Author: Staff Reports

Three Trojans came out of day one of the region track meet with individual region championships. Braydon Bailey (3200 meter run, 12:45.90), Cameron Watson (3200 meter run, 9:58.90), and Chris Stafford (triple jump, 43’2”) brought region titles to Coffee High. In addition to their performances, several other athletes qualified for state sectionals: Kate Merritt – 3200 meter run Morgan Adams, Ainsley Myers, Brayden Bailey, Kate Merritt – 4×800 relay Gabby Mann – long jump, triple jump Olan Dickson, Garrett Mancil, Carter Young, Hunter Milhollin 4×800 relay Chris Stafford and Tyriq Edwards – long jump Zyshon Reed – shot…

Earlier this year, 32 of the 33 rookie state troopers who were fired after allegedly cheating on an exam were cleared by the Georgia Police Officer Standards and Training Council. Two of the troopers — Eric Guerrero of Coffee County and Kyle Thompson of Berrien County – were supposed to be stationed at the Douglas post. Nine of the troopers, including Guerrero, are back on the job, according to a Facebook post by the Georgia Department of Public Safety. Investigators stated that the majority of the trainees did not intend to deceive or cheat their instructors. Mike Ayers,…

Tuesday afternoon in a special ceremony before the South Georgia State College Hawks played the Georgia Highlands Chargers at George Cook Stadium in Douglas, former South Georgia head baseball coach Scott Sims was inducted into the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association Hall of Fame. Coach Sims coached South Georgia for 21 years (1990-2011) and amassed 589 victories. During his tenure he led the Tigers to 18 postseason appearances (including 16 consecutive) and finished runner-up in the region five times. He saw 18 of his players drafted and one, Jason Childers, play Major League Baseball. In his final season as head…

Operation Sandy Bottom has yielded another arrest. On Friday, April 9, 2021, deputies in South Florida arrested Marquis Jerome “Joc” Jacques during a traffic stop. Jacques was a target in January’s Operation Sandy Bottom, a federal drug conspiracy investigation which rounded up a number of alleged drug dealers in the area. A Coffee County native, Jacques had been in Alma and teams working Bacon County during Sandy Bottom had been searching for him. Friday, Hendry County, Fla., deputies conducted a traffic stop on Jacques’s vehicle and discovered a quantity of illegal drugs. They immediately arrested Jacques and charged…

The South Georgia State College Hawks are this year’s kings of GCAA basketball and will soon pack their bags for Hutchinson, Kan. Daniel Parrish’s 19 points and 10 rebounds along with former Coffee Trojan Jayce Moore’s 18 points, 11 rebounds, two assists and two blocked shots helped the Hawks overcome a slow second half start to defeat the East Georgia State College Bobcats 75-69. “I’m excited right now for three reasons,” said head coach Cory Baldwin after the game. “First, this group of guys worked really hard this season, even with all of the changes that came with…

One woman was arrested after allegedly shooting a male during a domestic dispute that occurred on March 7. Coffee County sheriff’s deputies initially responded to a possible domestic disturbance in the area of Highridge Road in northern Coffee County. Upon arrival at the location, deputies discovered one person had been shot during the incident. Deputies subsequently responded to Coffee Regional Medical Center to meet with the alleged victim. As a result of an investigation into the incident by Coffee County detectives, Ashley Brooke Anthony was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and transported to the Coffee County Jail.

One woman was arrested after allegedly shooting a male during a domestic dispute that occurred on March 7. Coffee County sheriff’s deputies initially responded to a possible domestic disturbance in the area of Highridge Road in northern Coffee County. Upon arrival at the location, deputies discovered one person had been shot during the incident. Deputies subsequently responded to Coffee Regional Medical Center to meet with the alleged victim. As a result of an investigation into the incident by Coffee County detectives, Ashley Brooke Anthony was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and transported to the Coffee County Jail.

One woman was arrested after allegedly shooting a male during a domestic dispute that occurred on March 7. Coffee County sheriff’s deputies initially responded to a possible domestic disturbance in the area of Highridge Road in northern Coffee County. Upon arrival at the location, deputies discovered one person had been shot during the incident. Deputies subsequently responded to Coffee Regional Medical Center to meet with the alleged victim. As a result of an investigation into the incident by Coffee County detectives, Ashley Brooke Anthony was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and transported to the Coffee County Jail.

Kendrick Mizell, the suspect in the Feb. 28, 2021, slaying of Antravious Johnson, 22, in Douglas, has been arrested in Ware County, according to the Douglas Police Department. The DPD made a post on its Facebook page stating that Mizell, who had been identified as a suspect almost immediately following Johnson’s death, was arrested without incident in Ware County with the assistance of the Ware County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Marshals Service. Authorities believe that Mizell shot Johnson multiple times on the afternoon of Feb. 28 at the 900 block of South Gaskin Avenue.

Mr. Jerome Johnson was born on February 10, 1956, to the late Lawrence “Bud” Merritt and the late Fannie “Georgia Mae” Johnson-Merritt in Coffee County, Georgia. He attended school in Broxton, Georgia. Mr. Johnson was employed by Shann Peanut for several years until he transitioned to his heavenly home. On Sunday February 28, 2021 our community was saddened when the dedicated and the life of the party Jerome “Rome” Johnson’s life came to an end at his home. He is preceded in death by his only older sister Evelyn Johnson-Hollis; grandparents: Ruby Mazyk and Missionary Bernestine Fields Williams; two…