Author: Robert Preston

The legal woes continue for Roscoe Allen. About 15 months after being arrested on aggravated assault charges for allegedly pulling a gun on another person, Allen has been arrested again and charged with terroristic threats after an incident that took place at city hall on Monday, June 8, 2020. According to the Douglas Police Department’s incident report, Allen was at city hall to request open records. Upset at how long the process was taking, Allen became irate and allegedly began berating the cashiers in the lobby. The report states that he threatened one cashier, allegedly telling her he would…

All local incumbents will hold their respective offices for another four years following Tuesday’s primary election – with one notable exception. District 3 school board member Reagan Miller lost her re-election bid to former board member Gene Wade, who earlier this year decided to run after spending many years in retirement. Wade edged Miller by a scant 32 votes, winning 729 to 697. In other local races, Sheriff Doyle Wooten won his bid for a third term over challenger Walter James, 3,787 to 1,864. In the District 4 school board race, incumbent Adam Lott defeated Ronnie Graham 1,104 to…

The 2020 Primary Election has gone the way much of the entire year has – rife with problems, delays, and unforeseen issues. The polls closed at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9. At the time this story was posted, nearly noon on Wednesday, June 10, election officials are no closer to counting all of the votes than they were at midnight on election night. The problems are due to the new technology used to count paper ballots. And there are plenty of paper ballots to count. Because of concerns surrounding COVID-19, many voters opted to cast their ballots on…

Adam John Lee of Broxton is missing and several agencies are looking for him. According to a tweet posted by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Lee was last seen at his home on Highway 268 West on May 20, 2020. He has ties to Coffee, Atkinson, Ware, and Wilcox counties. Additionally, he has family in Indiana. Lee is described as a white male, 30 years old, with blue eyes, and red/auburn hair. He stands 6’3” and weighs 200 pounds. If you have any information regarding Lee’s whereabouts or the circumstances that led to his disappearance, contact the GBI’s tip line…

Adam John Lee of Broxton is missing and several agencies are looking for him. According to a tweet posted by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Lee was last seen at his home on Highway 268 West on May 20, 2020. He has ties to Coffee, Atkinson, Ware, and Wilcox counties. Additionally, he has family in Indiana. Lee is described as a white male, 30 years old, with blue eyes, and red/auburn hair. He stands 6’3” and weighs 200 pounds. If you have any information regarding Lee’s whereabouts or the circumstances that led to his disappearance, contact the GBI’s tip line…

Adam John Lee of Broxton is missing and several agencies are looking for him. According to a tweet posted by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Lee was last seen at his home on Highway 268 West on May 20, 2020. He has ties to Coffee, Atkinson, Ware, and Wilcox counties. Additionally, he has family in Indiana. Lee is described as a white male, 30 years old, with blue eyes, and red/auburn hair. He stands 6’3” and weighs 200 pounds. If you have any information regarding Lee’s whereabouts or the circumstances that led to his disappearance, contact the GBI’s tip line…

Adam John Lee of Broxton is missing and several agencies are looking for him. According to a tweet posted by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Lee was last seen at his home on Highway 268 West on May 20, 2020. He has ties to Coffee, Atkinson, Ware, and Wilcox counties. Additionally, he has family in Indiana. Lee is described as a white male, 30 years old, with blue eyes, and red/auburn hair. He stands 6’3” and weighs 200 pounds. If you have any information regarding Lee’s whereabouts or the circumstances that led to his disappearance, contact the GBI’s tip line…

Adam John Lee of Broxton is missing and several agencies are looking for him. According to a tweet posted by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Lee was last seen at his home on Highway 268 West on May 20, 2020. He has ties to Coffee, Atkinson, Ware, and Wilcox counties. Additionally, he has family in Indiana. Lee is described as a white male, 30 years old, with blue eyes, and red/auburn hair. He stands 6’3” and weighs 200 pounds. If you have any information regarding Lee’s whereabouts or the circumstances that led to his disappearance, contact the GBI’s tip line…

A tractor-trailer accident blocked Highway 268 between Ambrose and Broxton for several hours Tuesday afternoon. The truck, owned by Averitt Express of Cookeville, Tenn., was heading east on 268 and apparently left the right side of the roadway. As the driver attempted to correct the vehicle, it crossed the left-hand lane, the trailer rolled on its side, and the truck drove down into the ditch before coming to rest in a wooded area. The trailer blocked both lanes until wreckers from American Truck Parts of Douglas could get it moved. Officers from the Georgia Department of Transportation, Coffee County Sheriff’s…

Two reports of large predators, both posted on social media over the weekend, have people in South Georgia talking. One is a photo of a panther allegedly taken on a trail camera near Rebecca while the other is of a black bear seen in Coffee County. While reports of bear sightings in Coffee County are rare, it is entirely plausible that bears exist here. The panther photo, however, is more problematic. First, the bear. Demetrianaa Michelle posted the photo to her Facebook account. DouglasNow.com sent Demetrianaa a message seeking more information about the photo and where exactly it…