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Ware State Prison K-9 team assists with Pearson shooting, suspect found hiding under mobile home

Ware State Prison K-9 team assists wit…

March 28, 2024 by Staff Reports

Sunday afternoon around 1 p.m., a shooting took place in Pearson that led to the Ware State Prison K-9 team tracking the suspect to a mobile home he was hiding under.     According to an incident report from the Pearson Police Department, an individual who had been working outside reported hearing gunshots...

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Dollar General is looking at another possible location in Coffee County

Dollar General is looking at another p…

March 27, 2024 by Robert Preston

Coffee County could be getting a new Dollar General.     At this month’s county commission meeting, commissioners heard the first reading of a rezoning request from Terramore Development. The request involves 2.52 acres located at 3853 Highway 441 South, which is a small tract of land across the road from Dixie Fence...

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Fire on Taylor Circle claims one life

Fire on Taylor Circle claims one life

March 26, 2024 by Staff Reports

For the second time in two days, a house fire claimed the life of someone in Douglas.     Around midnight Monday night, firefighters with the City of Douglas Fire Department received a call of a fire on Taylor Circle in eastern Douglas. Firefighters responded and found a shed behind an abandoned home...

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Sunday morning fire claims one life

Sunday morning fire claims one life

March 25, 2024 by Staff Reports

A house fire claimed the life of a Douglas man Sunday morning.     The Coffee County Fire Department received a call of a structure fire on the corner of New Forest Highway and Sunhill Lane. The call came in at 1:18 Sunday morning; within four minutes, units were on the scene battling...

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DPD investigates triple shooting, all three remain hospitalized

DPD investigates triple shooting, all …

March 21, 2024 by Staff Reports

UPDATE TO THIS REPORT: Several hours after publishing this story, Carrie Anne Johnson, believed to be the primary aggressor in this incident, was arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated assault and one count of possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. Cruelty to children charges...

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Drug unit serves search warrant, arrests two

Drug unit serves search warrant, arres…

March 20, 2024 by Staff Reports

Detectives from the Coffee County Drug Unit served a search warrant at a McDonald Road address on March 4, 2024, and arrested two individuals on a variety of illegal drug charges.     When officers arrived, they found four people inside the home. They searched the residence and found quantities of suspected cocaine...

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Ware State Prison K-9 team assists with Pearson shooting, suspect found hiding under mobile home

Ware State Prison K-9 team assists with Pearson shooting, suspect found hiding…

Sunday afternoon around 1 p.m., a shooting took place in Pearson that led to the...

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Coffee County 4-H uses Cloverbuds ‘Agventures’ to increase agriculture literacy

Coffee County 4-H uses Cloverbuds ‘Agventures’ to increase agriculture literacy

By Brice Bonds and Madison Britt     With a shared goal of increasing agriculture literacy in Coffee...

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CCA Patriots drop three out of four, finish this week with two home games

CCA Patriots drop three out of four, finish this week with two…

The Citizens Christian Academy Patriots have dropped three of their last four, most recently falling...