Author: Staff Reports

If you have to stay home and play baseball during Spring Break, you may as well make it count. And that’s exactly what the Coffee Trojans did Tuesday against the Bradwell Institute Tigers. The Trojans dismantled the Tigers 15-0 in three innings. How efficient was Coffee? Every Trojan reached base and starting pitcher Michael Strickland threw a 34-pitch complete game. He allowed just two hits and struck out four. The only Coffee player who didn’t get a hit was senior centerfielder Zae Smith. But then again, he didn’t have much of a chance. What he did have, though, was a…

Last week’s three-game region series against the Ware County Gators was a mixed bag for the Coffee Trojans. They came away with a dominating 16-6 win in game three but dropped the first two games of the series. The Trojans are 16-5 overall (5-4 in region) and sitting in third place behind Greenbrier and Ware. Last Tuesday, the Trojans stumbled in game one, losing 1-0 at Ware. Coffee managed just three hits. Junior Michael Strickland scattered six hits over six innings. He gave up one unearned run and struck out nine. He pitched well enough to win but the Trojan…

he Coffee High Trojans competed in the Hiram Johnson Underclassmen Invitational on March 28, 2024. This meet is for 8th grade through tenth grade student athletes. This allows the younger athletes to shine against athletes closer to their own age and assist in developing stronger track teams. Another significant reason is to recognize Coach Hiram Johnson who graduated from George Washington Carver High Schools in Coffee County. Coach Johnson has retired from the Lowndes County School System completing forty years in education and coaching football and track. The Lady Trojans claimed second place out of 8 schools. The Lady Trojans…

Cryptocurrency mining is coming to downtown Douglas. The City of Douglas is expected to reach an agreement with Hampshire Andersen Financial Division’s digital currency branch to bring a second cryptocurrency mine to the city. There is already one crypto mine located near the intersection of Brantley Boulevard and Pinecrest Drive on the south end of the city. This latest mine, however, is slated for the heart of downtown — specifically the pocket park located on Madison Avenue behind Eve and across from the east side of Norris Shoes. Plans include de-commissioning the pocket park and placing the mine on the…

It’s been a tough week or so for the South Georgia State College Hawks. Since defeating the Andrew College Tigers 14-9 at home on March 19, the Hawks have lost six of their last seven games — all to conference opponents. Their lone win over that span came yesterday when the defeated the Gordon State College Highlanders 1-0 in game one of a double-header on the SGSC campus. How did game two go? The Hawks lost 21-6 thanks in large part to a 12-run second inning. Game one of the double-header was a pitcher’s duel in the truest sense. The…

Blake Bryant threw six innings of two-hit shutout baseball and third baseman Jonathan Rutland was 2-2 with two runs scored, two walks, and three RBI in the CCA Patriots’ 8-0 win over the Southwest Georgia Academy Warriors Friday afternoon in Douglas. The Patriots scored early and often, plating a run in the first, three in the second, one in the third, one in the fourth, and two in the fifth to keep the Warriors on their heels. Jackson Knight also had two hits and Case Snipes drove in two more for CCA. Bryant struck out 13 Warriors during his six…

You’ve got to use those blinkers. On March 18, 2024, a detective with the Coffee County Drug Unit saw a gold Lincoln LS merge lanes on the Bowens Mill Road near the Willacoochee Highway without using a turn signal. According to an incident report, the detective ran the plate and saw that the vehicle did not have insurance. It also had a suspended registration. The detective stopped the vehicle and identified the driver as Kenneth J. Crandell, 42, of Douglas. During the stop, the detective searched the vehicle and found a few hydrocodone and oxycodone pills. According to the report,…

The CCA Patriots overcame a slow start against Coastal Homeschool Tuesday in Douglas to win 7-2 and improve to 9-5 on the season. The Patriots scored one in the second but fell behind 2-1 in the fourth. They tied the score at two in the bottom of the frame when Thomas Gentry scored on a Case Snipes ground out. CCA broke the game open with a five-run fifth inning. The Patriots loaded the bases with no outs when Blake Bryant drove in Tyson Crosby on a ground ball that Coastal misplayed. That gave CCA a 3-2 advantage with the bases…

On March 16, 2024, a Coffee County deputy responded to a local ATV park in reference to an assault. As a result of the investigation, Spencer Nolan Beasley, 32, of a Vidalia address, was arrested and charged with battery (family violence). According to the incident report, the call involved a male hitting a female. When the officer arrived, the report states that Beasley was at the front gate and said he did not hit anyone. He said that someone named Larry had hit him and wanted to leave. The officer spoke with the victim who stated that Beasley had hit…

A Baxley man remains in the Coffee County Jail after being arrested on several drug-related charges. According to a report from the sheriff’s office, on March 19, 2024, a detective received information that Tyler Reese, 29, of Baxley, was going to sell some methamphetamine on Namon Road. The detective and another officer went to 1301 Namon Road and saw Reese in the front yard. One of the officers approached Reese, who was on probation, and began speaking with him. While they were talking, the report says that Reese had two phones and destroyed them both. The report states that “a…