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Douglas shooting kills teenager
Police say at about 4:00 Sunday afternoon, an 18-year-old was shot in his back at Roundtree Park on Gaskin Avenue in Douglas.
The GBI Crime Lab has identified the body found last week in a Coffee County cotton field as Tina Davis of Coffee County, W/F, 42 years of age.
Unitarians to hear 'Civil Rights and Southern History'
"Civil Rights and Southern History: Perspectives from a Native Son" by guest speaker Michael Butler, Ph.D. is the topic for the Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.
Obama's team is touting the "progress" of their stimulus package. They've claimed that it has saved 1 million jobs "so far." Numbers released today claim the actual total of jobs saved is 650,000. Even that number is questionable, but White House officials insist this confirms their estimates of 1 million because the 650,000 "do[es] not include ...
Body found in Coffee County cotton field
On Thursday, October 29, 2009, the Coffee County Sheriff's Office was contacted at approximately 10:11 a.m. in reference to a farmer finding a body in his cotton field located off a dirt road on 441 north of Broxton.
SHOCKER: White House inflates 'success' of stimulus
The government's first accounting of jobs tied to the $787 billion stimulus program claimed more than 30,000 positions paid for with recovery money.
GBI issues statement on Broxton death
On Sunday, October 25, 2009, at approximately 1:00 a.m., the Broxton Police Department requested assistance from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Douglas Office to assist with investigating the death of Jason L. Rish, 34 YOA, of Broxton, Ga.
Review: Kids' Movie 'Wild Things' More For Adults
The Spike Jonze-Dave Egger's adaptation of the 1963 children's book "Where The Wild Things Are" is so gigantic in its scope, you don't know whether to wrap your arms around it, or dismiss it as too large to embrace.
Property transfers for the Oct. 21 edition
The following property transfers were recently recorded in the Colquitt County Clerk of Court office: American Land and Mortgage Corp of Jacksonville, Fla.; to Jimmy Monday of Jacksonville, Fla.; 0.5 acre property is located at 181 Robin Lane for $16,375. Elliott Family Limited Partnership, LLLP of Douglas, Ga.; to Rest Awhille Farms, LLC of ...
The Colquitt County Farm Bureau is having its "Harvest for All" food drive campaign.
The Moultrie Police Department added two supervisors and two patrol officers to its roster this week.
Pilgrim's Pride plant may re-open
Pilgrim's Pride closed its Douglas plant in May. Now, there's a chance the plant could reopen.
Jury awards pavers after Ga. DOT denied contracts
A federal jury has awarded the owners of a defunct Georgia paving company $150 million after finding that the company lost valuable state road contracts because a Marietta laboratory used a flawed method in assessing its work.
Douglas Co. Making Progress Against Flood Damage
Although Douglas County suffered six deaths in Monday's floods, the worst in the metro area, it's property damage was lighter than surrounding counties like Cobb and Paulding.
Rain expected, no heavy storms
Sun is peeking out at Atlanta now, signaling that the worst is likely to be over.
Former Dodge sheriff accused of buying votes indicted
An indictment accusing a former Dodge County sheriff for paying voters for their votes in 2004 was unsealed today, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Flood Watch for Central Georgia
A flood watch is in effect for Cherokee, Forsyth, Paulding, Cobb, North Fulton, Gwinnett, Barrow, Clarke, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Wilkes, Douglas, South Fulton, Dekalb, Rockdale, Walton, Newton, Morgan, Greene, Taliaferro, Coweta, Fayette, Clayton, Spalding, Henry, Butts, Jasper, Putnam, Hancock, Warren, Lamar, Monroe, Jones, Baldwin, Washington, ...
update: MPD officer named chief of Douglas PD
Longtime Moultrie police officer Gary Casteloes will be leaving soon to take over the helm of the Douglas, Ga.
Ag company buys Commodore parcel
A plat map shows a 15.24 acre parcel that will be sold by the Bainbridge-Decatur County Development Authority to agricultural company R.W. Griffin LLC of Douglas, Ga., for $99,000. The subject parcel is located between the existing properties of Seminole Bio Diesel LLC and Georgia Gulf Sulphur Corp.