Author: Robert Preston, Jr.

Robert Preston

Sports

Blake Bryant goes in the 1st round: Arizona Diamondbacks take CCA pitcher with the 31st overall pick

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This statement or something very similar has been said since Blake Bryant committed to Clemson five years ago: Players who go to CCA don’t go to Clemson – and players who go to Clemson don’t go to CCA. That statement is true – but maybe not for the reasons it was originally uttered. In fact, Blake Bryant isn’t going to Clemson. Instead, he’s going to Phoenix. The Arizona Diamondbacks selected him in the 1st round (31st pick overall) in the MLB Draft on Saturday afternoon. For Bryant, it’s been a long, anxious – and rewarding – journey. There was plenty…

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Community

Coffee County’s Kaitlyn Tanner enjoys historic run at Miss Georgia Pageant

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“I made up my mind that I was going to enjoy the whole week. I wasn’t going to be nervous and I wasn’t going to put pressure on myself. Even in the interview, I thought, ‘What is the worst that can happen to me? I don’t know the judges and if I have a bad interview, what can they do to me?’ It was the same with the talent – even if I messed up, what’s the worst thing that would happen?” recalls Miss Georgia 4th runner-up and reigning Miss Georgia Southern Kaitlyn Tanner, who competed at the 81st Miss…

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News

Douglas Now LIVE! • June 14, 2026

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 Douglas Now LIVE! – with Robert Preston Jr. Topics include locals sentenced in a human trafficking investigation, a Coffee County pitcher destined for the MLB Draft, and an election update. (video appears below ads)         https://youtu.be/2bQE5Ps3ixg

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