Former Coffee Trojan Tyreek Hill, a running back and kick returner for the Oklahoma State University Cowboys football team and a sprinter for the OSU track team, has been dismissed from both teams following his arrest for allegedly abusing his girlfriend Thursday night. A story published on www.cbssports.com printed a portion of a statement released by the OSU athletic department. The statement read as follows: “Oklahoma State does not tolerate domestic abuse or violence. Based on the evidence and the serious allegations that have been made, Head Football Coach Mike Gundy has announced that Tyreek Hill has been dismissed from…
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Several times a day, on a dirt road in Willacoochee, Georgia, there are UPS and FedEx delivery trucks leaving dust trails behind them as packages are picked up from a residence. The packages are shipped all over the United States and, most recently, to Washington, D.C. to be delivered to the home of the Vice President of the United States. Professional athletes, families in Colorado, hotels in Florida and the vice president have sought a very talented individual to make hand-crafted wreaths and decorations. Lori Russ Howard is an artist who creates beautiful, unique, hand-crafted and personalized arrangements. Her work…
Irwin County authorities, along with the U.S. Marshals Service, are on the hunt this afternoon for a man they believe is responsible for a shooting that occurred Wednesday afternoon in Ocilla. An arrest warrant for aggravated assault has been obtained for 46-year-old Kenny Martin, who authorities say may still be in the area. Around 5:45 p.m. Wednesday, officials responded to 208 W. McKinley St. in Ocilla, where they discovered the victim, Terrance Mack, had been shot in the lower body. Mack was airlifted to a Macon hospital, where he remains in serious condition. Authorities say Martin may be armed with…
Tyreek Hill, a former standout athlete at Coffee High School in both track and football, was arrested last night in Stillwater, Oklahoma, after authorites say he choked his eight-weeks pregnant girlfriend during an altercation. Stillwater police officials issued a press release Friday stating, “On Thursday, December 11 2014, 9:39 p.m., the Stillwater Police Department responded to the Stillwater Medical Center emergency room to investigate a reported domestic assault and battery. The victim, a 20-year-old female (name withheld), reported that she and the suspect, her boyfriend, were arguing and the argument escalated into a physical altercation. The victim identified the suspect…
For the second time this year, Douglas has been named in an independent study as one of Georgia’s most dangerous cities. Movoto Real Estate Company published their findings last week, naming Douglas as the state’s seventh most crime-ridden community. Here’s what they had to say: “Out of all 72 places we looked at, Douglas had among the top 20 most murders per capita—and that’s the good news. It also had the seventh most violent crimes in general, and the third most property crimes per capita. Of those property crimes, a vast majority were thefts; however there were also 42 robberies…
A Coffee County jail inmate who walked off a work detail on Friday was located by authorities Saturday morning and is back behind bars. Coffee County Sheriff Doyle Wooten stated that Tramal Ray Dailey was found in Atkinson County after officials conducted an all-night search of the area. Dailey was observed operating a four-wheeler by Atkinson County Sheriff David Moore, who recognized and followed him. Dailey was taken into custody without incident and it is unknown at this time if the four-wheeler was stolen or not. At the location where Dailey was arrested, a jeep that had been reported stolen several…
Coffee County sheriff’s authorities are reporting an inmate walked off from a work detail Friday morning and are asking the public’s assistance in their attempts to locate him. The inmate, identified as Tramal Ray Dailey, is a white male, 6’02” in height, 190lbs , with brown hair and blue eyes. Dailey was being held on a felony probation warrant and was awaiting a revocation hearing due to several technical violations while on probation. Information was received that led officers to a residence in the Gutherie Heights area of Atkinson County. When officers arrived at the location, Daily fled out the…
One suspect was detained, while two others were able to avoid apprehension following a residential burglary Thursday morning in Douglas. Police responded to a home on Ethel St. after receiving a call from a complainant who stated a house was being burglarized and the offender(s) was possibly still on the scene. When authorities arrived, three suspects attempted to flee on foot. A Douglas police officer was able to stop and detain one of them, who was identified as Markavius Paulk. Officials are attempting to identify the other suspects and were in the process of conducting a search of the area…
Expressions Dance Studio of Douglas will be presenting a theatrical adaptation of the hit Disney film “Frozen” this weekend at the Martin Centre. “A Frozen Fairytale” will premier Friday, December 5, at 6 p.m., with a second perforance scheduled for Saturday, December 6, at 10:30 a.m. Tickets are $12 each and can be purchased at the door. For more information, call (912) 389-3389.
Santa Claus will be making a stop in Douglas this Saturday at the Atkinson Plaza in downtown Douglas. “Santa’s North Pole Plaza” will begin at 11 a.m. and will offer children of all ages an array of Christmas-themed activities. The cost is $12 per child for all activities or $6 for a photo with Santa in a keepsake frame. Santa’s faithful helpers, the Elf on the Shelf, both boy and girl, will be helping him and Mrs. Claus will be there with goodies and hot chocolate. The Grinch and his dog Max will be there also, along with Cindi Lou…