The Coffee Trojans and Lowndes Vikings junior varsity squads fought to a draw for 38 minutes Wednesday afternoon at Martin Stadium in Valdosta. Then, in the last two minutes, the teams started swinging — and both landed haymakers. It was the Trojans, however, who came away with a 7-6 win. In a game originally scheduled for Thursday but moved to Wednesday due to Hurricane Ian, Coffee and Lowndes battered and bruised each other without scoring until the final two minutes. It was a hard game to watch — physical, violent, punishing. Both defensive units had their ways with…
Author: Robert Preston, Jr.
Special teams and defense set the tone for the Coffee Trojans 51-17 win over the 7A Richmond Hill Wildcats on Homecoming at Jardine Stadium Friday night. Of the Trojans’ seven touchdowns, special teams and defense combined for four. The special teams unit added another three points on Coffee’s first field goal of the year, a 33-yard kick by Jonah Saylor with 92 seconds left on the clock. “In spite of some penalties, I thought we played pretty well tonight. I’m proud of our kids. They’re really starting to understand what it takes to get better and they’re getting…
The Coffee Trojans and Salem Seminoles had played each other four times heading into Friday night’s matchup at Jardine Stadium. The Trojans were a perfect 4-0 and had outscored the Seminoles 186-14. You can add a win and a record-setting 65 more points to Coffee’s total. The Trojans defeated the Seminoles for a fifth straight time, this time 65-0. Coffee matched its highest first-half point total of 51. In 2019, Coffee led Salem 51-8 at halftime, eventually winning 64-8. Though the Trojans equalled 2019’s first-half total, Coffee has never led by 51 at the half —…
The Coffee Trojans battled a two-week layoff thanks to a bye week and a 2:15 weather delay en route to a 34-14 win over the St. Augustine (Fla.) Yellow Jackets in the first ever Border Classic Saturday afternoon in Brunswick. Hosted by Glynn Academy, the Border Classic began Thursday night and featured seven games between teams from South Georgia and North Florida. Coffee’s game was the sixth on the schedule and kicked off at 4 p.m. Saturday. If you were watching the weather on Saturday you know the rest of the story — it wasn’t a matter of…
A reunion of sorts at Jardine Stadium on Thursday turned into a one-sided affair when the Madison County Cowboys junior varsity came to town to play the Coffee Trojans junior varsity squad. The Trojans won 41-0. Coffee High head coach Mike Coe won five state championships at Madison County — one as offensive coordinator and four as head coach. After winning a state title last year with the Cowboys, he took the Coffee job after then-head coach Robby Pruitt left for Williston, Florida. Thursday’s game was the third meeting between teams from Coffee and Madison County; the varsity…
In collaboration with Vyve Broadband, Visit Douglas-Coffee County GA is sponsoring its inaugural Gopher Tortoise Festival (GTF) Poster Contest. First place poster design will be printed and sold at the festival and the creator will win a $300 American Express gift card courtesy of Vyve Broadband. All ages and levels of expertise are encouraged to enter, but must be from Coffee County. The Gopher Tortoise Festival is Douglas-Coffee County’s yearly arts and crafts festival featuring handmade, homemade, and homegrown products. The event will have live music and entertainment throughout both Friday, Sept. 30 from 4-9pm and Saturday, Oct.…
Pernell Harris, who was involved in an altercation with law enforcement officers on August 25, 2021, has passed away. He was being cared for in a long-term care facility in Twiggs County at the time of his death. Harris had been unresponsive since the altercation. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation launched an investigation into the incident but has yet to release the findings to the public. Two disturbing videos of the altercation circulated on social media in the days after the incident. On August 25, 2021, deputies responded to a call involving Harris and his girlfriend.…
Clyde Williams Jr., age 57, of Douglas, Georgia passed away on Monday, August 1, 2022. Mr. Williams was born on December 21, 1964, in Coffee County, GA to the late Clyde Williams Sr. and the late Alline Stone Williams. Survivors include; Wife: Jamie Moore Williams of Douglas, GA, Son: Christopher (Misty) Willis of Cobb, GA, Daughter: Ashleigh (Eric) Carter of Alma, Ga, Seven Grandchildren: Erica Carter, Alysa Carter, Alivia Screws, Asher Carter, Ana Lynn Willis, Amelia Willis, Aston Willis and several Aunts, Uncles, and Cousins. The family will receive friends Wednesday, August 3, 2022 from 6:00PM to…
A violent video live streamed on social media led to the arrest of a Douglas man on aggravated assault charges. On Sunday, July 17, 2022, a video appeared on Facebook showing an individual identified as Jarmall “Chris Rock” Jackson choking a man in the front seat of a car. The victim was in the driver’s seat while Jackson was in the passenger’s seat. Whoever was streaming the incident was doing so from the back seat. Besides Jackson, the victim, and the person videoing, it isn’t clear how many others, if any at all, were also inside the car…
Baxley’s Byron Buxton, Minnesota Twins’ centerfielder playing in his first All Star Game Tuesday night, hit a towering go-ahead solo home run in the fourth inning that ended up being the game-winning hit for the American League. The National League was up 2-0 in the fourth, thanks to a two-run home run by Paul Goldschmidt, when New York Yankees’ slugger Giancarlo Stanton blasted a 457-foot two-run home run of his own to tie the game. Buxton, starting in centerfield for the injured Mike Trout, was on deck and had a bird’s eye view of Stanton’s mammoth shot. After…