The Douglas Police Department recognized Officer Joseph Brackett as its employee of the quarter on Wednesday. “Officer Brackett’s dedication to duty, professionalism, and service to the City of Douglas garnered him the award this quarter,” police officials stated in a post to the department’s Facebook page Wednesday afternoon. Each quarter, police department employees are asked to nominate one of their peers for the special recognition, along with a brief explanation of why they should receive it “If you know Officer Brackett, or happen to see him in town, please take the time join us in congratulating him for this honor,”…
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As the national debate over the Confederate flag rages, one South Georgia man took it a step further Wednesday. Chris Adams, a member of the 12th Georgia Company C of the Confederate States Army of Irwinville, Ga., stood next to the Confederate monument at the Coffee County Courthouse holding the Georgia flag. Adams said the South Carolina flag controversy being debated was only scratching the surface of the issues. He said he was concerned that Governor Nathan Deal was going to head up an effort to ban the sale of car tags with the Sons of Confederate Veterans’ themes. Also,…
Community organizers in Jeff Davis County are working to solve a 25-year-old cold case and bring the victim’s alleged murderer to justice. According to information provided on the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s websie, Rhonda Sue Coleman left a senior class meeting on May 17, 1990, and never made it home. Her car was found abandoned beside the highway in Hazlehurst, and her body was discovered three days later in a wooded area in Montgomery County. Coleman was a lifelong Hazlehurst resident, a student at Jeff Davis High School, and lived with her mother and father at the time of her…
Bryson Bryant, 25, son of Real Housewives of Atlanta star NeNe Leakes, was arrested in Douglas on June 16 on charges related to check forgery. According to a report on AJC.com, Bryant, who has had numerous run-ins with the law, was charged with giving false name and information to police. The arrest took place at McDonald’s in Douglas, where police noticed an individual, identified as Inginac Walter Theodore of an Athens, Ga., address, making fake Taco Bell payroll checks with a laptop and printer. The AJC reported that Bryant, who was with Theodore, had a fake check on his person…
One of the city’s newest businesses, Assured Air, was welcomed today with a ribbon cutting ceremony hosted by the Douglas-Coffee County Chamber of Commerce. Assured Air is located at 2504 Ga. Hwy. 32 East. Call them at (912) 384-9254.
Traffic in downtown Douglas came to a near crawl Wednesday afternoon as a severe thunderstorm moved through the area wreaking havoc on the city’s streets. Around 5:30 p.m., a storm traveling north hit the Douglas area causing extensive damage primarily on the city’s north end. Debris was strewn along several of the town’s most heavily-traveled streets including N. Peterson Ave., N. Madison Ave., W. Walker St., and W. Ward St. Fallen trees brought traffic to temporary standstill as emergency crews worked fervently to clear the stricken areas. Approximately 200 Douglas residents experienced power outages as a result of the storm.…
One man is behind bars and another is currently recovering in a Macon hospital following a shooting that occurred Tuesday night in Ocilla. Thirty-year-old Caitlin Wynn suffered multiple gunshots during the incident, which occurred just prior to 8 p.m. around the 900 block of North Carver St. Wynn was taken to Central Georgia Hospital in Macon, where he is recoverying from his injuries. Around 2 a.m. Wednesday, 36-year-old Anotonio Bivens surrendered to Ocilla authorities as the sole suspect in the incident.
Phone scammers have been hitting Coffee County residents hard over the last several days attempting to attain debit card information from local bank customers. Officials with the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office stated Tuesday they have received numerous complaints this week involving phone calls advising citizens there is a problem with their bank debit card. The problem may be described as anything from the card being compromised to just needing to change the pin number. The number calling may be displayed as a number as small as only three numbers to a toll free number. The caller may ask for…
Douglas police are currently investigating two burglaries that occurred over the weekend in the same area at a physician’s office and local pharmacy. John Bailey, owner of Fulco Drugs on Shirley Ave., stated he received a call at home from his alarm company around 4:30 a.m. Sunday, who advised him there had been a perimeter breach at the business. Bailey said he opted to disregard the alarm at that time since it was not reported as a ‘glass break’ or similar occurrence that would indicate entry into the building. Around 8:30 Sunday morning, a passing motorist contacted 911 after observing…
A suspected victim of domestic violence is safe tonight thanks to a compassionate act on the part of three Douglas police officers who went above and beyond the call of duty. According to Waycross Judicial Circuit Assistant District Attorney Ian Sansot, Douglas Police Officer Joseph Brackett reached out to him Friday evening inquiring if he knew of any nearby shelters for battered women. Brackett stated he had met with a woman who had contacted the police through 911 requesting assistance for her and her children. The victim told authorities she had spoken to representatives at one shelter in the area,…