Two Coffee Trojans – one current and one former – have made decisions regarding where they will continue their football careers next year. Coffee High senior KJ Debruce has committed to Georgia State while Georgia Military College freshman Tyrese Woodgett will play next year at Georgia Southern. Both schools play in the Football Bowl Subdivision (Division I). Debruce finished his senior season at Coffee High with 859 yards on 159 carries, a 5.4 yard per carry average. He also averaged 107.4 yards per game and 11 touchdowns in eight games. Woodgett, who played with the NJCAA’s Georgia Military Bulldogs this…
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The TOME Society is conducting a shoe drive through the holidays. Students have been collecting and bagging shoes, and their goal is to collect 100 bags. As you clean out closets over the holidays, please consider donating your gently worn, used, or new shoes to the shoe drive fundraiser. Every pair you donate helps raise funds for the program, keeps shoes out of landfills, and supports micro-entrepreneurs worldwide. Society members are collecting all types of shoes — sneakers, boots, dress shoes, sandals, athletic, and casual. They want them all. You can drop off shoes at Coffee High School or George…
A move-out a local mobile home park turned ugly when one individual allegedly destroyed property inside the home as she was moving out, according to an incident report from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office. The report states that on November 12, 2025, just after 11 a.m., a deputy responded to a mobile home park on Second Avenue in reference to a disorderly person. The complainant stated that her daughter’s roommate, Kalie Nicole Brigmond, 19, of Douglas, was moving out and her daughter wanted the complainant there while Brigmond moved. The complainant stated that when she arrived, she heard a sound…
For the second time this month, a 26-year-old was jailed on domestic violence-related charges. The first incident took place on November 2, 2025, while the second incident happened on November 13, 2025. The first incident allegedly happened on November 2 at around 9:40 p.m. A deputy responded to an Ivy Road address in reference to a domestic incident. When the deputy arrived, he spoke to the victim who stated that when he came home, his ex-girlfriend, Menorah Walker, 26, who still lived at the house, was sitting on the couch charging her phone. The victim stated that when he got…
A 36-year-old Jesup woman remains behind bars after she allegedly went into her ex-husband’s house and stole a security camera. An incident report from the Douglas Police Department states that on November 12, 2025, an officer met with the complainant on North Chester Avenue in reference to a theft. The victim stated that his ex-wife, identified as Kayla Danielle DGruber, 36, of Jesup, came to his home and took a security camera. The victim has a temporary protective order against Gruber, the report says. Security footage captured Gruber taking the camera, according to the report. The next day, Gruber returned…
Christopher Allen Dean, 45, of Douglas, was jailed on aggravated assault charges after an alleged domestic dispute on November 4, 2025. Two days later, on November 6, Dean was also charged with criminal damage to property after he allegedly caused over $20,000 in damages to a cell at the Coffee County Jail. According to an incident report from the sheriff’s office, on November 4, two deputies responded to a Highway 221 North address in reference to a welfare check. When they arrived, they found that Dean had been displaying erratic behavior and had been arguing with his girlfriend. During one…
Two Coffee County women were arrested and jailed after they allegedly were in a car that crashed into a ditch then left the scene of the accident. According to an incident report from the sheriff’s office, just after 5 a.m. on November 4, 2025, an officer responded to a vehicle in a ditch call at Ambrose Road and MC Jowers Road. When he arrived, he found a silver Ford Edge in the ditch, front end first. No one was in the vehicle. Officers searched the car and found a driver’s license belonging to Cammie Nugent, 35, of Douglas. A witness…
Just before 1 p.m. on November 8, 2025, a deputy with the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a subject who had active warrants for the sale of methamphetamine. During the investigation, the deputy, along with other officers, found suspected methamphetamine on his person and in his home. According to an incident report from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office, the officer saw the suspect, identified as Randy Earl Keene, 68, of Douglas, on Parkway Road. The officer knew that Keene had active warrants for the sale of methamphetamine. He stopped Keene and took him into custody. He searched Keene at the…
Most of the time when the playoffs roll around, the games go according to script. However, there are a few games that ignore records, projections, matchups, and history, and completely destroy the bracket with a major upset. And one of those biggest upsets happened courtesy of a South Georgia team. The lowly Berrien County Rebels shocked Class A Division I with a 7-0 upset over the Lamar County Trojans in Barnesville Friday night in the first round of the playoffs. Berrien was 3-7, unranked, and the #31 seed. By contrast, the Trojans were ranked #6 and undefeated in the regular…
If you thought that the 2025 football season for Coffee County teams ended Friday night, you might be surprised to find out that isn’t the case at all. One more team is alive and playing postseason football – the CCA Lady Patriots. In their first-ever season of flag football (and the first-ever high school flag football season in Coffee County), the Lady Patriots are in the playoffs. The top six teams qualify for postseason competition; CCA finished ranked #6 with a 4-2 record. The Lady Patriots will potentially play a double-header on Tuesday at Mount de Sales in Macon. Game…