Author: Staff Reports

The City of Douglas has released the following Hurricane Helene relief update: UTILITIES FOR CITY OF DOUGLAS• ELECTRIC: Transmission to Douglas has been restored. All COD substations are hot and we are continuously rebuilding and activating circuits. At the time of this broadcast about 25% of the city has been restored. Anticipating two weeks to have majority of customers restored• WATER has been restored to the City of Douglas, Nicholls, Ambrose, and Broxton. We are still under a boil advisory.SANITATION:RESIDENTS: Rolloff Dumpster for household trash will be available at all schools starting Tuesday Morning. Due to…

Chanterika Mobley, a Douglas native, has just published a children’s book titled “The Day I Found an Alien in My House.” Chanterika was born and raised in Douglas. Shortly after graduating from high school, she joined the US Navy, where she served for seven years. After the Navy, Chanterika graduated from the University of Phoenix with a degree in Business and now has a career as a Financial Management Analyst.Although she is a newly published author, her passion for writing is not new at all. Her love for reading was heavily encouraged by her mother at an early age, which…

On Tuesday, September 24, 2024, the GBI arrested Brandi Steverson, age 48, of Douglas, GA, with Criminal Attempt to Commit Murder and Conspiracy to Commit Murder. On Thursday, September 5, 2024, the GBI was requested by the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office after a concerned citizen reported that Steverson had asked them about hiring a hitman to kill her husband. Agents began an investigation which concluded with Steverson making an initial payment to an undercover GBI agent, with a promise to pay more once her husband was killed. As a result of this, Steverson was arrested and booked into the Coffee…

A 19-year-old Douglas man remains in jail on several charges, including aggravated assault, after he allegedly assaulted his ex-girlfriend in a vehicle at Eastside Park at around 3:30 a.m. on September 11, 2024. Douglas police officers interviewed the victim at Coffee Regional Medical Center, where she was receiving treatment for injuries she suffered in the alleged incident. According to an incident report from the Douglas Police Department, the victim reported that the previous night, she and her boyfriend, Ijayous Smith, had broken up. However, he had contacted her and asked her to meet him at Eastside Park to see if…

It’s been awhile since there was a bicycle-related traffic stop. That streak, however, has ended. On September 9, 2024 t round 8 p.m., a Douglas police officer noticed two people riding bicycles without lights or reflectors on the West Green Highway near East Walker Street. According to a report from the Douglas Police Department, the officer identified to two individuals as Jennifer Hodnett and Derrick Smith. He asked if they had anything illegal on them. Hodnett said no. Smith, however, seemed nervous and reluctant to answer the question, the report says. But both Hodnett and Smith gave the officer permission…

It took the Coffee Lady Trojans seven innings to outscore the Northside-Warner Robins Eagles 28-0 over two games on Thursday to complete a three-game sweep that began with a 9-1 win Tuesday in Warner Robins. Thursday’s double-header took place in Douglas. Game one of the double-header lasted 3 ½ innings and was basically over after the first inning. Coffee scored 11 runs in the bottom of the first inning then added a run in the bottom of the second. Maggie Brown, Karlee Thomas, and Allie Pridgen each drove in a pair of runs. The Eagles committed seven errors during the…

An individual who was in court Thursday for a child custody hearing fled the courthouse after learning he had an active misdemeanor bench warrant. The subject, identified as Brandon Anthony Morgan, was apprehended a short distance away without incident, according to a release from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office. Shortly after 1 p.m. on Thursday, units from multiple agencies converged on the courthouse after Morgan fled. Morgan ran east from the courthouse and went into the building at the southwest corner of Pearl Avenue and Ward Street. Deputies arrested Morgan without incident and no one was injured. Morgan was transported…

Two Douglas men were arrested on surprisingly minor charges after Douglas police officers responded to a report of a knife fight in the Tractor Supply parking lot just before 9 p.m. on August 27, 2024. The investigation took a couple of twists and turns; when the dust settled, two of the three individuals involved were taken into custody on rather benign charges. The initial report came in that there was a knife fight at Tractor Supply. An officer responded and found an individual named Justin Walker (real name – Stephen Walker) advancing toward Robert Mata with a metal pipe, according…

Mark the calendar for a fantastic opportunity to beautify the city! On Saturday, March 15, 2025, from 9 am to 11:30 am, the Keep Douglas Beautiful Board and volunteers will offer the Clear Your Clutter Pick-Up event in an effort to declutter and enhance citizens home surroundings. “If you’re within the city limits and have large, unwanted items cluttering your space, this is your chance,” says Christian Mikell, KDB Executive Director. “Don’t miss out on this free service to help those who may not have the ability to bring items to the monthly Junk Drop Off location.” Anyone living in…

On September 15, 2024 at about 1:30 a.m., a deputy conducted a traffic stop on a 2009 Jeep Liberty that didn’t have headlights on. The incident went from a simple traffic stop to a drug investigation rather quickly and landed the driver, identified as Clinton Dakota Godfrey, 33, of Douglas, in jail on illegal drug charges. An incident report from the sheriff’s office stated that once the deputy had the vehicle stopped and the driver outside, the deputy patted down Godfrey and found four pills in his pocket. During a search of the Liberty, the officer found a bag containing…