The Tift County Blue Devils (JV) came to Jardine Stadium looking for a little revenge against the Coffee Trojans (JV). They didn’t get it. The Trojans won 15-0 in what was a low-scoring, hard-hitting contest that was very different from the two teams’ varsity match up from earlier in the year. Coffee won that game 55-7. Coffee wanted to keep that high scoring trend against the Blue Devils alive. Tift, however, wanted to stop the Trojans’ offense and go back home with a win. Early on, it didn’t look like either team was interested…
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Marc Wilson, who was recently convicted of involuntary manslaughter for the 2020 fatal shooting of a 17-year-old Haley Hutcheson in Statesboro, was sentenced to ten years in prison this week. Under Georgia law, ten years is the maximum time an individual can receive after being found guilty of the crime. Since the shooting occurred, Wilson, who has a connection to Douglas, has remained adamant that he fired the gun in self-defense against a racist attack from the boys who were inside the vehicle with Hutcheson. He told investigators that he and his girlfriend were driving down the highway when…
Six captures by local photographer Dawson Adams were recently accepted into the Merit Collection of Professional Photographers of America’s (PPA) 2022 International Photographic Competition. This is the second year in a row Adams has entered the contest, with his work awarded both years and will be displayed in the upcoming Imaging USA conventions. According to a release from the PPA, six of Adams’ photographs were accepted into the Merit Collection, including “The Conductor,” “Runaway Bride… and Groom,” “Lift,” “A Stole Kiss,” “Just Keep Swimming,” and “Look at My Bride.” The pieces were selected by a panel…
47-year-old Michael McKinnon, 47-year-old Luke McRae III, and 36-year-old Kimberly Thomas were all recently arrested for allegedly trying to break into McKinnon’s grandmother’s home after she denied giving him a key to the residence. While the suspects were being questioned, law enforcement reportedly discovered a glass pipe and suspected methamphetamine on McRae. According to a Coffee County Sheriff’s Office report, on September 19, around 10:44 a.m., a deputy responded to a residence on Daisy Avenue, listed as the home of an 85-year-old woman. When the deputy pulled up, he allegedly witnessed a man attempting to pry open a…
Shareka Denson of Jacksonville, Florida, was recently arrested for allegedly attempting to steal a cargo trailer from a business in Douglas. According to an incident report, Denson is also suspected of being involved in a hit-and-run incident in August, which occurred on the same night she was pulled over for pulling a cargo trailer with no tag. The report states that on September 13, an officer was dispatched to a business on Johnson Street in Douglas in reference to a theft. When the officer arrived, she spoke to the complainant, who said a black SUV was parked in…
When the Miami Dolphins opened up their checkbook to sign Tyreek Hill to a four-year, $120 million contract ($72.2 million guaranteed) in the offseason, they expected big things. So far, they’re getting exactly what they wanted. In two games with the Dolphins, Hill is leading the NFL with 19 catches for 284 yards and two touchdowns. Miami is 2-0 with wins over the New England Patriots and the Baltimore Ravens. Both of his touchdowns came against Baltimore, the second of which tied the game after the Dolphins had trailed by as many as 21 at one…
The Coffee Trojans’ ninth grade team dropped a tough one to the Lowndes High Vikings 21-18 last week. Coffee struck first when running back KJ DeBruce broke loose for a 75-yard touchdown run. A missed point-after gave Coffee a 6-0 lead. Lowndes answered promptly and scored on a touchdown pass to the back of the end zone. Safety Jaquan Harrison blocked the extra point, knotting the score at six apiece at the end of the first half. Lowndes took the ball to open the third quarter but safety Verkaree Guyton forced a fumble that gave the…
Last week, the Waycross Police Department SWAT team assisted the Pearson Police Department in a standoff with a man who barricaded himself inside a home “with several firearms” for close to seven hours. Officials with the agency reported that the suspect, 39-year-old Mauricio Moreno, allegedly fired multiple rounds from an AR-15 style rifle before locking himself inside the residence. According to a Pearson Police Department incident report, on September 14, officers were dispatched to a residence on Austin Avenue Extension just before 12:30 a.m. The reporting officer stated that he and another deputy walked into the yard of…
The family of Fairuza Hagains, 17, are continuing to seek answers in her disappearance that occurred almost two weeks ago. As of Monday afternoon, Fairuza’s family “had very few clues” about her whereabouts, but fear she may have been picked up by someone she met online. According to a release by the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office, Fairuza, who also goes by the names Marcy and Jules, was last seen on September 6, 2022, in West Green. A family member also said she is suspected to have possibly been picked up by someone around 6:00 a.m. on September…
Leroy Allen Welch of Douglas, 39, a convicted felon who previously spent five years in prison on local burglary convictions, is back behind bars after being accused of telling two individuals he would “shoot them in their face” and then firing a gun near both men. The victims also reported that Welch made several other remarks, one in which he allegedly threatened to “disassemble their bodies and spread them across the county.” According to a Douglas Police Department incident report, on September 8, after being informed of a possible assault, officers were dispatched to a local business and…