Author: Staff Reports

After nearly five months of anticipation and local heartache, Bobby’s Treat Shop opened its doors once again Wednesday morning to an eager public. One of the area’s long-standing and favorite eateries, Bobby’s closed in April after demolishing its original building located on Ward St., just across from the Coffee County Courthouse. Bobby’s celebrates serving the community for 50 years with the opening of the new building.

The GBI’s Douglas Regional Office was requested Friday by the Lakeland Police Department to investigate the shooting death of 32-year-old Willis Lamar Flintroyal. According to authorities, at approximately 11:30 p.m., officers with the Lakeland Police Department responded to 75 E. Peeler Ave. in reference to a shooting. Officers found Flintroyal suffering from a gunshot wound when they arrived. He was transported to South Georgia Medical Center in Lakeland and was later pronounced dead. Another victim, 32-year-old Schalonda Beatrice Johnson, was also transported to SGMC in Lakeland with a non-life threatening gunshot wound. While at the Peeler Ave. location, officers heard…

Douglas’ newest business, Mike’s Golf Carts & Powersports, was welcomed to town Thursday during a ribbon cutting ceremony hosted by the Douglas-Coffee County Chamber of Commerce. Mike’s Golf Carts, owned by Mike Rogers, is located at 529A SW Bowens Mill Rd. in Douglas.

Douglas city officials stated today that, due to this weekend’s South Georgia BBQ & Outdoor Festival, a portion of Bryan Street will be closed Thursday through Saturday. City Hall and Douglas Housing Authority customers may enter and exit via Pearl Avenue for business on Thursday. All other businesses located on East Bryan Street may be accessed from Gaskin Avenue or Coffee Street. City Hall and the Douglas Parks & Recreation Department will be closed on Friday, Sept. 9. South Georgia BBQ & Outdoor Festival parking will be limited at Central Square Complex this weekend, and attendees are encouraged…

Three people were arrested recently following a three-month investigation into the illegal sale of prescription drugs. Coffee County sheriff’s officials reported Thursday that local agents, accompanied by the Georgia Bureau of Narcotics, executed a search warrant at a residence on Tony Davis Rd. in West Green. The operation was conducted following a lengthy investigation that included seveal controlled purchases of prescription narcotics by the Douglas-Coffee Drug Unit, authorities stated. Anita Corbitt, age 53 of Westgreen, was charged with the sale of a controlled substance, along with Richard Corbitt (26), who was arrested for manufacturing marijuana. Another individual at the residence,…

Four individuals from the Atlanta area were arrested in Coffee County recently following an investigation into prescription forgeries at the Douglas Wal-Mart. Coffee County sheriff’s authorities reported the Douglas-Coffee Drug Unit (DCDU) was contacted by an agent from the Georgia Bureau of Drugs and Narcotics on Aug. 23, who stated his agency had previously contacted Coffee County 911 about an attempted prescription forgery in progress at the Douglas Wal- Mart Store. The agent also stated it was believed the Douglas Police Department had stopped the alleged perpetrators at a location on East Baker Highway. DCDU agents responded to East…

Acting on a recommendation from the state’s Emergency Operations Command in anticipation of Tropical Storm Hermine’s imminent Florida landfall, Gov. Nathan Deal today signed an executive order declaring a state of emergency for 56 counties. The state of emergency went into effect at noon today and extends through midnight Saturday. “Georgia is expected to receive severe weather related to Tropical Storm Hermine through Saturday,” Deal said. “We are working to ensure counties in south, central, and coastal Georgia have access to the state resources necessary to prepare and respond when Tropical Storm Hermine enters Georgia. Our Emergency Operations Command will…

Coffee County school officials announced this morning all schools will be closed for students and staff Friday, Sept. 2, in expectation of severe weather anticipated for the area. Classes will resume Tuesday, September 6, as Monday is a holiday. Tropical Storm Hermine continues to gain strength off the gulf coast of Florida and is expected to make landfall tonight as a Category 1 hurricane. Coffee County is currently under a tropical storm warning.

Within the past week, the GBI Crime Lab’s drug identification unit received three cases from separate seizures of the synthetic drug Carfentanil, which is commonly used as a tranquilizer on large animals such as elephants. Carfentanil is purported to be 100 times stronger than fentanyl and is suspected of playing a role in hundreds of overdoses in the midwestern part of the country this past month. It can be inhaled or absorbed through the skin and is very toxic in small quantities. The cases received at the GBI lab were from the metro Atlanta area and were all initially…

Coffee County sheriff’s officials provided detailed information Monday regarding a shooting that ultimately led to the death of one man over the weekend. Just prior to 8 p.m. Saturday, sheriff’s deputies responded to 65 Willow Way after being notified by 911 of a domestic violence call that had resulted in a man being shot. 911 advised officers the female caller, identified as 61-year-old Brenda Davis, stated she had used a gun to stop her daughter’s boyfriend, who was armed with a knife, from taking her daughter’s life. Deputies located the still-breathing male, 27-year-old Roger Cameron Cochran, and rendered aid until…