Author: Staff Reports

A 31-year-old who was stopped for allegedly riding a bicycle on the sidewalk on McNeil Drive was found to have two active warrants, one of which was from Orlando, and was jailed as a result. A report from the Douglas Police Department states that on April 28 at around 10:30 p.m., a male identified as Shekinah Leggett, 31, was stopped for riding a bicycle on the sidewalk. The report says he was riding his bike east on the sidewalk on McNeil Drive. One of Leggett’s warrants was through the Douglas Police Department. The other was through the Orange County Sheriff’s…

Some things are harder to hide than others. $2 bills would probably fall into that category. And it was a few $2 that landed a 44-year-old woman in jail about a week ago. According to a report from the Douglas Police Department, around 7:30 p.m. on May 3, 2025, a male subject went into the Alley Cat liquor store on South Madison Avenue. After making a purchase, he accidentally dropped his wallet. The wallet contained cash in $2 bills, Social Security card, debit card, and his driver’s license. While the victim retraced his steps, a witness approached him and said…

A statewide special primary election is scheduled for June 17, 2025. The general election will take place on November 4, 2025. The election is for two seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission; eight candidates are running for those positions. The Public Service Commission has several different tasks but its primary job is to supervise utilities, Georgia Power in particular. The PSC votes on Georgia Power rate hikes and plans, and it oversaw the Plant Vogtle expansion project, which was finally completed in April of last year.The two seats that are up for election this year are District 2 and…

On the evening of May 5, 2025, deputies from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of trespassing and suspected burglary at a business located on New Forest Highway. Upon arrival, deputies met with the property owner who reported that a hole had been cut in the perimeter fence and that a male subject was observed on surveillance footage entering the property unlawfully. Deputies conducted a search of the premises and located a male individual hiding behind machinery inside the building. The individual was identified as 48-year-old Timothy Watkins. He was taken into custody without incident. The property…

A Coffee County Jail officer has been arrested and charged with giving to or possession by inmates prohibited items after he allegedly supplied an inmate with Black and Mild tobacco products and let her out of her cell to perform sex acts for him. A report from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office states that in late April, a jail officer notified a deputy that a jail officer had allegedly let a female inmate out of her cell to masturbate in front of him. Officers had also learned that the jail officer, identified as Herman Wallace, 28, had given the inmate…

A box of Fruity Pebbles led to a kerfuffle at a home on Kamera Road Saturday afternoon. As a result, a 30-year-old Douglas woman was arrested and jailed. According to a sheriff’s office report, a deputy responded to a call of a possible assault at a house on Kamera Road around 6:45 p.m. on Saturday. The officer spoke with the victim who said that she and her roommate, Amy Lynn Anderson, 30, of Douglas, had gotten into a fight. A video showed Anderson getting in the victim’s face and yelling about fighting. The video shows the victim pushing Anderson then…

A 26-year-old Douglas woman was arrested and charged with aggravated identity fraud after a Missouri resident discovered that her identity had allegedly been stolen. The victim, a resident of Nixa, Missouri, contacted the Douglas Police Department on April 11, 2025, and reported that an individual who worked at a local industry had stolen her identity, according to a Douglas Police Department report. The investigation revealed that the suspect, identified as Mary Garcia-Vasquez, 26, of Douglas, had allegedly used the victim’s social security number at her place of employment. During the investigation, officers found out where Garcia-Vasquez lived and, on April…

Postseason walk-offs are always exciting. Unless you’re on the wrong side. Monday afternoon, that’s exactly where the South Georgia State College Hawks found themselves. They faced the East Georgia State College Bobcats in a winner-take-all play-in game at ABAC. The winner advanced to the conference tournament while the loser’s season ended. The two teams were tied at seven each entering the ninth inning. Tripp Helgeson led off the inning with a single. Then Cade Mulligan hit a 1-0 pitch out of the park to left field for the walk-off win. The Bobcats went up 3-1 in the fifth after Helgeson…

On the heels of one of the best weeks in CCA Patriots baseball history, the Patriots have emerged as the GIAA’s #1 Class A team in the state. The top 12 teams make the playoffs; the top four receive first-round byes and the top two get home field advantage through the playoffs up to the state finals. The state championship series will be played in Columbus at Synovus Park, the home of the Columbus Clingstones, a Double-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves. The Patriots were expected to be the top team after going 4-0 last week to finish the season.…

The CCA Patriots came away from the GIAA state track and field championships in Locust Grove with one individual state championship and several standout performances. The highlight of the meet came on day two when sophomore Arabelle Roberts won a state title in the high jump. She leapt 5’, two inches ahead of second place. She entered the competition as the 10th seed after a challenging performance at Region and defied expectations to win the title. Arabelle has now placed in the high jump at the state meet every year since eighth grade.Freshman Felicite Padgett and sophomore Ethan Duran competed…