On Monday, September 21, 2026, the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police (GACP) awarded the Outstanding Police Officer of the Year to Valdosta Police Detective Heather Turner. Detective Heather Turner has served with the Valdosta Police Department for 17 years, with the past 10 in the Persons Crime Unit. Earlier this year, the Georgia Department of Family and Children Services shared a small child reported to his teacher that his mom had been beaten, locked in a closet, and was possibly dead. When the detective contacted two adult females at the residence, she was met with evasive responses. A male who…
Author: Robert Preston, Jr.
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If you’re going to make a road trip of nearly 300 miles, you may as well win and win big. That’s exactly what the Coffee Trojans did Friday night against the Crestview (Florida) Bulldogs in Crestview. Coffee made the long ride west on I-10 to face the 0-4 Bulldogs. When the final seconds ticked off the clock, the Bulldogs were 0-5 and the Trojans left the panhandle with a 47-6 win. Coffee started scoring on their first possession and never let up. The Trojans got touchdowns from Xavien Littleton (4), Tyler Dowling (2), and Jamien Mack (1). Tyquez Morris and…
Friday night’s game between the #2-ranked Fullington Academy Trojans and the #4-ranked CCA Patriots at Patriot Field in Douglas had several big storylines. It was supposed to be a hard-fought contest between two potential playoff teams. And it was a rematch from last year’s first-round playoff game, also played at Patriot Field, which the Trojans won 28-20 after the Patriots led 20-8 in the first quarter. This time around, things were different. The Patriots finally put together a complete four quarters of football and made a big statement with a 61-20 win. Fans were treated to a historic offensive performance;…
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 30-3 loss to Alabama A&M. Maurice Turner, a redshirt senior running back with the Tulane University Green Wave: 3 carries for 1 yard in Tulane’s 28-24 win over South Alabama. Tyrese Woodgett, sophomore running back at Georgia Southern: Recovering from a shoulder injury and will be sidelined for a few more weeks. Jyarius Carter,…
If you live on the Broxton-West Green Highway, Mora Road, or Mark Mobley Road, count your blessings. Your roads made the TIA resurfacing list and will be repaved. At the September county commission meeting, commissioners awarded the project Scruggs for $6.4 million. The county gave the professional services agreement for the project to Statewide Surveying for $654,732. Among the items on the agenda were the following: The public hearing for a rezoning request from Tony Davis for three acres at 7626 Highway 221 North from Ag, Agriculture to C, Commercial. No one spoke for or against the request and it…
The Coffee Lady Trojans launched a comeback bid in the top of the seventh inning on Tuesday against the Veterans Warhawks in Kathleen. Unfortunately, the rally fizzled after Coffee cut Veterans’ four-run lead in half. The Warhawks jumped out to an early 8-4 lead after scoring in each of the first three innings. Veterans plated three in the first, four in the second, and one in the third. The Lady Trojans responded with four in the second but didn’t add to their run total until the top of the seventh. Coffee was trailing 8-4 with two outs when the Lady…
Things returned to normal for the CCA Lady Patriots on Tuesday afternoon at Patriot Field in Douglas. After a tough loss to GHSA 5A power Wayne County on Monday, CCA welcomed region foe Robert Toombs Academy to Douglas and won 12-0 in four innings. The Lady Patriots scored a run in the first, four in the second, five in the third, and two in the fourth to win the run-rule shortened game. Brilynn Waldron led the way offensively with a 3-4, four-run, two-RBI day. Peighton Harper threw a complete-game two-hit shutout, striking out three and walking one. Lily Waldron was…
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The CCA Lady Patriots won their 13th game of the season – and their first region game – Thursday against the Vidalia Heritage Academy Eagles 14-2 in Douglas. The game ended after four innings via run rule. CCA scored in every inning – one in the first, five in the second, six in the third, and two in the fourth – while the two Lady Patriots in the circle kept the Eagles off balance all day. Leading 12-2 in the bottom of the fourth, Allie Veal led off with a walk. After a strikeout, Arabelle Roberts singled but advanced to…