Saturday afternoon, an individual discovered two bodies inside a home in Pearson and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is assisting the Pearson Police Department with the case. On Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018, the Pearson Police Department requested that the GBI assist with a death investigation. At approximately 1:50 p.m., a neighbor reported that two bodies were located at 371 West Allen Avenue in Pearson. Officers arrived at the residence and found the bodies of Willie J. Oliver Sr., 72, and Jerome A. Nixon, 62. Both died from apparent gunshot wounds. Autopsies will be performed at the GBI Crime Lab in…
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According to a story published on Savannahceo.com, Becky Moore Elliott, a Douglas native, has been named general manager at Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation’s service and completions center at the Brunswick Golden Isles Airport in Brunswick. As a part of her new duties, Elliott will oversee all aspects of Gulfstream Brunswick, which is a maintenance, repair, and overhaul facility for Gulfstream. According to the story, the facility has 265 employees. For the last 20 years, Elliott has worked in several different capacities at Gulfstream in the company’s Savannah operations facility. During her early career, she was named production manager for the electrical,…
Douglas has lost one of its greatest advocates. On Tuesday, January 23, 2018, Virginia “Ginny” Lockwood, 90, passed away at Coffee Regional Medical Center. She was the widow of Max Lockwood, former Chamber of Commerce president and mayor of Douglas. Max Lockwood was tireless in his work with the Chamber of Commerce and City of Douglas. But he wasn’t the only one. Ginny Lockwood was always at his side, trumpeting her city, her county, her church, her Lord, and her family. Ginny was involved in a number of civic groups and activities and remained in Douglas even after Max succumbed…
According to the Coffee County Ga Sheriff’s Office FB page, there’s an unknown person that has been attempting to conduct unlawful law enforcement traffic stops in the area. Reports of a dark-colored vehicle utilizing blue and red dashboard lights to impersonate law enforcement have been made in Irwin and Ben Hill Counties, and another incident was reported around 10:30 Thursday night in Coffee County in the area of Ga. Hwy. 32 W. and Dennis Harper Rd. Neither the Coffee County Sheriff’s Ofice or any other Coffee County municipal police department utilizes red lights on agency vehicles. If a vehicle with red…
2018 brings about new and exciting changes for Broadcast South. You might remember their names from previous radio segments; you might even recognize their voices — Matt Baldridge and Ashleyn McQuaig return to the Broadcast South family. But wait there’s more. Matt, managing partner of Broadcast South, revealed to DouglasNow that his first order of business was to modify two stations to expand its music genres to reach a larger audience. Shine 101.9 which was a Today’s Hits or Top 40 radio station switched to 101.9 The Rocket, ‘Everything that rocks’, which plays different varieties of rock music. What was…
Every year, the Community Foundation of Coffee County award community-based charitable organizations with grants to benefit their causes and community. This year, the foundation funded the following organizations: LIA Foundation, The Mary Hayes Center for Social Change and Hope Outreach Center. Derrick, and his wife, Chandra Green, founders of LIA Foundation, were funded $2,000 to fully stock each shelf of their food pantry with different goods to provide a full-course meal to a child or family in need. LIA Foundation is a non-profit organization (501c3) that mainly focuses on child hunger in Coffee and surrounding counties. According to Derrick, LIA,…
According to a story posted on agfax.com, Andrew Sawyer, a native of Douglas who now works as an Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent in Wilcox County, received the Senior King Cotton Award from the Georgia Cotton Commission. He was given the award at the 2017 Georgia Association of County Agricultural Agents Annual Meeting and Professional Improvement Conference held in Columbus in November. Sawyer previously served as the ANR agent in Thomas County. He has conducted variety trials with producers and has put an emphasis on educating growers about new technologies and techniques. Sawyer has worked to educate…
On Wednesday Dec. 6, 2017, The Douglas – Coffee County Chamber of Commerce held its ‘Eggs & Issues’ forum with local legislators and local law enforcement. The event was held at the Douglas Golf & Country Club from 8 to 9:30 a.m. The event was put in place for local citizens to gain important information into what is happening in Georgia from local state legislators and law enforcement. Featured speakers Representative Dominic LaRiccia, Representative Clay Pirkle, Senator Tyler Harper, Chief Gary Casteloes and Sheriff Doyle Wooten had the opportunity to speak on current topics of local interest in the community.…
Mr. & Mrs. Josh Jordan of Douglas, Ga. and Rev. & Mrs Jeffrey Butler of Statesboro, Ga. are proud to announce the engagement of their children Karaline Elizabeth Jordan and John David Butler. Karaline is the 2017 Honor Graduate of Abeka Academy of Pensacola Fla. Johnny is the 2013 graduate of Southeast Bullock High School Statesboro, Ga. The Wedding will take place at Westside Holiness Church Douglas, Ga. Saturday January 13th 2018 at 5:00 in the afternoon with a reception immediately following the ceremony. All friends and family are invited to attend. Local invitations will not be sent. The couple…
Friday morning, an inmate at the Coffee County Jail walked off a work detail at the courthouse where he was painting the visiting judge’s office. The inmate, 50-year-old Donald Dewayne Davis, had been held at the jail since July 2017 on multiple drug charges and a probation violation. Davis and an accomplice made it all the way to North Carolina before getting arrested Saturday morning. Both are in custody and more charges will be pending.