Odie needs your help. As badly as any dog has ever needed any help. Odie is a four-year-old mix currently in the care of Coffee Cause for Paws. Though he’s being cared for, he is in constant pain and needs extensive medical treatment. Odie has suffered multiple serious injuries. While the exact cause of these injuries remains unknown, it is suspected that at least one injury was caused by humans while the other was likely the result of being hit by a car. Odie’s jaw has been broken, likely due to abuse from people. As such, his jaw hangs open…
Author: Staff Reports
People around the country are finding out what family, fans, and friends in Coffee County have known for a long time – Derrick Flowers is good. Really good. The Coffee County native has been grinding it out on the music scene for a long time and people are starting take notice. One of the hallmarks of country music, maybe the single most important aspect that separates it from other genres, is its authenticity. You can’t fabricate it. You can’t manufacture it. You can’t generate it in the recording studio. Either you have it or you don’t. Derrick Flowers has it.…
A 19-year-old woman will spend the weekend in jail after she allegedly threatened to shoot others at Coffee High School’s graduation on May 23, 2026. Thursday evening, Coffee County School System police officers were notified that an individual, identified as Santiana Gibson, 19, had allegedly made an electronic threat to shoot one or more individuals at a certain point during Saturday morning’s graduation ceremony at Jardine Stadium. Officers arrested Gibson and transported her to the Coffee County Jail. She was held on a detainer until the system took warrants. The warrants were taken Friday. Gibson has been charged with terroristic…
Wednesday evening, Bacon County deputies and troopers from the Georgia State Patrol investigated a fatal side-by-side accident on Caraway Road. According to a statement released by the Bacon County Sheriff’s Office on its Facebook page, deputies were dispatched to the scene at 6:42 p.m. A side-by-side had overturned with seven individuals – three adults and four juveniles – in the vehicle. Two of the adults were flown to a trauma center via Air Evac, the statement said. Another adult was transported to Bacon County Hospital. He succumbed to his injuries there. The statement also said that one of the four…
Wednesday morning, federal agents with the Department of Homeland Security executed two federal search warrants in Bacon County. However, no one is saying exactly to what those search warrants were related. Homeland Security has not released any information. The Bacon County Sheriff’s Office released a statement on its Facebook page but it didn’t offer any details. The BCSO’s statement reads as follows: “Early [Wednesday] morning, the Department of Homeland Security executed 2 federal search warrants in Bacon County in connection with an administrative investigation. There is no need to be alarmed, and there is no threat to the community. This…
Getting lost can come with a price. In this particular case, that price was a trip to the Coffee County Jail. According to an incident report from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office, on May 6, 2026, a deputy responded to an address in the Oak Park community at 3:30 a.m. He met with John Gary Staines III, 49, of Douglas, who had been found at the intersection of Highway 221 North and Sand Street. The report says that Staines stated he was trying to get home but he didn’t know where home was. During the discussion with the deputy, Staines…
Deputies arrested a Douglas man for misuse of 911 after he allegedly called the emergency number to report that someone said she was going to report him for sexual assault. According to a report from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office, on May 10, 2026, two deputies responded to a Jasmine Drive address to meet a complainant. The officer met with Dovine Wesley Adams, 55, of Douglas. The report states that Adams told him that the previous night, his roommate, a female, had told him she was going to report him for sexual assault. The officers arrested Adams for misuse of…
Monday, three CCA Patriots signed scholarships to continue their baseball careers at the next level. Pitcher Blake Bryant, shortstop Gray McLean, and catcher Skyler Woods have all put together impressive high school resumes. Even though their career with the Patriots is coming to a close, their days playing baseball are far from over. For Bryant, one of the best pitchers in the state, the question hasn’t been where he’s going to play in college – it’s if he’s going to make it to college at all. Bryant committed to Clemson early in his high school career. However, he is a…
A Nicholls man lost his life early Sunday morning after he was struck by a train. Authorities have not released any details regarding the incident. However, sources say that the victim, 31-year-old Aaron Gibson, was on the railroad tracks around 3 a.m. Sunday. He was resting on the railroad right of way close to the tracks. When he heard the train coming, he attempted to get out of the way but was struck. Gibson lost his life as a result of the accident. Officers from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the incident. A crowd funding site has been…
Two 18-year-olds from Fitzgerald were arrested earlier this month after they allegedly damaged a vehicle with a baseball bat. According to a report from the police department, an officer responded to a Cleveland Street address in reference to a criminal damage to property call. The officer spoke to the complainant who stated that two women had come to her house and busted the windshield and back glass out of her vehicle, a 2009 Infiniti. The complainant had video footage of the incident, which showed a white SUV pull up to the home. Two women jumped out and hit the Infiniti…