Author: Staff Reports

One of the occupants of a vehicle involved in a frightful traffic accident on Christmas Eve has passed away. Thursday, December 28, 2023, Jazmine Simpson, 26, succumbed to injuries suffered in the crash, which happened on Highway 441 at the entrance to GreeneTree Lakes subdivision. The accident took place around 3 p.m. Simpson was suffering from an asthma attack at her home when her mother, Lawanda Leggett, put her in their car, along with three siblings, and headed to Coffee Regional Medical Center. Leggett had her hazard lights on and was driving at a high rate…

Of the various postseason football awards out there, the most prestigious is the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s All State team. The AJC released its All State list this morning and several Trojans made the team. Leading the way are Coffee’s head coach Mike Coe, who was named 5A Coach of the Year, and senior running back Fred Brown, who is the AJC’s 5A Offensive Player of the Year. Offensive lineman Jerzabeon Grant and defensive back Anthony Paulk also made the AJC’s First Team All State while defensive end Elgie Paulk made All State Honorable Mention. In…

Cheryl Ann Baker, 66, wife of new Still Waters Outreach president Rev. Richard Baker, passed away on December 24, 2023, as a result of injuries sustained in an auto accident. The wreck occurred in Brantley County. Another vehicle struck Baker’s vehicle. She was traveling with two of her children, both of who were injured in the accident. In October, Still Waters Outreach leadership announced that Rev. Baker and a new leadership team would be taking over the board governance and oversight of daily operations at the center. Rev. Baker serves as president and chairman of Still…

The Miami Dolphins and the Baltimore Ravens are on a collision course with each other this weekend in a Sunday afternoon match-up that will go a long way in shaping the AFC’s postseason picture. The Dolphins have locked up a postseason berth after defeating the Dallas Cowboys last weekend 22-20. The Ravens have also punched their ticket to the playoffs with their dismantling of the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday night. To win the AFC, the Dolphins need to beat the Ravens then either beat the Buffalo Bills in Week 18 or have the Pittsburgh Steelers beat Baltimore…

In the aftermath of the Coffee Trojans’ state football championship nearly two weeks ago, the postseason awards for players started rolling in. Now it’s the coaches’ turn. Several members of the Coffee coaching staff have been named Class 5A assistant coaches of the year by Parker Resources. In a Facebook post, head coach Mike Coe wrote “You win with good folks. Our superintendent, Dr. [Morris] Leis, has allowed me to build an elite staff of good men first and then football coaches second . . . Congrats fellas! Appreciate all of you!” …

One individual is in custody and another is on the way to Coffee Regional Medical Center following a Christmas morning shooting near Nicholls. Monday morning, a shooting was reported on Roberts Cemetery Road just east of Nicholls. According to sources, one individual, identified as Kevin Stone, 36, allegedly went to another’s home and shot him in the head. Stone then allegedly left and went to a residence a short distance away. Officers responded to both locations. The victim was breathing but injured seriously. Stone was arrested and transported to the Coffee County Jail where he remains. …

A hit and run accident that occurred last week led to the arrest of a Waycross man on several traffic charges. According to a report from the Douglas Police Department, an accident took place on December 15 just after 7 a.m. The wreck took place at the intersection of East Baker Highway and McDonald Road. The driver of vehicle two reported that another driver, identified as Axel Aquino Hernandez, 26, of Waycross, had struck her vehicle and left the scene. Officers located Hernandez and stopped him. During the investigation, officers learned that Hernandez was leaving the…

As Douglas police officers were heading out for patrol on December 16, a corporal mentioned that they needed to be on the lookout for Jennifer Hodnett, 42, of Douglas, who was wanted for allegedly shoplifting at Circle K on the south end of town. Around 9 p.m. that night, an officer saw Hodnett and another individual identified as Derick Smith in the area of Highway 221 North and Bowens Mill Road Southeast. Both were riding bicycles and they were riding on the wrong side of the road, according to an incident report from the Douglas Police Department. …

A Fitzgerald woman was arrested and charged with stalking after she allegedly refused to leave her ex-boyfriend alone following a break-up. According to an incident report from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office, on December 16, the complainant met with deputies and reported the incident. The complainant said that when the two had broken up a few days earlier, deputies had been called to the home where the break-up took place. According to the report, the complainant’s ex, identified as Ashleigh Moore, 34, of Fitzgerald, had been texting him and wouldn’t leave him alone even after he…

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