Author: Staff Reports

A Douglas man remains behind bars after he allegedly refused to leave a local church during a birthday party. According to an incident report from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office, a birthday party was being held at a church in the county when someone noticed an individual later identified as Austin Musgrove, 26, on the front porch. Someone with the party approached Musgrove and spoke to him. The report states that Musgrove “just grunted.” He was asked to leave the property but, the report says, he refused. The complainant reported the incident and a deputy responded.…

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill reached another major milestone on his way to making history this season. Sunday afternoon, Hill caught 10 passes for 146 yards and a touchdown. That performance put over 1,200 receiving yards for the year in just 10 games. He’s not the first receiver to do that — but he is the first one to do so in 62 years. The most recent receiver to reach 1,200 or more yards in 10 games was Charlie Hennigan of the Houston Oilers. In 1961, he tallied 1,245 yards in 10 games and eventually finished the…

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The Douglas-Coffee County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce Walter Jardine is the 2023 Grand Marshal for the 59th Annual Festival of Lights Christmas Parade. Come wave and enjoy the sights and sounds of the holidays as Jardine and all the participants ride down Peterson Avenue on Saturday, December 2 beginning at 6pm. “Christmas in a Small Town”, this year’s theme, comes from Christian Wise, daughter of Chandler Wise and Abby Sweat of West Green. The theme and grand marshal are chosen by the Chamber Board of Directors. Jardine has been a teacher/coach, journalist, and photographer in…

A domestic incident claimed the lives of four individuals — a husband, wife, and their two children — on Wednesday afternoon at Fort Stewart, according to military officials and news reports. Staff Sergeant Meiziaha Cooper, a decorated soldier at Fort Stewart; her husband, Desmond Cooper; and their two children ages 4 and 9; were found deceasded inside their home early Wednesday afternoon. Staff Sgt. Cooper’s unit had asked for a welfare check, according to reports. When officers arrived at the home, they found the four individuals unresponsive. They were pronounced dead little while later. Though military…

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At Tuesday morning’s meeting of the Coffee County Board of Elections and Registration, Christy Nipper, elections supervisor, announced the certification of last week’s municipal election. With all provisional ballots counted and recorded, the final numbers were as follows: Broxton mayor: Jimmy Littleton (incubment) — 138, Carlos Wilkerson, 80 (36.76 percent turnout) Broxton city council: Helen S. Jones (incumbent) — 166, Ruth Christian (incumbent) — 150, Greg Zachery — 145, Bill Whiddon (incumbent) — 121, and Wanda Kirschbaum — 108 (36.76 turnout). The top four make up the city council. Douglas city commission…

The Coffee Trojans’ defense passed its first real test of the year a few weeks ago against the Ware County Gators with the region championship on the line. Friday night, they’re going to get their second big test — and this time, it’s the season at stake. On November 17, the Jones County Greyhounds make the two hour trip to Jardine Stadium for a second-round showdown with the Trojans. Coffee has had one of the best defenses in the state this year. And Jones County has a prolific offense that has the potential to cause significant problems for the…

Ashley Flanagan, PCT, has received Coffee Regional Medical Center’s BEE Award for the third quarter of 2023. Ashley is an outstanding patient care technician in the Pediatric Unit. She was nominated five times this quarter by her fellow employees as well as patients. They shared that Ashley works extremely hard and always goes above and beyond for all the patients under her care. They shared that she is a team player and brings joy to the unit. As a testament to her hard work, Ashley’s co-workers shared that she not only does an outstanding job on the Pediatric…

As a part of Operation Watchful Eye, officers from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office located an absconded sex offender in Irwin County. The Coffee County Sheriff’s Office is tasked with the responsibility of monitoring sex offenders who are placed on the sex offender registry in Coffee County. Offenders must keep the Sheriff’s Office updated on their current residence, employment, telephone numbers, vehicles they operate, and other information. There are currently 93 registered sex offenders on the registry, this does not include the offenders that are currently incarcerated in jail, probation detention, or prison. The Coffee County…