A little over 18 months after buying approximately 400 Winn-Dixie and Harveys grocery stores (and 170 Winn-Dixie liquor stores), ALDI is selling 170 Winn-Dixie and Harveys stores to a private consortium comprised of C&S Wholesale Grocers and Southeastern Grocers. The purchase includes stores five different states, including Georgia and Florida. According to foodinstitute.com, the purchasers took over the “day-to-day operations immediately.” The deal was announced last week. When ALDI purchased the Harveys and Winn-Dixie stores, the plan was to convert some to ALDI locations and leave others as they were. ALDI had announced plans to build a store in Douglas…
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After struggling over the first few games of the season, the South Georgia State College Hawks have rattled off three wins in a row going back to last Friday, February 14, 2025. On Valentine’s Day, the Hawks split two games – one with Florida State College-Jacksonville (a 2-1 loss) and Central Alabama Community College (a 2-0). Both games were played in Jacksonville. In the win over Central Alabama, starter Luke Smith and reliever Luke Boone combined for a 98-pitch no-hitter. Only one Central Alabama batter reached base during the game. Then on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, the Hawks traveled to…
The Coffee Trojans dropped to 2-3 on the young season Tuesday after a 7-5 loss to the Glyn Academy Red Terrors in Brunswick. Freshman second baseman Jimmy Timothy continued to swing a hot bat; he paced the Trojans offensively with 3-4, two-RBI performance at the plate. He also scored three runs. The Red Terrors took an early lead when they scored one run in the first. The Trojans tied things up in the top of the third then Glynn went up 2-1 with a run in the bottom of the frame. The Red Terrors pulled ahead 4-1 with a two-run…
Officers from the Douglas Police Department and Coffee County Sheriff’s Office didn’t show Jerome Taft, 65, of Douglas, much love on the morning of Valentine’s Day when Taft called 911 to erroneously report that his truck had been stolen the night before. On the morning of February 14, 2025, Taft reported that his vehicle had been stolen from Super 8 Motel in Douglas. Shortly before a member of the Douglas Police Department made contact with him, someone at the sheriff’s office recognized Taft’s name as that of a registered sex offender. The DPD was informed that if this was indeed…
The Coffee Lady Trojans scored 18 points against the Winder-Barrow Lady Bulldogs before Winder made a shot. The Lady Bulldogs scored 18 points in the whole game. It was that kind of domination for Coffee in the first round of the state playoffs. The Lady Trojans won 80-18. Yes, you read that right. It’s not a misprint. Coffee won a postseason game by 62 points. There’s not a lot to say. The Lady Trojans jumped out to an early lead, scored points in bunches, and used their lockdown defense to keep Winder-Barrow from mounting any kind of offense all night…
The Coffee Trojans played a pair of games on Saturday in Cordele and came away with a win and a loss. Coffee fell to North Forsyth 7-4 in the first game. They bounced back with an 11-9 win over Crisp County in game two. In game one, neither Coffee nor North Forsyth got on the board until the fifth inning. North Forsyth scored four in the top of the fifth. The Trojans answered with four of their own in the bottom of the frame. Ben Fussell singled to right to score Connor Stewart and Gavin McElroy. Jimmy Timothy followed with…
A 37-year-old Douglas man remains in jail after he allegedly took his mother’s vehicle after the two argued over money, according to an incident report from the sheriff’s office. The report states that around 6:30 p.m. on February 2, 2025, officers responded to a Rabbit Run address in response to a vehicle theft. The complainant stated that Zeke William Buttz, 37, of Douglas, had taken her maroon 2018 Ford Flex from the residence. The two had argued over money, the report says, and Buttz took the vehicle and her purse after the complainant said she wasn’t giving him any money.…
Officers from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office have arrested Eloy Garcia, 31, of Douglas, in connection with the hit and run death of Willie Anthony Howard, of Douglas. The accident took place at 6:09 a.m. on Bowens Mill Road near the entrance to Walmart Supercenter on Thursday, February 13, 2025. WALB released Howard’s identity earlier on Saturday. According to a press release from the sheriff’s office, Howard was struck by red Dodge Dakota pickup traveling in the westbound lane. Howard was transported to Coffee Regional Medical Center for treatment but did not survive the injuries he sustained in the accident.…
Chris Johnson, the local funeral home owner who has been in jail since late October after 18 decomposing bodies were found inside his funeral home, has waived arraignment and entered a not guilty plea on all counts. Johnson entered the plea on February 12, 2025. Johnson has been indicted on 66 total counts related to the funeral home incident and a separate forgery case. Last month, he was denied bond and remains in custody. Here are the individual cases along with their accompanying indictments: Individual 1: Dead body abuse, abandonment of a dead body, theft by deception, and violation of…
A 36-year-old who went to the police department with information on an investigation ended up in jail on active warrants through two different agencies. According to a report from the Douglas Police Department, Erion Jones, 36, of Douglas went to the police department to discuss an investigation with an officer. The report states that the same morning, the officer had been briefed that an Erion Jones had active warrants through both the Nicholls and Waycross police departments. Officers confirmed the warrants and the Waycross Police Department wanted a hold placed on Jones. He was arrested and transported to the Coffee…