Author: Robert Preston

A decisive game 3. A long tie-breaking home run in the final inning. And a potentially game-saving defensive play in a crucial situation. The first round of the GHSA state softball playoffs had it all. And the Coffee Lady Trojans came away with the win. The Lady Trojans headed to Augusta to face the # 8 team in the state in the Greenbrier Wolfpack. After a split on Tuesday, the Lady Trojans clinched a trip to the second round with a 10-7 win in the rubber game. In game 1, Coffee’s offense was relentless, scoring 16 runs and…

The Community Foundation of Coffee County has unveiled its Wheeler Park vision plan. The Foundation has hosted public meetings at the Satilla Regional Library announcing the plan. Last Thursday, Julia Wood of the Community Foundation of Central Georgia (of which the Community Foundation of Coffee County is an affiliate) spoke to the Douglas Rotary Club about the Wheeler Park project. After the meeting, Wood presented members of the Foundation with a check for $22,500 to fund the initial phases of the project. The Foundation teamed up Interface Studio LLC in May 2019 in order to establish a new, community-based vision…

Tuesday night, two individuals were shot at a residence on South Gaskin Avenue, according to the Douglas Police Department. The shootings took place around 10 p.m. Both victims were transported to Coffee Regional Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries; each had been shot in the legs. One victim was treated and released. The other was treated then taken to the Ben Hill County Detention Center on an unrelated warrant through the Ben Hill County Sheriff’s Office. The incident remains under investigation and no other details can be released. Detectives are following up on information and no other arrests have…

Drug officers arrested Julio Roberto Pascual on Sept. 19, 2019, following complaints from citizens regarding the sale of prescription drugs. Pascual was arrested at a home in the Oak Park community. Officers found six different controlled substances in the house. Pascual had no prescription for the medications and was arrested and charged with six counts of possession of a controlled substance, one count of possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, and one count of drugs not in original container. Sheriff Doyle Wooten would like to thank all the concerned citizens who for reporting this…

Two days after signing a $54 million contract extension, Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill suffered a serious injury that will sideline him for several weeks. Just how long he will be out remains to be seen. Hill came out of the game in the second quarter after taking a hard hit from Jacksonville Jaguars defensive back Jalen Ramsey. Hill caught his second pass of the game on Kansas City’s sideline. Ramsey drove Hill out of bounds and into the ground, causing a posterior sternoclavicular dislocation. Hill never returned to the game and was quickly ushered into the…

After a turbulent offseason, the Kansas City Chiefs let wide receiver Tyreek Hill – and the rest of the world – know just how much they value the NFL’s fastest player. Friday, Hill signed a three-year contract extension for $54 million, $35 million of which is guaranteed, according to a report from ESPN.com. In three years with the Chiefs, Hill has caught 223 passes for 3,255 yards and 25 touchdowns. He’s also scored four rushing touchdowns and five more on punt and kick returns (four punt, one kick), according to pro-football-reference.com. According to ESPN.com, the deal makes Hill…

Wyatt Miller, the former Trojan and UCF Knight, had a roller coaster weekend. Saturday, he learned the New York Jets, who signed the 6’4”, 305-pound offensive lineman as an undrafted free agent following the 2019 NFL Draft, had decided not to keep him on the 53-man roster. Thinking his football career might be over, he flew home that night, only to find out Sunday morning that the Cincinnati Bengals had signed him to their 53-man roster. So he hopped back on a plane bound for Cincinnati. According to www.cincyjungle.com, Miller saw 95 snaps in the preseason with the…

Ward 3 city commissioner Olivia Pearson has had yet another scrape with the law. On Friday, Aug. 23, 2019, an officer from the Douglas Police Department issued Commissioner Pearson a warning for criminal trespass after she allegedly argued with Mickeayla Brockington at Brockington’s place of business, located at 611A South Gaskin Avenue. Commissioner Pearson, along with Ward 2 commissioner Kentaiwon Durham, had both gone to Brockington’s business to speak with her. Brockington is running against Commissioner Durham for the Ward 2 commission seat. The election takes place in November. DouglasNow.com obtained a copy of the incident report through…

A 70-year-old female is recovering from a gunshot wound after a domestic dispute took a sinister turn Tuesday night. According to a statement from the Douglas Police Department, a 66-year-old male entered a residence on Hollywood Drive to see a 66-year-old female with whom he had a relationship. Shortly after arriving, the male allegedly shot the female in the shoulder with a shotgun then fled the residence. When officers arrived, the female was alert and told officers who shot her and in which direction he ran. The male left the residence and headed west toward Highway 441 South,…

Last week, the Coffee County Grand Jury indicted three individuals, including the Douglas city cemetery manager, on bribery charges. The Grand Jury met on Thursday, July 25, 2019, and made its decision. The indictments remained sealed until Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019, when Judge Andy Spivey opened the indictments in Superior Court. According to the indictments, the Grand Jury returned true bills against Henry Milhollin, the cemetery manager, on three counts: two of bribery and one of improper influence of co-officer or employee. The indictment states that between Aug. 7, 2015 and April 4, 2016, Milhollin “did unlawfully accept…