The Coffee County Sheriff’s Office has issued the following statement regarding the arrest, prosecution, and sentencing of sex offender Charlie Franklin Stevens. Stevens was convicted of offenses in Pierce and Coffee counties and received 60 years in state prison for the Pierce County convictions and 40 years for the Coffee County convictions, to be served concurrently. Stevens was first convicted of Child Molestation in Lowndes County, Georgia, in 2018 and was placed on the Georgia Sex Offender Registry on May 20, 2021. After relocating to Coffee County, Stevens was required to comply with Georgia’s registry requirements and probation conditions. In…
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The South Georgia State College Hawks are 4-1 overall and 4-0 in conference play after defeating the Southern Crescent Technical College Tigers 10-1 Friday afternoon on the SGSC campus. The Hawks also have wins over the Tigers (16-0, September 5) and the Central Georgia Technical College Tigers (7-0, September 8). SGSC’s lone loss came on September 6 against Daytona State College (5-0), the defending national champions and #1-ranked team in the country. In the second meeting between the Hawks and the Tigers, Tori Dinkins and Allie Hemmings each scored four goals apiece. Holly MacLaurin and Addie Hemmings added the other…
The Coffee Lady Trojans had a little trouble Saturday afternoon, losing 5-2 to the Jeff Davis County Yellow Jackets and 2-0 to the Vidalia Indians. Both games were played at Jeff Davis County. Defense proved to be the Lady Trojans’ Achilles heel. Coffee committed five errors against Jeff Davis and two more against Vidalia. Of the seven runs the Lady Trojans gave up over the two games, only one was earned. In game one against the Jackets, Jeff Davis scored three in the third and two in the sixth. Coffee managed just one run in the second and one in…
A 32-year-old Douglas man was arrested and jailed after he allegedly misused 911 Thursday morning. On the morning of September 10, 2026, deputies responded to a home in Town & Country Mobile Home Park on West Walker Street in reference to a possible theft. The complainant, Eric Sinclair Bivens, 32, of Douglas, allegedly called 911 and reported that a neighbor had stolen wood products from the residence. When the first officer arrived, Bivens stated that he would not speak to police. After talking to others at the scene, deputies came to the conclusion that no theft had occurred. They left…
A 68-year-old woman has been arrested after she allegedly took her sister’s car, laptop, and used her credit card without authorization while her sister was in the hospital over a year ago. A report from the sheriff’s office says that on July 5, 2025, the complainant was admitted to Coffee Regional Medical Center on June 25, 2025. She stayed in the hospital until July 2, 2025. While she was in the hospital, her sister, identified as Carol Dukes of Nicholls, took her car without her permission, the report says. Dukes also allegedly took her laptop, valued at $500, and would…
Heading into Tuesday’s rematch with the Charlton County Maidens at Patriot Field in Douglas, most of the CCA faithful were expecting a close game. Though the Lady Patriots had defeated the Maidens handily a week ago, Charlton had bounced back and defeated a tough Lanier County Lady Bulldogs squad – the same team that handed the Lady Patriots one of their three losses this season – 9-8 the day before. Early on, the game looked like it might be a pitcher’s duel. CCA held a scant 2-1 lead after three innings. Both teams plated a run in the fourth, giving…
Both parties allegedly involved in a domestic incident late last month were taken into custody – one on aggravated assault charges and the other on an active warrant out of Irwin County, according to a report from the Douglas Police Department. The report states that officers arrived at an apartment at Georgian Woods Apartments on McNeil Drive on August 29, 2026, at around 4:20 a.m. The report says that two individuals, Mondavion Fuller, 31, of Douglas, and Ta’Kwajala Tam’Me Allexis Henderson, 26, of Douglas, were in the apartment and had gotten into an argument. There was also another adult in…
A 27-year-old Douglas man was arrested and charged with prowling and aggravated stalking for allegedly harassing a female victim with whom the suspect said he was in love. According to a sheriff’s office report, on August 28, 2026, a deputy responded to a local mobile home park regarding a possible stalking. When the officer arrived, he spoke to the female victim who said that Dakota Monroe Arnold, 27, of Douglas, had been “stalking her and sending crazy love texts expressing his love for her.” She said that she had left her home for two weeks because of the alleged stalking,…
The 2026 college football season is underway and several Coffee High alumni are playing on teams at every level from NAIA to the Division I ranks. Some former Trojans have played two games, others one. Here is how they’ve done far this season. Jaydon Vester, sophomore long snapper, Tennessee State: Played at Clark Atlanta last year. Vester played Saturday against the University of Georgia in Sanford Stadium. The Bulldogs won 63-3; Vester, however, was the long snapper on the field goal that netted the Tigers their only points of the game. Other former Trojans may have played more snaps but…
After losing to the Coffee Lady Trojans in a barn-burner Tuesday at Faircloth Field in Douglas, the Houston County Lady Bears exacted a little revenge Thursday in front of their fans. Houston spoiled Coffee’s perfect region record and swept a doubleheader, winning 11-1 and 9-0 in run-rule shortened games. In game one, the Lady Trojans’ lone run came in the top of the third when Jocelyn Fender singled to score Ella Edge, who had also singled with two outs. The back-to-back singles accounted for two of Coffee’s three hits; Kanlee Douglas was the only other Lady Trojan to get a…