Douglas Now Live with Robert Preston Jr. Topics include the Ides of March, weather, and a little sports history this weekend. (video appears below ads)
Author: Robert Preston, Jr.
Ben Fussell, Eli Wood, and Taeven Harden homered while Barrett Harrell, Conley McDaniel, and Jimmy Timothy doubled in the Coffee Trojans’ 13-7 loss to the Thomas County Central Yellow Jackets Tuesday at Charles Wilson Field in Douglas. The Yellow Jackets let their intentions be known early, scoring five runs in the first (all on two outs) and two in the second to jump out to a big early lead. TCC sent Georgia Tech commit Reid Gainous to the mound; while the Trojans touched Gainous for three runs (two earned) on six hits, he had little trouble keeping Coffee at bay…
Douglas Now Live with Robert Preston Jr. Topics include Dr. Leis’ retirement, weather, and a brief sports update. Plus whatever rabbits we chase in the process. (video appears below ads)
Douglas Now Live with Robert Preston Jr. Topics include the arrest in the Sandra Robinson case, a brief city commission meeting update, and maybe another item or two if we have time. (video appears below ads)
Douglas Now Live with Robert Preston Jr. Topics include a baseball update, a short crime report, and election news. (video appears below ads)
Douglas Now Live with Robert Preston Jr. Topics include a look at today’s basketball games and a preview of Monday’s county commission meeting. (video appears below ads)
The Coffee Trojans were running out of time on Wednesday night. After taking a 6-3 lead in the first inning against the Fitzgerald Purple Hurricanes, the ‘Canes battled back with two in the third and two in the fifth while keeping the Trojans off the board. Coffee was trailing 7-6 entering the bottom of the seventh. Nothing would have made Fitzgerald happier than to cross the county line and take one from the Trojans. Gavin McElroy and the others in the middle of Coffee’s line-up had different plans. In the seventh, McElroy welcomed a new Fitzgerald pitcher with a game-tying…
The freshmen-laden 2025-2026 Coffee Trojans had a great season. They ended a four-year playoff drought, made a strong run at a region title, and hosted a postseason game at home. The future is bright for the Coffee men’s program. Which is why it’s so heartbreaking that their season ended the way it did. For all the successes, for all the big moments, for all the incredible plays, it’s not fair for the year to end with two oh-so-close games. After dropping the region title game in overtime to a loaded Houston County team, the Trojans still had an all-important first…
Douglas Now Live with Robert Preston Jr. Topics include answering questions about yesterday’s bank fraud case and some interesting sports commentary. (video appears below ad)
The South Georgia State College Hawks and the Tallahassee State College Eagles split a doubleheader at Crider Field Saturday in Douglas. The Hawks took game one 5-2 but the Eagles rebounded for a 10-9 game two victory. SGSC shortstop Talon Daignault (sophomore, Camden County) led the Hawks in game one, going 3-3 with two RBI and two runs scored. Sophomore starter Luke Smith (Social Circle) went 6 1/3 innings for the win. He struck out four, walked three, and gave up two runs (both earned). The game was tied at one apiece until the fifth, when the Hawks scored four…