had 2 rushes for 6 yards in the Eagles’ 31-24 win over Coastal Carolina. Jyarius Carter, sophomore linebacker…
Last Friday, Stephens Preston Collins, daughter of Bill and Susan Preston of Douglas, became the newest lawyer in Coffee County. A fourth generation attorney and 2026 graduate of Mercer Law School, Preston Collins took her oath of office as the newest member of the local bar at the Coffee County Courthouse. Superior Court Judge Jeff Kight administered the oath. Preston Collins is a 2017 graduate of Coffee High School and a 2021 graduate of Georgia Southern University, where she graduated magna cum laude as a Parker College of Business Scholar with a bachelor’s degree in business management and a minor…
For the third time in roughly a year and a half, law enforcement officers, agents, and other officials stood in the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office to announce an arrest in a long-standing cold case. Friday morning, officials announced the arrest of James Lawrence III, 47, in connection with the September 15, 1998, murder of Christy Myers, then 20, of Broxton. Myers lived in Broxton with her husband and young child. On the evening of September 14, 1998, Myers left her residence to go to a store in Broxton. Multiple witnesses reported seeing and speaking with Myers at the store before…
If a trend continues long enough, it becomes a habit. Have the CCA Patriots reached that level yet when it comes to 50+ point games? Maybe not but it’s certainly been fun watching the Patriot offense firing on all cylinders of late. Two weeks ago, they scored a program-record 61. Last week, they put up 52. And this week, CCA defeated the John Hancock Academy Rebels 54-6 in Sparta. By halftime, the Patriots had already put the kind of numbers that would make most teams and players happy for an entire game. They led 30-6 and two Patriots — quarterback…
The last time the Coffee Trojans played in a quagmire at Jardine Stadium, they dominated, defeating the Ware County Gators 27-7 on August 28. Things didn’t go the same way the second time around in the slop. Friday night, the Lee County Trojans defeated Coffee 15-6 on another wet and nasty night. Coffee committed two costly turnovers early in the that proved to be the difference. Those turnovers also proved to be the only points the high-powered Lee County offense could muster. Lee took the opening kick but couldn’t do anything and lined up to punt. They ended up attempting…
Douglas Now LIVE! – with Robert Preston Jr. Topics include an update on the terrible traffic accident on 441 North tonight and a football wrap-up. (video appears below ads)