Author: Robert Preston

Five years in the league. Five Pro Bowls. Earlier this week, Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill learned that he had been named to his fifth consecutive Pro Bowl. The Pro Bowl will not be held this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic; however, the NFL still announced Pro Bowl rosters. This season, Hill has caught 83 passes for 1,211 yards and 15 touchdowns. His touchdown total ranks first in the NFL among wide receivers. For his career, Hill has 364 receptions for 5,326 yards. He has also amassed 623 rushing yards and 1,393 yards returning…

For the second week in a row, the Coffee Trojans erupted in the second half to outdistance their postseason opponent, defeating the Starr’s Mill Panthers 24-9 in Fayetteville to advance to the third round of the state playoffs. And also for the second week in a row, Maurice Turner was named offensive player of the game. Turner, who scored three touchdowns in Coffee’s first-round win over Ola, added to his playoff touchdown total with two more scores. He also tallied 213 all-purpose yards (142 yards rushing on 14 carries and three receptions for 71 yards). Cameron High, a…

Bobby Worthy of Blackshear was arrested on Nov. 17, 2020, on a good behavior warrant following an appearance in Ware County Magistrate Court for allegedly threatening/harassing Tina Dean of Waycross on Facebook. According to documents obtained from Ware County Magistrate Court, the incident occurred on June 15, 2020 when Worthy went live on Facebook making alleged threatening comments toward Dean, who has custody of an African-American child. The child’s mother, Electra Tarver, relinquished custody of her child to Dean, who is white, and her family. According to court documents filed by Dean, Worthy stated that Dean stole the…

Arlis Sutton (defense), Maurice Turner (offense), and Noah Saylor (special teams) are the Coffee Trojans’ players of the week for Coffee’s first-round playoff win over the Ola Mustangs. The Trojans scored 24 fourth-quarter points to win 31-7. Sutton was a big reason why the Mustangs scored just one touchdown all night. A strong, hard-hitting defensive end whose 200 pounds is very deceiving, Sutton finished the contest with four tackles, four assists, three tackles for a loss, one sack, and two quarterback hurries. Running back Maurice Turner did just about everything on offense Friday night. He ran, caught, and…

Nine defendants, including one individual from Douglas, have been accused in a federal indictment unsealed in U.S. District Court of operating a drug trafficking operation in multiple south Georgia counties. The indictment includes charges of Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and to Distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, and an amount of cocaine and marijuana, along with illegal firearms charges, said Bobby L. Christine, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. The charges carry a possible penalty of up to life in prison, and there is no parole in the federal system. Once the…

Nine defendants, including one individual from Douglas, have been accused in a federal indictment unsealed in U.S. District Court of operating a drug trafficking operation in multiple south Georgia counties. The indictment includes charges of Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and to Distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, and an amount of cocaine and marijuana, along with illegal firearms charges, said Bobby L. Christine, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. The charges carry a possible penalty of up to life in prison, and there is no parole in the federal system. Once the…

A local attorney spent a night in jail after hitting a parked vehicle at a convenience store, crashing into a ditch, then fleeing the scene, according to an incident report obtained from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office. According to the report, on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020 at around 5 p.m., a black 2016 Ford Super Duty pickup pulled into the convenience store at the intersection of Woodrow Stone Road and Highway 158 West near Baymeadows. The driver of the vehicle, identified as attorney Marc Metts, 43, of a Woodlake Circle address, went into the store and purchased several items.…

Ward 3 city commissioner Olivia Pearson has been arrested and charged with criminal trespass after an incident that happened at the Coffee County elections office about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. According to witnesses, Commissioner Pearson was in the office assisting a voter. After completing the voting process, Commissioner Pearson allegedly began pushing buttons on a machine. Election officials asked her to stop but, said witnesses, she refused. The incident became heated and Commissioner Pearson was asked to leave. She eventually left the premises after officials called 911. Police officers arrived on the scene after she had left. A short…

COVID-19 has claimed another public event – the annual Festival of Lights Christmas Parade held the first Saturday in December in downtown Douglas. At Monday night’s regular city commission meeting, commissioners agreed to cancel the parade this year due to COVID-19 concerns. The city has turned the parade over to the Douglas-Coffee County Chamber of Commerce; however, the city is still an integral part of parade planning. According to city manager Charlie Davis, the Chamber expressed some reservations to him regarding the parade. He added that Coffee Regional Medical Center had also asked the city to consider not holding…

A man with ties to Douglas was one of a total of 13 arrested in Michigan for allegedly conspiring to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer over her coronavirus restrictions, according to multiple media reports. Ty Garbin of Hartland, Michigan was one of the alleged conspirators. Media outlets in Michigan have reported that Garbin moved to Hartland from Douglas. Garbin’s Facebook profile states that he is originally from Douglas and moved to Michigan last year. Officials from the Douglas Police Department and Coffee County Sheriff’s Office have no records of Garbin nor have any authorities from Michigan contacted local enforcement regarding…