A 31-year-old Douglas man who led deputies on a chase on January 19, 2026, and fled on foot after ditching the car was apprehended two days later and jailed. According to a report from the sheriff’s office, just before 10 p.m. on January 19, a deputy saw a black Chrysler 300 on Highway 221 and Spring Oak Street that had a malfunctioning tag light and suspended registration. The officer initiated a traffic stop and the driver, identified as Dominique Shavon McKever, 31, of Douglas, attempted to flee, according to the report. The report says McKever took off on 221 and…
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A Coffee County woman remains in jail in Croatia after she was arrested last month in connection with the “Doomsday Mom” case from Salt Lake City, Utah. Lovie McVeigh, 49, of Douglas, was taken into custody when Elleshia Anne Seymour, 35, of Salt Lake City, was apprehended with her four children in Dubrovnik, Croatia, on January 26, 2026. Seymour had fled Salt Lake City with her four children because she believed the world was going to end and Salt Lake City wasn’t safe, according to reports. Allegedly using forged documents, she and her children boarded a plane at the Salt…
Things started off so well for the South Georgia State College Hawks. After winning two in a row against Tennessee’s Cleveland State Community College to start the season 2-0, the Hawks spent the next five games in Florida playing Santa Fe College and St. Johns River State College. The outcome: 0-5 in the Sunshine State and a 2-5 overall record on the young season. Sunday afternoon, the Hawks traveled to Palatka to face the Vikings. The game started off well for SGSC. The Hawks jumped out to an 11-6 lead after four innings. Two innings later, SGSC still held a…
A Coffee County woman has been arrested and held in Croatia in connection with the Utah “Doomsday Mom” case that sparked an international manhunt back in November. Lovie McVeigh, who has been living in Croatia, was also arrested when authorities in Dubrovnik, Croatia picked up Utah runaway mom Elleshia Anne Seymour, 35, of Salt Lake City. Seymour fled the United States in late November with her four children because she believed the world was going to end and Salt Lake City would be the epicenter of the destruction. Seymour took her children without notifying anyone and boarded a plane for…
It didn’t take current Brewton Parker Baron and former CCA Patriot Jonathan Rutland long to make an impact. Rutland made his first collegiate start today against the Keiser University Seahawks in game one of a double-header in West Palm Beach, Florida, and led the Barons to their first win of the season. The Seahawks jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the third inning. After that, Rutland settled down and didn’t allow another run for the rest of his outing. In the top of the fourth, the Barons scored one then added five in the fifth and four in the…
At the request of the Fitzgerald Police Department, Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents are investigating the death of Shekela Woodard, age 29, of Fitzgerald. On Sunday, January 25, 2026, at about 2:30 a.m., a 911 call was received in reference to a shooting that occurred in the 100 block of Sullivan Court in Fitzgerald. When officers arrived, they discovered Woodard had been shot and killed. It was reported there was a party being held at the home at the time of the shooting. During the investigation, they found evidence supporting JiQuan Rocquee Hill’s involvement as well as that of Devon…
The South Georgia State College Hawks are holding on to second place in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association rankings after a 78-71 win over the Albany Tech Titans in Waycross last week. The Hawks took advantage of the Titans’ slow start and opened a big first half gap. SGSC outscored Albany Tech 39-20 in the first half. The Titans rallied after halftime, putting up 51 points. The Hawks, however, were consistent and withstood the rejuvenated Titan offense. Jeremy Anderson, a redshirt sophomore from Monroe, had a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds. He added six assists and a steal.…
Baseball season has arrived and so far, it’s been a winning 2026. The South Georgia State College Hawks opened the season last Friday with a double-header at home against the Cleveland State Community College Cougars. The Hawks won game one 6-3 then rallied from an 8-1 deficit to take game two 10-8. SGSC jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first when Brice Marchman hit a two-strike offering out to left for a three-run home run. The Hawks added two in the second and one in the third to go up 6-1. The Cougars plated two…
A 38-year-old Douglas man wanted by the U.S. Marshals Service was detained after a Douglas police officer stopped to assist a disabled vehicle. According to a report from the police department, on January 19 at 4 p.m., a police officer saw a disabled vehicle on Southeast Bowens Mill Road. An adult male, identified as Daniel Laronn Rowe, 38, of Douglas, and two juveniles were in the car. The report says that Lowe stated the car belonged to his brother who left it so he could go to work. The officer ran Lowe’s information and saw that he had multiple warrants…
The arrests of three individuals in Coffee County on Wednesday night sparked a little controversy after a friend of one of the offenders posted a video on social media claiming that at least one of the men was being held on an immigration violation but was a citizen. In the video, the man claimed that sheriff’s office personnel refused to release his friend even though he was legal. Sheriff Fred Cole, however, released a statement on his personal Facebook page stating that the three men were not being held on immigration violations at all. They had been arrested by a…