Officers from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office arrested one individual after a drug task force helicopter found marijuana on property near West Green last Thursday. The operation resulted in the arrest of Dan Suttles, 64. After officers in the chopper saw the suspected marijuana, deputies obtained a search warrant and investigated further. They found about 40 plants and material commonly used in marijuana growing operations. Suttles turned himself in on Friday and was charged with manufacturing marijuana, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, and two counts of possession of a controlled substance (Oxycodone and Hydrocodone).
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Brittanie Gail Evans, 24 of Douglas, lost her life last night when she fell out of a moving Jeep near Yulee, Fla. The story originally appeared on Jacksonville.com. Quoting the Florida Highway Patrol, the story stated that Evans was one of four people in the Jeep, which was traveling west on Pages Dairy Road near Yulee. She was in the right passenger’s seat and was leaning out of the vehicle. She wasn’t wearing a seatbelt at the time. The story reported that Evans fell out of the Jeep, of which the doors had been taken off, and hit the pavement.…
At the regular June 12, 2017 meeting of the City of Douglas Mayor and Commission the board passed a resolution creating a city marshal’s office as a law enforcement agency. The resolution passed unanimously and without a great deal of discussion. During the work session, some background information was given to the mayor and board. It was noted that in October of 2007 the mayor and commission approved a revision to city ordinances which mandated that the marshal/code enforcement officer be P.O.S.T. certified and have powers of arrest. P.O.S.T. certification refers to the Peace Officer Standards and Training Council and…
A Jeff Davis County girl, aged 12, was killed Friday in Coffee County Friday in an ATV accident. One other person was injured in the one-vehicle accident. WALB initially reported the crash on its web site Friday afternoon. WALB’s report stated that the driver of the Yamaha Viking ATV overturned on Burkett Church Road and threw the passengers from the vehicle. The driver, identified as Makenzie Cothran of Denton, was struck by the vehicle after being ejected and died from her injuries. Her passenger, also a 12-year-old female, ran three miles to find help. She suffered on minor injuries. According…
The June, 12 2017 work session of the City of Douglas Mayor and Commission was a busy one. The board discussed and agreed to approve the purchase of equipment for the fire department totalling $234,410 in value. There was also a discussion of the city’s new pandering, prostitution, and pimping ordinance. The need for this new ordinance was elucidated by City Manager Terrell Jacobs and City Attorney Jerome Adams. Ward 3 Commissioner Olivia Pearson asked why this statute was necessary and Mr. Jacobs replied that the reason was revenue. Mr. Adams went on to say that the police department had…
By Tiana Foster and Robert Preston Jr. The controversial campus carry law will go into effect July 1. Just how will the law affect the two college campuses in Douglas? If you ask the presidents of both South Georgia State College and Wiregrass Georgia Technical College – which DouglasNow.com did – you won’t get very much information. Gov. Nathan Deal signed the measure on May 4, which allows anyone with a concealed weapons permit to carry a firearm onto a Georgia’s public college or university system campus. There are, however, several exceptions – to the point that permit holders actually…
Over the weekend, the City of Douglas released a statement clarifying the nature of the wastewater spill it announced on Friday. Apparently, the city received numerous calls regarding whether or not city drinking water was safe. The city assures everyone that the “unnamed tributary” of the Seventeen Mile River that received the wastewater has no effect on drinking water. The statement, however, didn’t say what effect the wastewater spill may have on the Seventeen Mile River itself. Here is the city’s statement in its entirety: The City of Douglas Utilities has received numerous calls from citizens inquiring about potential contamination…
That poor unnamed tributary of the Seventeen Mile River is having a tough time. For the second time in as many months, a major wastewater spill has happened and 12,000 gallons of wastewater flowed into an unnamed tributary of the river. According to a press release from the City of Douglas, the spill took place on June 8 between 7 a.m. and 10 a.m. The release stated that “the Sanitary Sewer Overflow occurred from a manhole located inside the South East Water Pollution Control Plant located at 622 Iron Road Douglas, GA 31533 . . . As a precaution, it…
In the June 5, 2017 pre-meeting work session of the Coffee County Board of Commissioners, Bryan Rumker of the Exchange Club of Douglas addressed the board. Mr. Rumker related the fact that the Exchange Club has for years organized the annual Independence Day fireworks exhibition at Jardine Stadium. He went on to tell the board that this year the Exchange Club debated whether to discontinue their association with the fireworks exhibition. Mr. Rumker went on to say, however, that the 2017 fireworks exhibition had been scheduled and financed, and that planning for 2018, 2019, and 2020 shows was almost complete.…
Delano Deen was born in Bacon County at his parents’ home. This was back when doctors made house calls. He’s spent his professional life making a positive impact in education and beyond. And that impact has been considerable. Here is just one example among many: In December of 2016 Mr. Deen received a letter from Dr. Jack Lewis. Dr. Lewis spent 42 years at New River Community College in Dublin, Virginia and was retiring from his position as president. As a teenager he never thought about going to college until one day his high school physics teacher took him to…