The Coffee Trojans’ 2025 season ended in the first round of the playoffs with a 31-14 loss to the Sequoyah Chiefs in Canton. Coffee finished the season with a 4-7 record. The Chiefs took a first-quarter lead courtesy of a Will Rajecki touchdown. Coffee’s Bobby Reynolds tied the score with a touchdown of his own with 6:55 left in the second quarter. On Sequoyah’s ensuing possession, the Chiefs fumbled and Quan Jefferson recovered at the Chiefs’ 23 yard line. The Trojans moved toward the end zone and on fourth down, quarterback Tyler Dowling scored on a short run to give…
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Coffee Trojans senior infielder/RHP Ben Fussell will continue his post-high school playing career in Macon. On National Signing Day this week, Fussell signed a letter of intent with the Mercer Bears. Fussell was an All-Region and All-State selection as a sophomore and junior, and region Co-Player of the Year last season. He led the Trojans with a .450 batting average. He recorded 50 hits — 10 doubles, five triples, four home runs, and 21 RBI. He also threw 38 innings with a 3-5 record and a 4.24 ERA. He struck out 34 and walked 29. Fussell will join his former…
Here are how the former Coffee Trojans who are playing college football performed (along with their teams) in last week’s games. Tyrese Woodgett, running back, Georgia Military College Bulldogs: Eight rushes for 29 yards in a 17-16 win at Lackawanna College. Jerzabeon Grant and Kyler Smith, offensive line, Georgia Military College Bulldogs: Played in 17-16 win at Lackawanna College. Jayden Hancock, defensive back, Charleston Southern Buccaneers: Charleston Southern was idle on Saturday. Anthony Paulk, defensive back, Charleston Southern Buccaneers: Charleston Southern was idle on Saturday. Maurice Turner, running back, Tulane University Green Wave: Did not play in Tulane’s 38-32 win…
The Georgia High School Association has assigned its member schools to regions for the 2026-2028 school years. The Coffee Trojans’ competitive situation stays relatively unchanged. The GHSA has moved from six classifications to seven. The Trojans will be in Region 2-6A, which is very similar to its current region and classification. Coffee has been playing in Region 2-5A; under the current system, 5A is the second-highest classification in the state. Under the new alignment, the Trojans will remain in the second-highest classification in the state. Likewise, Coffee’s stable of region opponents – Veterans, Northside-Warner Robins, Houston County, Lee County, and…
The results of last Tuesday’s municipal elections in Coffee County will stand – unless candidates or citizens file legal challenges to individual voters. Monday morning, Coffee County election officials conducted a hand audit of the results from last week’s election. The numbers the audit revealed match the election night results. The election featured some uncharacteristically close results, particularly in the Nicholls mayor’s race. Incumbent Tamon Frost defeated challenger Ronnie Burch by one vote, 159-158. The elections office was not required to conduct a recount or an audit and no candidate requested either one. However, at a meeting Friday afternoon, the…
Richard Justin Moore, 33, of Douglas, was arrested on November 2, 2025, after a Douglas police officer spotted him standing in a yard on South Chester Avenue and recognized him as having active warrants through the police department. According to a police department incident report, the officer was patrolling in the area when he saw Moore in the yard. He spoke to Moore and went to arrest him. The report says that Moore initially acted as though he might attempt to flee but did not. Moore complied and he was taken into custody. The report adds that Moore did not…
A Douglas man who was not allowed on the property of a local business was arrested after he took his girlfriend to work there on the afternoon of October 31, 2025. According to an incident report from the Douglas Police Department, Rogelio Lopez, 40, of Douglas, had been trespassed from a restaurant. The report says that Lopez was a former employee of the business. Around 5 p.m. on October 31, he took his girlfriend to work there and left. When officers arrived at the business, they saw video footage showing Lopez drop someone off in the parking lot and leave.…
A 29-year-old Douglas man was arrested in Ambrose after he allegedly knocked on doors screaming for help. Witnesses stated that the man, identified as Cube Contario Evans, 29, of Douglas, knocking on doors of residents on Dennis Harper Road around 4 p.m. on November 2, 2025. Witnesses reported that he would knock on doors and scream, “Help me, they’re coming after me!” Authorities responded to the scene and attempted to detain Evans. The sheriff’s office incident report states that Evans wouldn’t comply. Officers took Evans to the ground and handcuffed him. They searched his person and didn’t find any contraband.…
Here are how the former Coffee Trojans who are playing college football performed (along with their teams) in last week’s games. Tyrese Woodgett, running back, Georgia Military College Bulldogs: 11 carries for 124 yards and three touchdowns in 49-35 win over Central Georgia Tech. Jerzabeon Grant and Kyler Smith, offensive line, Georgia Military College Bulldogs: Played against Central Georgia Tech. Jayden Hancock, defensive back, Charleston Southern Buccaneers: One tackle in 23-17 win over Southeast Missouri State. Anthony Paulk, defensive back, Charleston Southern Buccaneers: Two pass break ups in 23-17 win over Southeast Missouri State. Maurice Turner, running back, Tulane University…
An inmate at Coffee Correctional Facility in Nicholls was released from prison on November 2, 2025, and immediately arrested by deputies on charges out of Alabama. According to a report from the sheriff’s office, at 4:17 p.m. on November 2, Arsean Ross, 22, of Columbus, was taken into custody and transported to the Coffee County Jail. He was wanted out of Phenix City, Alabama (Russell County), on several charges, including failure to appear on April 17, 2025. He did not begin serving his prison sentence until June 10, 2025, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections website. Ross was serving…