Douglas County Sentinel

11/09/2026

Congratulations to City of Douglasville - Government Mayor Rochelle Martin-Robinson on receiving the Metro Atlanta Citizen of the Year Award from the Delta Mu Mu Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc., during the fraternity's brunch this past weekend Maggiano's in Buckhead.

11/09/2026

Former New Manchester Jaguars standout Tyree Weathersby was having the best season of his career for the Tennessee Volunteers. Unfortunately, the senior edge rusher is expected to miss the rest of the season after sustaining a second-quarter knee injury in the Vols win at Kentucky on Saturday. In nine games, Weathersby has 20 combined tackles, with 8.5 of those going for losses. The pass rusher also has a pass defended and two fumble recoveries. This is his third collegiate season and was a breakout season for Weathersby. He earned SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week honors following the Volunteers' 26-10 victory over No. 6 Alabama in Week 7 of the season.
Photo credit: Tennessee Athletics

11/09/2026

A Duluth woman has been arrested after police say she helped collect $20,000 from an elderly Douglas County man in a suspected scam.

Zishan Zeng, 59, is charged with theft by deception and exploitation of an elderly person. She made her first court appearance Thursday, when a judge denied bond. MORE BELOW⬇️

A Duluth woman has been arrested after police say she helped collect $20,000 from an elderly Douglas County man in a suspected scam.

11/09/2026

Douglas County Georgia Schools products Horatio Fields (New Manchester Jaguars) a wide receiver at Ole Miss had a career single-game high of eight receptions for a single-game high of 96 yards in Saturday's game against Georgia.
Other notable performances
Douglas County High
WR Aaron Gregory (Texas A&M) had 5 receptions for 48 yards

11/07/2026

New Manchester Jaguars will travel to Conyers to take on the Heritage Patriots in the first round of the Class 6A playoffs. The Jaguars finished the regular season at 7-3 and runner-up in Region 5-6A. Heritage is the Region 4-6A champs after going 9-0 on the season. The Patriots are coached by former UGA and Dallas Cowboys quarterback Quincy Carter, who is in his first season as head coach. This is Heritage's first winning season since 2017 and first playoff appearance since the 2019 season. New Manchester has made the postseason for the third straight season, a first in program history.

11/07/2026

The annual Douglas County Government Veterans Day Parade took place Saturday, November 7, 2026. Citizens came together to celebrate and salute the brave men and women who have served our nation.
The parade started at Douglas County High School and route through Downtown Douglasville.

11/07/2026

Douglasville Mayor Rochelle Robinson and Douglas County Commission Chair Romona Jackson Jones reflect on the election of Keisha Lance Bottoms as Georgia's next governor. Both have known Bottoms since they served on several committees and organizations together when Bottoms was Atlanta's mayor. MORE BELOW⬇️

Douglasville Mayor Rochelle Robinson could not hold back tears Tuesday night as she watched her longtime friend, Keisha Lance Bottoms, make history by becoming the first Black woman elected governor

11/07/2026

🏈 Friday Football Finals 🏈

Westlake 35, Douglas County 28

Lithia Springs 28, Starr’s Mill 14

Hiram 19, Alexander 14

New Manchester 21, South Paulding 0

Chapel Hill 28, Osborne 7

📷 Threadgill Photography

11/06/2026

Douglas County shattered records for both overall voter turnout and advance voting in Tuesday’s midterm general election, with nearly 60,000 ballots cast.

A total of 59,748 ballots were counted as of election night, an increase of 6,704, or 12.6%, over the 53,044 ballots cast in the 2022 midterm election.

The county also saw a record number of voters cast their ballots before Election Day.

Milton Kidd, the county’s director of elections and voter registration, said 41,582 people voted in person during advance voting, topping the previous midterm record of 34,328 set in 2022 by more than 7,200 voters.

That represents an increase of 21.1%. MORE BELOW⬇️

Douglas County shattered records for both overall voter turnout and advance voting in Tuesday’s midterm general election, with nearly 60,000 ballots cast.

11/06/2026

Brandon Austin scored three touchdowns to power Factory Shoals Middle School to an 18-0 win over top-seed Chapel Hill Middle Schooll in the Douglas County Georgia Schools Middle School Championship Wednesday evening.

The win avenged a regular-season lost to Chapel Hill on Sept. 29 when the Wildcats won 14-0.
All-Conference team - Chapel Hill: Bryce Rowe, Kendris Jackson, Kyrie Mullins, Deshun Jackson, Quince Wright. Chestnut Log: D’Erick Couch, Michael Cato. Factory Shoals: Brandon Austin, Aaron Clark, Reginal Harris, Jonathan Mathis, Kinston Smith. Fairplay: Kai Coleman. Mason Creek: Braylin Delapierre, Caleb White, Terry Langston III, Chastin Cheeks. Stewart: Mikaleb McKinley, Kendrick Jones, Keyandre Cortes, Samuel Ofori, Turner: Kannon Gathers, Colton Robison. Yeager: Dominic Clophus. MORE BELOW⬇️

Brandon Austin scored three touchdowns to power Factory Shoals Middle to an 18-0 win over top-seed Chapel Hill in the county middle school championship Wednesday evening.