Author: Staff Reports

Monday afternoon, Coffee County firefighters responded to a structure fire at lot 14 of a mobile home in a mobile home park off Namon Road. There were people inside the home at the time of the fire but everyone escaped unharmed. If you’re standing in front of the home and looking at the front door, the fire began in the left side in one of the bedrooms. By the time firefighters arrived, that section of the home was engulfed in flames and moving toward the rest of the house. Fire crews arrived on the scene and were able to get…

The citizens of Coffee County have suffered a tremendous loss. Last night, District 1 county commissioner Oscar Paulk unexpectedly passed away. Commissioner Paulk was elected to the commission in 2014 and began his term of service on January 1, 2015. “Commissioner Paulk was an exemplary public servant who served the citizens of District 1 and Coffee County admirably and selflessly. His loss leaves an enormous void on the commission that will not be easy to fill. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Paulk family as they work through this difficult time,” stated county administrator Wesley Vickers. A statement from…

A 31-year-old was arrested and jailed after he allegedly fired multiple shots at the mother of his child from the Dollar General on North Madison Avenue. An incident report from the Douglas Police Department states that on June 7, 2025, just before 11 p.m., Terrence Warren Jr., 31, walked from Georgian Woods Apartments to the Dollar General across from Circle K. According to the report, Warren fired two shots back to back in the direction of the Dollar General. The victim, who has a child with Warren and is pregnant with a second child of his, was at the store…

On June 5, 2025, at around 4 p.m., Randall Green Sherrod, 35, was arrested after he allegedly admitted to violating a restraining order during a hearing. According to a report from the sheriff’s office, a deputy contacted a detective after Sherrod allegedly admitted to violating a temporary protective order during a hearing. The detective interviewed Sherrod and, according to the report, he admitted a second time to violating the order. The report states that the TPO mandated that Sherrod leave a Pine Valley Road address in Douglas, maintain a 100-foot distance and avoid all contact with the victim. The report…

The 2025 state champion CCA Patriots have been rewarded with postseason recognition at both the state and region level. Head coach Jeremy Coram has been named Class A Coach of the Year and Region 6 Coach of the Year. Starters Thomas Gentry and Blake Bryant have been named Class A Co-Pitchers of the Year. Patriots on the Class A All-State team are Jonathan Rutland, Gray McLean, Skyler Woods, Gentry, and Bryant. Eighth grader Clay Phillips was named All-State Honorable Mention. At the region level, Gray McLean received Region 6 Player of the Year honors. Rutland, Bryant, McLean, Woods, and Gentry…

On June 12, 2025, a Douglas police officer conducted a traffic stop which led to the arrest of Clemon Carter, Jr., 61, for allegedly driving with a suspended license. Carter was taken into custody and transported to the Coffee County Jail. Upon arrival at the jail, officers discovered that Carter had a small amount of suspected crack cocaine concealed in his sock. The Douglas-Coffee Drug Unit was notified and responded to the scene. Drug unit agents took over the investigation from there. Carter was subsequently charged with one count of possession of a controlled substance along with several traffic citations.…

Tuesday evening, officers investigated a traffic accident on West Walker Street that sent one motorist to Coffee Regional Medical Center. Initially, the accident was reported at the scene to be a hit and run involving two vehicles but officers have determined that it was most likely a one-vehicle accident. According to witnesses, an individual whose identity has not been released was driving a Honda SUV on Touchton Drive. At the stop sign at West Walker Street, the driver turned left to go to Town and Country Mobile Home Park. Shortly after making the turn, the Honda left the roadway on…

A 49-year-old Douglas man was arrested after he allegedly walked away from an auto accident on South Peterson Avenue on June 3, 2025. According to a report from the Douglas Police Department, the accident happened around 2:40 p.m. near Thomas Flowers. When a DPD officer arrived at the scene, he discovered that the driver of one of the vehicles, Jesse Lee Davis, 49, was not in the vehicle. A passenger stated that Davis left the scene because he had warrants. The officer looked around and noticed a man that matched Davis’s description walking north on Peterson Avenue. The report states…

Finally, there’s some good news for Tyreek Hill this offseason. Last Friday, Hill ran the 100 meters in the Last Chance Sprint Series, held at Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California. Running in the preliminaries, Hill posted a 10.15 seconds, a personal best, winning by 1.2 seconds. According to Yahoo Sports, it was Hill’s first 100-meter race since 2014 and the fastest time among the 91 sprinters to run on Friday. Hill has had a friendly feud with Olympic gold medalist Noah Lyles and the two have been trying to set up a race against each other for…

A 30-year-old Douglas woman was arrested for the second time this year on June 6, 2025, after she allegedly broke a cabinet and pulled her mother’s hair during an alleged outburst. An incident report from the sheriff’s office states that around 1:30 p.m. on June 6, a deputy responded to a mobile home in a Kamera Road mobile home park to a report of Amy Anderson, 30, of Douglas, throwing pots and plates in the house and pulling her mother’s hair. When the deputy arrived, an out-of-county DFACS worker was onsite. She was there to evaluate another family member and,…