In the valley of civil discourse, there rings an echo of truth which reminds us that in order to get far with our fellow human beings we must listen to one another. The whole point of civil discourse is having a free exchange of ideas between two or more persons. Guess what? In order for those ideas to be checked for the truth or falsehoods, the ideas have to actually be heard and considered. That means listening to the person that you are in a conversation with, whether it is civil or heated. It appears that learning what it is…
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The Waycross Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office announced Friday the hiring of Douglas native Greg Sasser as a new assistant district attorney for the Ware County Office. Sasser was recently sworn in as an ADA by Superior Court Judge Mike DeVane and District Attorney George E Barnhill. Greg spent last year as a judicial clerk for the Waycross Circuit Superior Court Judges. Sasser grew up in Douglas, where his parent still reside. His father, Wendell Sasser, is a local pharmacist and his mother, Buckie, is a professor at South Georgia College and a registered nurse at Bacon County Hospital. …
One man was arrested Saturday on methamphetamine charges after local authorities assisted the Department of Natural Resources regarding an initial complaint of night hunting. A DNR officer responded to the complaint in the area of L.G Pope Rd. and made contact with 53-year-old David Scott Crews. Consent was obtained to search the camper where the offender had been seen and, subsequently, officials discovered a firearm and an undisclosed about of methamphetamine. Crews was arrested by agents with the Douglas – Coffee Drug Unit and, during an interview at the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office, admitted to authorities the methamphetamine belonged to…
A 25-year-old Alma man was jailed over the weekend on a number of drug-related and other charges after police say he was caught trying to eat his stash. An Alma police officer was patrolling Mullis Dr. on foot when a vehicle entered the area playing music excessively loud, in addition to a window tint violation for which authorities say the driver had been already been given a warning for on an earlier date. As the officer approached the vehicle, he discovered the driver had swallowed an unknown quantity of marijuana and had suspected marijuana residue around his mouth. Officers…
A vehicle stop conducted by Coffee County sheriff’s authorities earlier this week resulted in the discovery of over 52 grams of methamphetamine and the arrests of three individuals on drug trafficking charges. Officials performed a vehicle pull over on Dan Duren Rd. last Tuesday, Sept. 13, after receiving a tip from the Nicholls Police Department. Drug agents determined the driver and two occupants attempted to dispose of some of the contraband by throwing it out the window before being stopped. Deputies and agents were able to recover what was thrown from the vehicle and determined the contraband to be methamphetamine.…
Mitchell Shahee Jump of Coffee County could very well become famous as the new poster child for drug abstinence following this recent run-in with the law. Jump was found by authorities slumped over the center console of his vehicle and subsequently charged with methamphetamine possession after a 911 caller reported a strange car parked in their flower bed. Deputies responded to a residence on Woodpecker Trail during the early morning hours of Sept. 6 in response to a vehicle parked in a flower bed of someone’s front yard. When they arrived, officials found 39-year-old Jump passed out and slumped over…
Two Alma teenagers and one unnamed suspect went on a criminal spree Wednesday morning, but were ultimately thwarted in their thieving efforts by local and state police. Officials with the Alma police department stated an officer observed three young men walking in a neighborhood near the Bacon County Middle & High Schools around 6:30 to 7 a.m. Wednesday. Once the men saw the officer, each fled in separate directions. APD was quickly assisted by deputies with the Bacon County Sheriff’s Office and troopers with the Georgia State Patrol. While searching for the individuals, reports of entering autos and a…
A Douglas psychiatrist voluntarily surrendered his license to the Georgia Composite Medical Board earlier this month. Dr. Mubbashir M. Khan, who formerly opereated out of his office Psych Practice, LLC, located on Shirley Ave., offered his license to the board, which accepted the surrender on Sept. 6. Details surrounding Dr. Khan’s license surrender are unknown at this time, but representatives at his former office stated the business is operating under a different name with new management. Images of Khan’s license surrender, filed the Georgia Composite Medical Board, are pictured below.
After nearly five months of anticipation and local heartache, Bobby’s Treat Shop opened its doors once again Wednesday morning to an eager public. One of the area’s long-standing and favorite eateries, Bobby’s closed in April after demolishing its original building located on Ward St., just across from the Coffee County Courthouse. Bobby’s celebrates serving the community for 50 years with the opening of the new building.
A shooting victim has been identified as the suspected murderer and assailant in a bizarre incident that occurred in Lakeland over the weekend. GBI agents obtained arrest warrants for 20-year-old Lewis Shukung Geddie on one count of felony murder and one count of aggravated assault. Geddie is believed to be responsible for the death of Willis Lamar Flintroyal and the shooting of Schalonda Beatrice Johnson. The GBI’s Douglas Regional Office assisted Lakeland police last Friday, Sept. 9, after authorities responded to a residence on Peeler Ave. in regards to the shootings of Flintroyal and Johnson. Upon arrival, officers found Flintroyal…