Author: Staff Reports

Mike’s Check Cashing owner Mike Grantham welcomed the Coffee County community today with a ribbon cutting ceremony hosted by the Douglas – Coffee County Chamber of Commerce. Mike’s Check Cashing is located at 801 N. Peterson Ave. They can be reached at 912-393-3577.

Editor’s note: This is a general sample ballot for Coffee County residents provided to DouglasNow.com by the county registrar. The state senator from our 7th district is Republican Tyler Harper, who is running unopposed. His name was unintentionally cut off from the sample ballot provided to us, but will appear when you go to vote. Also, only City of Douglas residents will be allowed to vote on the local measure concerning alcohol sales on Sundays.

Douglas police are hoping a video they released Friday will lead to the apprehension of armed robbers who recently struck a local store. Around 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 10, officers with the Douglas Police Department responded to 608 E. Baker Hwy. (In & Out) in reference to an armed robbery. The Coffee County Sheriff’s Office responded, as well, to assist in looking for the offenders. When authorities arrived, they were told two armed individuals went inside the store and demanded money. The offenders made off with an undisclosed amount of U.S. currency and fled on foot wearing all dark clothing,…

Officials with the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office provided the following information regarding the recent arrests of several individuals on varying charges including burglary and motor vehicle theft: Sept. 23 – Deputies from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office responded to 1445 W. Walker St., also known as Town and Country Mobile Home Park, after a reported burglary. As deputies and detectives arrived at the scene and began to canvas the neighborhood, some viable leads were quickly obtained and some property was located immediately in the same area. Detectives followed the information to just inside Irwin County and back to the Fountain…

Alma police are searching for several people believed to have recently passed over $700 in counterfeit checks at a local store. On Oct. 4, a black male and black female entered Three D’s (Valero) on S. Pierce St. in Alma and cashed two counterfeit checks, fraudulently receiving $767.87. The following day, APD learned the checks were counterfeit, created in the names of a local business and bank, with routing numbers belonging to a different bank. The two are believed to have been accompanied by two other black males. Anyone who recognizes either of these individuals is asked to…

Alma police are looking for a man they say fought and pulled a knife on a local business owner after being caught rummaging through a vehicle. The suspect fled the location in a white Chevrolet Trailblazer. Minutes before this incident, officers discovered the suspect had attempted to break into another vehicle at another business in town and was captured on video tape. Through the assistance of the Glynn County Police Department, law enforcement has identified the suspect as Joshua Carlton Brock (28) formerly of Rome, GA, Warner Robbins, GA, Brantley County, GA, and Glynn County, GA. The Alma Police…

It seems local price gougers weren’t the only ones taking advantage of Hurricane Matthew last week. Coffee County Sheriff’s officials released the following statement Thursday, indicating at least nine people arrested over the hurricane weekend on charges ranging from burglary to outstanding criminal warrants: The weekend of October 7-9 was a busy weekend for the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office. The evacuees from Hurricane Matthew received our undivided attention, and the employees of the sheriff’s office worked around the clock providing directions to travelers, evacuation route guidance, and conducting routine visits to all the shelters that housed the displaced victims, both…

Douglas officials reported today the city was recently notified by the Georgia Department of Transportation that, beginning October 17, 2016, East Coast Asphalt will be closing Iron Rd. to through traffic from Douglas Bypass to Mingledorf Dr. Iron Rd. will remained closed for approximately six weeks. The road closure is required to construct the new bridge crossing the railroad and Iron Road. “We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause,” city officials stated in a press release. “Thank you for your help and cooperation in this matter.”

A man wanted on a active probation warrant was arrested and jailed recently following a traffic stop that also resulted in the arrest of a passenger on a minor drug charge. Sheriff’s officials stated Douglas-Coffee Drug Unit detectives and deputies conducted a traffic stop on 20-year-old Tevin Townsend after he allegedly failed to maintain his lane of traffic and left the roadway. Officers detected the odor of marijuana coming from within the vehicle, obtained verbal consent to search it, and subsequently discovered a quantity of marijuana in the right front pocket of the rear passenger, identified as 19-year-old Scott…

Roger and Steve Thompson ushered in the grand opening of their new business, The Meat Place, this week with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The Meat Place is located at 910 Van Street Hwy. in Nicholls, and they can be reached at 912-345-6328. Store hours are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday.