Author: Staff Reports

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill is leading the NFL in receiving yards and is on pace for a record-setting season. Six games in, Hill has 42 receptions for 814 yards and six touchdowns. He’s averaging over 135 yards per game, which has him on pace to amass over 2,300 yards for the season if his production continues at this level. The single season receiving record stands at 1,964 yards, set by Calvin Johnson in 2012. In Sunday’s 42-21 win over the Carolina Panthers, Hill caught six passes for 163 yards and a touchdown. …

In the pre-dawn hours Saturday morning, officers investigated a fatal side-by-side accident on Highway 32 in Nicholls. The crash took place in front of Xtreme Cargo Trailers (the old Streat’s Coat Factory building). The side-by-side, a Polaris Ranger with two people aboard, reportedly lost control and flipped over. One of the occupants, Patrick Early Davis, 35, was ejected and suffered visible but non-life threatening injuries. The other occupant was trapped underneath the Ranger and did not survive the crash. Both were from Ware County. During the accident investigation, officers discovered a felony amount of marijuana at the scene.…

On Monday, October, 9, 2023 at approximately 3:30 p.m. Jeff Davis County deputies attempted to initiate a traffic stop on a motorcycle for a traffic violation. The motorist refused to yield and led officers on a five-county chase with speeds of up to 130 mph. Deputies and investigators along with troopers from the Georgia State Patrol chased the unknown man on his Honda cruiser all the way from Jeff Davis County, Lumber City, Telfair County, Wheeler County, Dodge County and came to a halt in Laurens County. After finally stopping the motorcycle, Raymond Franklin was arrested for several…

According to a press release from the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office and Griffin Police Department, a 17-year-old is in custody on murder charges following the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old after a September 30 high school football game. The shooting took place down the street from the stadium following the Griffin High-Spalding County High football game on September 30. A report posted by 11Alive stated that the alleged shooter, Kaomarion Kendrick, knew the victim, Emmanuel Dorsey. Follwong the game, a fight broke out between two groups. During the fight, Kendrick allegedly pulled a gun, which caused everyone to…

The Coffee Trojan’s 62-6 win over the Bradwell Institute Tigers Friday night was the largest margin of victory in a region game in program history. The 56-point win eclipsed the previous region record of 54 points, which came on November 5, 1982, against Glynn Academy. The Trojans shut out Glynn Academy 54-0 that night. And as you might expect, the usual suspects topped the Coffee Trojans’ stat lines in Friday’s win. The Trojans rushed a total of 30 times; senior running back Fred Brown had 17 of those carries for 134 yards and three touchdowns. It…

Douglas resident Michael Wayne Stull, 57, was allegedly shot and killed by his son, Nicholas Maquis Stull, 25, in Olney, Maryland, on Saturday night. After the alleged shooting, Nicholas Stull turned the gun on himself but survived. Olney is located in the northern portion of Montgomery County, Maryland, about 10 miles north of Washington, D.C. Michael Stull worked in the city’s Customer Care department at City Hall. According to City Manager Charlie Davis, City Hall will be closed on Monday, October 9, 2023, to mourn Stull’s death. The regularly scheduled city commission meeting Monday night will…

We are continuing to have issues with our DouglasNow Facebook page. Due to a glitch in the software, we have limited access to our page. We have been working closely with Facebook over the last two weeks to resolve this issue. However, we have not been able to reach a resolution. We are continuing to engage Facebook in an effort to restore complete access to the page. In the meantime, we will continue to post news on our sister Facebook pages, 106.3 The Tree, and 106.7 The Buck. Additionally, we will utilize X (formerly Twitter, @NewsRobertP), Instagram (douglasnownews), and your…

Fussell Marion Chalker, former principal of Douglas High School, built the small cottage-like home on 504 North Gaskin Avenue in 1932. The home was sold in 1944 to J.N. McDonald who purchased the property for him and his mother. Some years later in 1955, the house was sold to Walter L. And Wanelle Lott Yeomans. This is where the story begins. Wanelle was born on February 26, 1910 in Garrant, what we now know as West Green. Throughout her lifetime, Wanelle’s memory held more history than we could probably ever learn about in a textbook. She saw two…

Officers from the Broxton Police Department have made another arrest in connection with the vandalism of the Barney Fife mural on Highway 441 just north of town. On Wednesday, September 27, 2023, officers arrested Ijayous Smith, 18, of Broxton, and charged him with criminal damage to property for allegedly vandalizing the mural. Smith is the second suspect arrested in the case. Earlier in September, Kayson Smalley, 18, was arrested and also charged with criminal damage to property. Local artist Dylan Ross painted the mural on the side of an unoccupied house on Highway 441 in 2016.…

According to a statement released by the City of Douglas Tuesday morning, there is nothing wrong with the drinking water in the city. Over the last several days, citizens have complained of a smell that can be detected throughout the city. According to sources, the issue has resulted in the temporary closure of Pilgrims Pride; however, city officials have assured the public that drinking water is safe. Here is a statement from City Manager Charlie Davis that was released to the city’s Facebook page Tuesday morning: “The City of Douglas would like to correct…