Author: Staff Reports

A box of Fruity Pebbles led to a kerfuffle at a home on Kamera Road Saturday afternoon. As a result, a 30-year-old Douglas woman was arrested and jailed. According to a sheriff’s office report, a deputy responded to a call of a possible assault at a house on Kamera Road around 6:45 p.m. on Saturday. The officer spoke with the victim who said that she and her roommate, Amy Lynn Anderson, 30, of Douglas, had gotten into a fight. A video showed Anderson getting in the victim’s face and yelling about fighting. The video shows the victim pushing Anderson then…

A 26-year-old Douglas woman was arrested and charged with aggravated identity fraud after a Missouri resident discovered that her identity had allegedly been stolen. The victim, a resident of Nixa, Missouri, contacted the Douglas Police Department on April 11, 2025, and reported that an individual who worked at a local industry had stolen her identity, according to a Douglas Police Department report. The investigation revealed that the suspect, identified as Mary Garcia-Vasquez, 26, of Douglas, had allegedly used the victim’s social security number at her place of employment. During the investigation, officers found out where Garcia-Vasquez lived and, on April…

Postseason walk-offs are always exciting. Unless you’re on the wrong side. Monday afternoon, that’s exactly where the South Georgia State College Hawks found themselves. They faced the East Georgia State College Bobcats in a winner-take-all play-in game at ABAC. The winner advanced to the conference tournament while the loser’s season ended. The two teams were tied at seven each entering the ninth inning. Tripp Helgeson led off the inning with a single. Then Cade Mulligan hit a 1-0 pitch out of the park to left field for the walk-off win. The Bobcats went up 3-1 in the fifth after Helgeson…

On the heels of one of the best weeks in CCA Patriots baseball history, the Patriots have emerged as the GIAA’s #1 Class A team in the state. The top 12 teams make the playoffs; the top four receive first-round byes and the top two get home field advantage through the playoffs up to the state finals. The state championship series will be played in Columbus at Synovus Park, the home of the Columbus Clingstones, a Double-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves. The Patriots were expected to be the top team after going 4-0 last week to finish the season.…

The CCA Patriots came away from the GIAA state track and field championships in Locust Grove with one individual state championship and several standout performances. The highlight of the meet came on day two when sophomore Arabelle Roberts won a state title in the high jump. She leapt 5’, two inches ahead of second place. She entered the competition as the 10th seed after a challenging performance at Region and defied expectations to win the title. Arabelle has now placed in the high jump at the state meet every year since eighth grade.Freshman Felicite Padgett and sophomore Ethan Duran competed…

A March 22, 2025 wedding celebration set in motion a series of alleged events that led to a 54-year-old Douglas man going to jail on multiple counts of financial transaction card theft. On March 26, 2025, a Douglas police officer responded to a transaction card fraud call. In a Douglas Police Department incident report, the victim reported that she had attended a wedding on March 22 and between 5 and 6:30 p.m., she gave family members rides after the wedding. When she returned home, she attempted to use her debit card but couldn’t find it. The report says she looked…

An illegal drug investigation that began in Atkinson County involving a Douglas man led to a second arrest and more charges in Coffee County. A report from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office states that on March 28, 2025, a detective in Atkinson County contacted Coffee County authorities and reported that Michael Dees, 56, of Mora had been arrested on possession of methamphetamine charges. During the initial investigation, the report says that Dees stated there was more methamphetamine at his residence in Mora. Officers went to the home and spoke with Angel Michelle Howell, 53, of Willacoochee. The report says that…

Day one of the GIAA state track meet is in the books and the CCA Patriots had a strong showing. In the boys 4x100m, Jonah Hall, Luke Russ, Miller Hutchison, and Ethan Duran improved from 48.67 to 47.93.The boys 4x400m of Luke Russ, Miller Hutchison, Jonah Hall, and Sam Ables dropped their time from 4:06 to 3:58.52, closing in on the CCA school record.Freshman Jayla Shrouder cut her 800m time from 2:56 to 2:47.Arabelle Roberts ran a huge PR in the 300m hurdles, going from 55.19 at region to 51.59, qualifying for Saturday’s finals.Today the field events begin, with Roberts,…

Earlier this month, an Ormond Beach, Florida, woman was arrested after she allegedly shoplifted several items from Walmart. During the shoplifting investigation, officers allegedly discovered a quantity of methamphetamine in her possession. According to a report from the Douglas Police Department, an officer went to Walmart in reference to a shoplifting incident. Walmart personnel told the officer that Joy Borgwardt, 40, of Ormond Beach, Florida, had been in the store for several hours allegedly stealing $262.02 in merchandise. During the investigation, officers searched a large handbag that Borgwardt had. Inside the bag as a quantity of suspected methamphetamine. Borgwardt was…

Rhianna Lewis, daughter of Ron and Julee Brooke Lewis and a Class of 2025 honor graduate, has received the James B. Duke Scholarship from Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina. Davidson is a private liberal arts college and is consistently ranked as one of the top schools in the country. Rhianna, who will graduate in the Davidson Class of 2029, is one of five James B. Duke Scholars chosen nationwide. The scholarship covers full tuition and fees, totaling $69,315 for Rhianna’s freshman year. To keep the scholarship all four years, she will have to maintain a cumulative 3.0 GPA, continue…