Author: Robert Preston

Douglas MainStreet Director Dave Hughes and his wife, Sheila, who owns Kribs & Kradles downtown, were hit by a car on Friday, Feb. 7, as they walked across the street from Kribs & Kradles to eat dinner at the Fern Bank. According to a post made on the Douglas-Coffee County Chamber of Commerce’s Facebook page, Dave was relatively unharmed. Sheila, however, sustained serious injuries and was transported to Jacksonville, Fla., for further treatment. The Chamber’s Facebook post stated that Sheila suffered severe head trauma with sub-dermal hematoma. The Georgia State Patrol investigated the accident but DouglasNow.com has not yet obtained…

Bret Davis, 39, and Amanda Seagraves, 39, both of Vidalia, have been arrested and charged in connection with breaking into cars and stealing credit cards. The Douglas Police Department had photos of the couple allegedly using the stolen credit cards and had asked for the public’s assistance in identifying them. Citizens came through and provided information that led to the identification and eventual arrests of Davis and Seagraves. They have been charged with entering an auto, financial transaction card theft, and financial transaction card fraud. They are being held in the Coffee County Jail.

Wednesday morning, crews from the Coffee County Fire Department and Midway Truck Parts fished a GMC Yukon from a creek in eastern Coffee County. The vehicle ended up in the creek late Tuesday afternoon when its owner, Mark Adams of Douglas, swerved to miss a deer that was crossing Highway 158 East near the Highway 64/Wilsonville crossroads. Adams, who was traveling east, made an evasive maneuver to his right. He missed the deer but drove off a concrete culvert into the creek – a drop of about six feet from the road to the water. Adams escaped the accident unharmed.…

Tyreek Hill became the first Coffee Trojan to win a Super Bowl when he helped lead his Kansas City Chiefs back seemingly from the dead against the San Francisco 49ers Sunday night in Super Bowl LIV in Miami Gardens, Fla. The Chiefs were down 20-10 in the fourth quarter when the Chiefs went on a 21-0 scoring run to defeat San Francisco 31-20. The 49ers kept Hill out of the end zone but he still managed to lead all Kansas City receivers with nine catches for 105 yards. His longest reception, a 44-yarder from quarterback Patrick Mahomes, was the longest…

David Clarke, who has previously worked with the campaigns for Gov. Brian Kemp and U.S. Rep. Tom Graves, has announced his candidacy for the District 4 county commission seat later this year. County commission chair Johnny Wayne Jowers is the current District 4 commissioner. In a Facebook post on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020, Clarke made the following announcement: “Today I’m officially announcing my candidacy for Coffee County Commissioner in the 4th Commissioner District! Coffee County is the place I’ve called home my entire life and that’s why I’ve decided to run for County Commissioner. I want to work…

Two troopers who were to be assigned to the Douglas post of the Georgia State Patrol were among the 32 troopers of the 106th trooper school who were fired Wednesday for allegedly cheating on a portion of the school’s tests. Tuesday, the Georgia Department of Public Safety held a press conference and announced that the students of the 106th school – 33 in all – had allegedly cheated on an online speed detection test in October of last year. One trooper resigned before being fired. The remaining 32 were terminated. Two of the troopers were to be stationed…

The Coffee County School System has hired Jeff Hammond, former head coach at Spalding County High School and offensive coordinator at Colquitt County High School. Hammond left Colquitt after the 2018 season and has served one year at Spalding County. Last season, Spalding went 1-9. Hammond served as Colquitt’s offensive coordinator two different times while former head coach Rush Propst was there. His last year, the Packers made the semifinals of the state playoffs and averaged 43 points per game. Over the course of his career, Hammond’s teams have made several deep playoff runs, including two appearances in the…

Irwin County High School head football coach Buddy Nobles has died after a battle with stomach cancer. The Irwin County School System announced Coach Nobles’s passing in a Facebook post earlier today. The post, from Dr. Thad Clayton, Irwin County School Superintendent, is as follows: “Our Coach, Buddy Nobles, has passed from this life and is now in the presence of our Lord. He finished his fight with cancer peacefully in the night surrounded by his family. Irwin County Schools has lost a true man of God who will have an everlasting impact on many students, players, coaches…

The old adage goes “the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” Such could be said for Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, armed robbery at McDonald’s in Douglas. The poorly planned robbery ended up landing three people, including one McDonald’s employee, in jail. Jonterria Seay, who worked at the restaurant, allegedly hatched what he thought was a way to pick up a few extra bucks. He knew when the manager left the restaurant with the deposit and he figured if he had a little help, he could get the deposit for himself. According to information obtained…

No matter what happens in two weeks at Super Bowl LIV in Miami, a former Trojan will win a Super Bowl ring. Two former Trojans, the Kansas City Chiefs’ Tyreek Hill and the San Francisco 49ers’ Kentavious Street, will face off against each other in the NFL’s biggest game. Most people are familiar with Hill – the wide receiver is a four-time Pro Bowler, the second highest paid wide receiver in the league, one of the NFL’s most explosive player, and probably the fastest player in the NFL. In his career, he has played in 59 games and caught…