Heavy rain in the Douglas-Coffee County community on Friday, June 19, 2026, caused a wastewater spill into a tributary of the Seventeen Mile River. The City of Douglas Wastewater Treatment Plant reports that the spill occurred into an unnamed tributary of the Seventeen Mile River. The spill date was from Friday at 5:30 p.m. until 10:40 p.m. the same day. The spill occurred at 622 Iron Road in Douglas. Approximately 50,000 gallons are being reported. As a precaution, it is recommended that citizens have no contact with the affected stream water until after July 3, 2026. City personnel will be…
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A pair of Coffee Trojans made the Georgia Dugout Club’s Class 5A All-State team. Junior starting pitcher Gavin McElroy was named Second Team All-State while sophomore infielder Jimmy Timothy made Third Team All-State. McElroy pitched in 14 games, starting 13. He was 5-3 with a 2.36 ERA and 80 strikeouts to 26 walks in 68 1/3 innings. Opponents hit just .219 when he was on the mound. McElroy was also named First Team All-Region and he was selected as Coffee High’s Pitcher of the Year and team MVP, which was voted on by his teammates. Timothy played in 30 games…
A traffic stop last month on Rebecca S. Waldron Road resulted in the arrest of one individual on illegal drug charges. The suspect, identified as Terrell Dewayne Story, 44, of Douglas, remains in the Coffee County Jail. According to a report from the sheriff’s office, on May 20, 2026, at around 5:30 p.m., an officer observed a vehicle allegedly fail to maintain its lane. The officer stopped the vehicle and spoke to its occupants. A female was driving while Story was the passenger. According to the report, the driver did not give the officer consent to search the vehicle. The…
Lt. Gov. Burt Jones won Tuesday night’s Republican gubernatorial runoff in Coffee County but billionaire businessman Rick Jackson carried the state, setting up a November showdown with former one-term Atlanta mayor (and official in former President Joe Biden’s administration) Keisha Lance Bottoms. The Republican race for the governor’s mansion has to be the most expensive in Georgia’s history. Between them, Jackson and Jones spent over $138 million during the primary with the overwhelming majority – an estimated $106 million, according to reports – coming from Jackson. The governor’s job pays $182,000 per year. Bottoms won the Democratic nomination last month,…
Sam Graves, a multi-sport Yulee (Fla.) High School graduate with ties to Douglas, has graduated as the Hornets’ top javelin athlete. Graves is the son of Will and Ashley Preston Graves of Yulee. His maternal grandparents are Bob and the late Norma Preston of Douglas. Graves competed in several different sports during his four years at Yulee High, including golf, football, and tennis. But it is in the field events, in particular the javelin, where the 6’3”, 210-pound Graves made his mark. He came to track a little late; he didn’t join the team until his junior year. “I had…
Last season, Baxley native Byron Buxton had the best season in his 12-year Major League career. Buxton played in 126 games, the second-most in his career, and hit .264 with 35 home runs and 83 RBI. He also made the All-Star game for the second time in his career and competed in the Home Run Derby, where he advanced to the semifinals. And he did all of this while patrolling centerfield as good as anyone in the big leagues. This season, he’s picked up where he left off. Currently, Buxton has played in 61 of Minnesota’s 73 games. He is…
Deputies arrested a Douglas woman on illegal drug charges after she was arrested because she had an active warrant through the sheriff’s office, according to an incident report. The report says that on May 27, 2026, at 7:38 p.m., a deputy saw Sabrina Faye Evans, 48, of Douglas driving a white F-150. The officer knew that Evans had an active warrant through the sheriff’s office so he pulled the pickup over. Evans gave consent to search the vehicle, stating that there was nothing illegal in it. The deputy searched the pickup and found a small quantity of suspected methamphetamine. A…
A Douglas man remains in jail on armed robbery after he allegedly robbed a friend for $40 after smoking methamphetamine, according to a report from the sheriff’s office. The report states that on May 30, 2026, at around 6:30 p.m., an officer responded to a Sparrow Road address in reference to an armed robbery. The complainant stated that Cube Contario Evans, 30, of Douglas, was mad with him because he didn’t take him to a store earlier. The complainant said that Evans had a knife and he demanded whatever the complainant had on him. The report says that Evans ended…
A Douglas police officer arrested an allegedly unlicensed driver after a hit and run accident that occurred late last month at the intersection of East Ward Street and Southeast Bowens Mill Road. According to the incident report, a 2024 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Lyndon Russell Rowell of Alma was at the red light facing east. A 2001 Ford Econoline driven by Hugo Jeronimo Oxlajitzep of Douglas was on the opposite side of the intersection facing west. The report says that the light turned green and Rowell began to move. As he was nearly through the intersection, according to the report,…
Officers from the Douglas Police Department arrested an 18-year-old on armed robbery charges after he allegedly held another man at gunpoint and took his iPhone. According to a report from the Douglas Police Department, on May 29, 2026, just before 7 p.m., an officer responded to an armed robbery call on West Railroad Street. When he arrived, the complainant stated that he, a female, and Kajuan Lewis, 18, of Douglas, had traveled from Jacksonville, Fla., to Douglas to attend a party the following day. The complainant stated that everything was fine until they reached Douglas. Then Lewis pulled a gun…