Author: Staff Reports

An alleged impaired driver crashed his 2002 Dodge Dakota pickup at the intersection of Estlee Mercer and Wood Duck roads Friday night, taking out a power pole and leaving hundreds of people without electricity on one of the coldest nights in Coffee County this winter. The driver, whose name has not been released, was traveling north on Estlee Mercer Road when he left the roadway at Wood Duck Road, took out guide wires on a power pole, launched over 100 feet in the air, and finally came to a rest inches from a large pine tree. The driver…

An argument that began at a local industry escalated into a knife fight at Circle K on the north end of town on January 6, 2024. As a result, Shiyonna Nabria Batten, 20, of McRae, was arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated assault. According to a report from the Douglas Police Department, the incident began when a male and a female got into an argument at work. After work, the female along with a couple of others left together. They noticed that a car was following them, the report says. The vehicle pulled up beside them,…

A 45-year-old Douglas man remains in jail after he allegedly fought then pointed a gun at another individual at Evans Grocery on January 10, 2024. According to a report from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office, on January 10, an employee reported that he had been assaulted while sitting on a bench in front of the store. The victim reported that while he was sitting on the bench, an individual, identified as Oscar Gonzalez-Hernandez, pulled up in a blue Nissan car and started talking to him. The victim knew Gonzalez-Hernandez and they shook hands. After a brief…

The biggest story so far in 2024 has been the weather. And that’s not changing over the next several days. After two days of severe weather last week, more rough conditions are in the forecast. Tuesday, January 16, 2024, was predicted to be a rainy one (at the time of this writing, the rain hadn’t come yet). When the rain moves off, temperatures are expected to drop below freezing through next week. From Wednesday to Monday, lows are predicted to fall into the mid-20s with highs in the high-40s to low-50s. These kinds of temperatures can…

Will Moseley of Snipesville has been selected for Season 22 of American Idol. Tonight – January 15, 2024 – American Idol will be in Snipesville taping a free concert at the Snipesville Community Center at 7 p.m. The public is invited to attend. On January 4, 2024, Moseley announced on his Facebook page that he had auditioned for Season 22 and been selected. “About a year ago, a friend of mine asked me why I didn’t try out for a singing competition. I didn’t really have a reason but the opportunity just hadn’t presented itself,” he wrote. It’s…

On January 3, 2024, two drug officers saw a pair of men loading a riding lawn mower into the trunk of Toyota Camry in a wooded area on the 206 Connector. The officers stopped and talked to them and, as a result, both men ended up in jail on illegal drug charges. According to a report from the sheriff’s office, about 3 p.m. on January 3, the two officers noticed Julian Keith Roberson, 54, and Jeremy Noyes, 44, both of Douglas, putting the lawn mower in the trunk of the car. While the officers were talking to them,…

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The threat of severe weather for Friday has been downgraded though things are by no means going to be pleasant. Coffee and the surrounding areas were bracing for another round of potentially damaging wind and rain forecasters had predicted for Friday afternoon. The pattern was supposed to follow the same one that brought heavy rain, high winds, and at least one tornado that hit eastern Coffee and western Bacon counties on Tuesday. A pair of squall lines moved through South Georgia that day; the first one rolled through in the predawn hours while the second — and more severe…

The Miami Dolphins are the walking wounded headed into this weekend’s first round playoff match-up with the Kansas City Chiefs in Kansas City. The Dolphins have several key players, including receiver Tyreek Hill, who are ailing. Miami barely resembles the team that looked like a serious Super Bowl contender just a few short weeks ago. Adding to the injury factor is another subplot swirling around Saturday’s game: It’s the first time since the Chiefs traded Hill to the Dolphins that Hill has returned to Kansas City. Hill was a Chief for the first six years of…

The two storms that came through Coffee County Tuesday left their mark on the eastern portion of the county, destroying property near Nicholls and into Bacon County. And the bad weather isn’t over yet; more severe weather is expected to arrive on Friday. The storms were part of a large system that wreaked havoc throughout the country. The storms were responsible for four deaths, including one in Georgia, and significant damage in the Southeast and up the east coast. The Florida panhandle, particularly Panama Cty, was hit especially hard. A tornado formed near Saginaw…