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Toni Roxanne Davis, 45, of Douglas, has been arrested and charged with trafficking methamphetamine. According to a report, officers served a search warrant at the house at 637 Taylor Circle after getting reports of possible drug activity at the location. Davis was at the house at the time of the search. Officers discovered 33 grams of methamphetamine. According to Georgia law, 28 grams of methamphetamine constitutes trafficking. Davis was charged with trafficking methamphetamine and transported to the Coffee County Jail. She has not been released as of Wednesday morning.

Sherry Lundy, 50, of Douglas, has been charged with animal cruelty after deputies allegedly discovered two malnourished dogs living in cages full of feces. According to an incident report, deputies responded to Lundy’s home on Tyson Road after getting a report that there were dogs in poor health on the property. When deputies arrived, they found the dogs in two tiny homemade pens. The pens were full of feces and the deputies reported that they could smell the cages from pretty far away. The report states that Lundy confirmed that the dogs belonged to her. The…

Sherry Lundy, 50, of Douglas, has been charged with animal cruelty after deputies allegedly discovered two malnourished dogs living in cages full of feces. According to an incident report, deputies responded to Lundy’s home on Tyson Road after getting a report that there were dogs in poor health on the property. When deputies arrived, they found the dogs in two tiny homemade pens. The pens were full of feces and the deputies reported that they could smell the cages from pretty far away. The report states that Lundy confirmed that the dogs belonged to her. The…

Bessie V. Trowell, 67, of Hazlehurst, has been arrested and charged in connection with a $16.8 million Publishers Clearing House scam in Lynn Haven, Florida, according to a post on the Lynn Haven Police Department’s Facebook page. The post states that the scam defrauded a Lynn Haven victim of more than $9,000. According to the post, the investigation began on January 28, 2023, when the victim reported to police that they had sent checks and funds via Green Dot pre-paid cards after having received a call telling them that they had won a $16.8 million dollar prize from…

Tarka Shamar Moody, 44, has been arrested and hit with a variety of charges following a search of his house in Nicholls. According to a copy of the incident report, on February 8, detectives executed a search warrant on Moody at his house, located at 231 Forest Ridge Road in Nicholls. When detectives entered the home, Moody was in the middle bedroom of the house before the search took place. Detectives reported discovering a quantity of suspected cocaine, a Sccy 9mm handgun, a large quantity of suspected marijuana, a quantity of unknown pills, which they stated…

In less than a year, the doors of the long-awaited Publix will open to the citizens of Douglas and Coffee County. According to local officials, a new opening date has been scheduled for the national grocer, with DouglasNow also getting the latest updates for other businesses coming our way. Local officials told DouglasNow that construction for Publix is set to be completed in late November or early December. If plans stay on schedule, the business is expected to open its doors in the early weeks of January 2024. The opening of Publix and PetSmart was first…

The GBI has arrested Georgia Department of Corrections Warden Brian Dennis Adams, age 48, of Waycross, and charged him with Conspiracy to Violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act (Georgia RICO Act), Bribery, False Statements and Violation of Oath by Public Officer. Adams was terminated prior to his arrest on Wednesday, February 8, 2023 and is currently in the Tattnall County Jail. Adams is the former Warden at Smith State Prison in Glennville. On Tuesday, May 31, 2022, the Georgia Attorney General’s Office requested the GBI to investigate corruption at Smith State Prison based on…

Friday afternoon, attorney Matt Hennesy, representing the Douglas Bar Association, presented retired State Court Judge Bob Preston with the Liberty Bell Award. The local bar association presents the Liberty Bell Award to an individual in the Coffee County community who exhibits outstanding community service. The award often goes to someone who has promoted better understanding of the rule of law, encouraged greater respect for law and the courts, stimulated a sense of civic responsibility, or contributed to good government in the community. It is often, but not always, presented to an individual lawyer or judge or to an…

Friday afternoon, attorney Matt Hennesy, representing the Douglas Bar Association, presented retired State Court Judge Bob Preston with the Liberty Bell Award. The local bar association presents the Liberty Bell Award to an individual in the Coffee County community who exhibits outstanding community service. The award often goes to someone who has promoted better understanding of the rule of law, encouraged greater respect for law and the courts, stimulated a sense of civic responsibility, or contributed to good government in the community. It is often, but not always, presented to an individual lawyer or judge or to an…

By Ross Williams The Georgia Recorder www.georgiarecorder.com State lawmakers could soon consider a bill that experts say could prohibit the sale of Delta-8 THC, now readily available at Georgia health food stores and other retailers. Delta-8 is a compound found in small amounts in some types of hemp plant. It is similar to the Delta-9 compound, which produces the high marijuana users experience. In 2018, Congress passed an agriculture bill that, among other changes, made it legal to grow hemp with concentrations of Delta-9 THC below 0.3%. But the bill did not specify any…