Embattled Bacon County attorney Kenneth E. Futch Jr. is facing charges in Coffee County after an investigation determined that he provided a cell phone for a female inmate in the Coffee County Jail. In May, Futch allegedly allowed Dana Larson Bowen, who is being held on a variety of serious charges from Pierce County and is a client of Futch’s, to use his personal cell phone during at least one visit. Coffee County detectives believe Bowen used the cell phone to place at least one outgoing call, which is a violation of Georgia law. Futch turned himself in at about…
Author: Robert Preston, Jr.
When Randy Sprinkle headed out to the main lake at Baymeadows on Tuesday afternoon, it was supposed to be a nice little spin around the lake, testing out a boat to see if he wanted to buy it. It was an aluminum boat with a 60 horsepower Suzuki motor – a nice little set up – and he was interested. Very, very interested. Since he wouldn’t be out on the lake very long, Sprinkle didn’t wear a life vest nor did he attach the motor’s kill switch to his person. “The clip on the kill switch was broken. I could…
Keegan McGovern, the former Trojan who is now an outfielder with the Class A Clinton (Iowa) Lumberkings, reached an important milestone over the weekend: He hit his first home run as a pro. The 6’3”, 200-pound outfielder showed tremendous power in his senior season with the Georgia Bulldogs, belting 18 home runs to lead the ‘Dawgs in that particular offensive category. It took just eight minor league games before he put that power on display for the Seattle Mariners organization, which took him in the 9th round of this year’s Major League Baseball Draft. McGovern’s home run came on Sunday,…
Tyler Bashlor, a hard-throwing right-hander in the New York Mets organization and former South Georgia College Tiger, has been called up by the Mets. He reports to the big league team today, June 25, after receiving the call the day before. Bashlor, whom the Mets drafted in the 11th round after his sophomore year at then-South Georgia College (now South Georgia State College), has been working his way through the New York farm system since being selected. At SGC, Bashlor was a workhorse, playing every day. When he wasn’t on the mound, he was in the outfield. He was also…
A three-year-old child reported missing from West Green Friday afternoon was found unharmed later in that day. The call came in around 3:30 p.m. that the child had gone missing after waking up from a nap. According to a report on the Coffee County Georgia Police Scanner Facebook page, the boy and his mother laid down for a nap that afternoon. The little boy woke up before his mother did and apparently went outside. When the mother woke up, the child was gone and she couldn’t find him She called 911 and a number of local agencies responded, including the…
Keegan McGovern, whom the Seattle Mariners drafted earlier this month, has already made quite an impact in the Mariners organization and is about to make his second stop with the club. The 6’3”, 200-pound outfielder reported to the Everett (Washington) Aquasox soon after being drafted. In the Northwest League’s short A season, McGovern hit .313 (5-16) with two doubles and two RBI in four games. Yesterday, he left the Aquasox for the Clinton (Iowa) Lumberkings for the rest of the A season. The Mariners drafted McGovern in the 9th round of the 2018 MLB Draft out of the University of…
Former South Georgia State College Hawk Cayden Hatcher has signed a free agent contract with the Colorado Rockies. Hatcher, a native of Ponte Vedra, Fla., pitched for the Hawks in 2015 and 2016 before signing with the Nicholls State University Colonels in Thibodaux, La. His sophomore year at SGSC, he was 9-4 with a 3.45 ERA and 64 strikeouts in 75 2/3 innings. As a junior with the Colonels, Hatcher, a 6’5”, 200-pound righty, was 4-4 with a 6.07 ERA in 16 appearances (11 starts). This season, he also won four games and posted a 4.13 ERA with 60 strikeouts…
Hog N’ Bones opened its doors Wednesday afternoon, if only temporarily. The restaurant formerly known as Jerry J’s has undergone a facelift and a menu change. Ownership, however, hasn’t changed. The restaurant is still owned by Darrin Naylor and family and belongs to the same franchise family. The rest will change. Wednesday afternoon, in anticipation of what was supposed be a grand opening Thursday morning — that’s been pushed back to Friday morning due to ongoing construction — the Hog N’ Bones family hosted a ribbon cutting and served a few items from the new menu. A good group of…
Burt Reynolds is coming to South Georgia a month from now, courtesy of the RKDS Film Fest in Valdosta. The RKDS Film Fest is dedicated to highlighting the film industry in southern Georgia and grow interest, awareness, and recognition to the film industry by showcasing the films produced in the area. This year, Reynolds and three of his films, all shot in Georgia, will be featured. The festival will kick off at 3 p.m. on Thursday, July 12 with Valdosta mayor John Gayle giving Reynolds the key to the city and proclaiming that day as Burt Reynolds Day. This will…
After steamrolling their way through the first two games of the Athens Regional, the Georgia Bulldogs ran into a buzz saw in the Duke Blue Devils Monday afternoon at Foley Field in Athens. The Bulldogs came into the game needing just one win to advance to the Super Regionals, which would also be held in Athens. The Blue Devils, who were just one loss away from going home for the summer, had other plans. Duke defeated Georgia twice, 8-5 in game one then 8-4 in game two. Coffee’s Keegan McGovern, who had feasted on opposing pitchers in the…