News Alleged attempted shoplifting leads to criminal trespass chargeRobert Preston, Jr.September 10, 2026
News Chicken truck overturns, driver survivesRobert Preston, Jr.February 15, 201716 Views1 Min Read Early Tuesday morning, a tractor-trailer hauling chickens overturned on Highway 441 in Atkinson County between Douglas and Pearson. The truck,…
News Alma man arrested after allegedly cutting female’s throatStaff ReportsFebruary 15, 201710 Views1 Min Read A 38-year-old man was jailed in Alma Tuesday after allegedly slicing the throat of a female victim. Alma police responded…
News Firefighter Robert Beecher becomes first to earn Ga. Smoke Diver CertificationSubmittedFebruary 15, 201727 Views2 Mins Read Douglas Fire Department Engineer Robert Beecher completed a grueling six day, 60 hour training course on Feb. 3 to earn…
News Douglas clerk elected president of Georgia Municipal Clerks and Finance Officers Board of DirectorsSubmittedFebruary 15, 20175 Views1 Min Read Douglas City Clerk Wynetta Bolder was elected to serve as the 2017 Georgia Municipal Clerks and Finance Officers Association (GMC/FOA)…
News Douglas firefighter receives Fire Instructor 1 certificationSubmittedFebruary 15, 201717 Views1 Min Read In January 2017, Engineer Lee Clements, of the Douglas Fire Department, received Fire Instructor 1 certification from the Georgia Fire…
News Wanted probationer jailed on multiple drug chargesStaff ReportsFebruary 14, 201710 Views1 Min Read A 22-year-old man currently serving a probation sentence was arrested last week after authorities discovered cocaine, marijuana, and other drug…
News Ashley Slater House camellias placed on Georgia’s Camellia TrailSubmittedFebruary 13, 20175 Views2 Mins Read On Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017, Pattie Merritt, Main Street Coordinator, represented Douglas as the American Camellia Society and Georgia Tourism…
News Douglas officials attend Magnolia Midlands Travel Association annual retreatSubmittedFebruary 13, 20179 Views2 Mins Read Georgia Henderson, Public Information Director and MMTA President, along with Blondale Thomas, MMTA Secretary/Treasurer, attended the Magnolia Midlands Travel Association…
News Circle K buys Flash Foods, will keep corporate offices in South GeorgiaRobert Preston, Jr.February 11, 2017138 Views1 Min Read According to a story posted on the Waycross and Ware County, Georgia Facebook page that apparently also ran in the…
News GBI investigates remains found in Atkinson CountyStaff ReportsFebruary 11, 201710 Views1 Min Read The Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Douglas Regional Office was requested to assist the Atkinson County Sheriff’s Office with the recovery…
