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Sunday, April 07, 2013  Updated with video; Aaron Hatten, a 19-year-old Coffee County High School student, is getting to go to prom tonight for the first time, and it's all being made possible by the community he lives in.

Friday, February 01, 2013  The Coffee County Sheriff's Office has announced that 60-year-old Ted Adams has been personated for impersonating a law enforcement officer.

Thursday, January 31, 2013  Wiregrass Georgia Technical College and the Technical College System of Georgia have been approved as a Georgia Teacher Academy for Preparation and Pedagogy (GaTAPP) provider.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  Updated with video; The Georgia Bureau of Investigations has announced that 49-year-old Edith Carol Sheffield died as a result of homicide.

Saturday, January 19, 2013  Updated with video; UPDATE: Reports from family members at the scene are that rescue teams extracted Delgado around 6:00 AM Sunday morning, however Delgado had already died at some point during the night.

Sunday, January 06, 2013  A Douglas woman says she is lucky to be alive after two masked men robbed her and her boyfriend at gunpoint at the Dollar General on Route 441 late Saturday night.

Sunday, December 23, 2012  A shooting in Douglas leaves none injured, and detectives investigating.

Sunday, December 16, 2012  Arsonists may have torn down the insides of the new Mind of Christ of the Living God Ministries building in Coffee County but the foundation still stands strong, including the congregation.

Monday, December 10, 2012  A Sunday morning fire in Coffee County has Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner Ralph Hudgens offering a $10,000 reward for information.

Sunday, December 09, 2012  Coffee County Fire officials responded to the "Mind of Christ Living God Ministery Church" Sunday morning in response to a fire that had broken out.

Saturday, November 10, 2012  Updated with video; With Veteran's day approaching Sunday, students at Westside Elementary, in Coffee County, took time to give men and women of the military a special thank you.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012  The Coffee County Sheriff’s Office has identified a suspect in a shooting that happened last Sunday.

Sunday, September 23, 2012  In the span of two days, officials with Cofee County Sheriff's Office, Douglas Police and Georgia Bureau of Investigations find themselves with two shooting cases on their hands.

Thursday, August 23, 2012  Updated with video; Although the wedding is in October, groom-to-be Justin Merritt unwrapped a special prize from the Georgia Lottery.

Thursday, April 12, 2012  Updated with video; A grand jury indicted two men connected to 11 armed robberies across Southwest Georgia.