Fitzgerald down jackets
Jeff Davis High’s football team was no match for visiting Fitzgerald High School Friday night as the Hurricanes waltzed to a 48-0 victory on “Pink Out Night” at the Pinelands. The opening play from scrimmage gave a preview of things to come as Fitzgerald’s big offensive line blew away the Jacket defensive line and the…
Read MoreJDMS cross country competes in conference
The Middle School cross country teams traveled to Bleckley County Tuesday for the Middle Georgia Middle School Athletic Association Conference Championship. The event was broken into three races: combined JV boys & girls race, Top 7 Boys Championship Race, & Top 7 Girls Championship Race. In the JV girls race Boatright, Worthington (Myla), and Parlor…
Read MoreLady Jackets sweep Fitzgerald
Jeff Davis High’s defending state champion softball team enters 2023 post-season play with a 24-3 record and an 18-game winning streak. The latest two wins came last Tuesday in Fitzgerald as the Lady Jackets shutout the Lady Hurricanes 16-0 and 12-0 Freshman left-hander Jaqueline Villasenor threw a 3-inning perfect game in the first game and…
Read MoreCross Country Competes In Run The Plank
The Jeff Davis High cross country teams traveled to Brunswick to compete in the 6th Annual Run the Plank hosted by Brunswick High on the campus of the College of Coastal Georgia. The race had competitors from 15 coastal schools in attendance. This was the first time the teams competed in this event so they…
Read MoreLandon Chavis Runs For Office
Landon Chavis this week announced his candidacy for the Ward 4 seat on the Hazlehurst City Council. Chavis was born and raised in Hazlehurst, graduated from Jeff Davis High School, and attended Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College and Georgia Southern University. He is employed by Jeff Davis Hospital and is on the Hazlehurst-Jeff Davis County Chamber…
Read MoreGrand Jury Returns Indictments
The Jeff Davis County Grand Jury recently returned true bill indictments against the following people. Ethan Andrew Abbey, criminal damage to property in the second degree. Isaiah Clark, Count 1: child molestation; Count 2: sexual battery against child under 16. Regina Mechelle Minton, Count 1: filing false documents; Count 2: false swearing; Count 3: making…
Read MoreLady Jackets ranked No. 1
Jeff Davis High’s softball team will head to Macon for the opening rounds of the 2023 Georgia High School Association playoffs. The Super Regional at Academy For Classical Education Charter School (ACE Charter) is scheduled for Oct. 18-19. The Lady Jackets carry a 24-3 record into the playoffs and are 15-2 in region play. They…
Read MoreMr. Junior ‘Bobby’ Blanton, 83
Junior “Bobby” Blanton, 83, of Jesup died Oct 4. The Wayne County native and 23-year Hazlehurst resident was a member of Lighthouse Christian Fellowship. He was the owner of Blanton Barber and Style Shop. His motto was “We need your head in our business” and served Wayne and Jeff Davis counties. Bobby loved mechanical work,…
Read MoreRev. Dewitt R. Corbin, 84
Rev. Dewitt R. Corbin, 84, passed away Oct. 3 at Pineland Personal Care Home. Mr. Corbin was born in Glenwood. He is preceded in death by his parents, Cecil and Nora Annie Bell Corbin, wife, Marian Dyal Corbin, brother, Labay Corbin and sister, Mary Nell McNeal. Mr. Corbin was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, ordained…
Read MoreMr. Lewis Monroe Sellers, 77
Lewis Monroe Sellers, 77, of Hazlehurst, passed away Oct. 2 surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Sellers was born in Hazlehurst to the late Mr. Lewis Vernon Sellers and Mrs. Vera Yawn Sellers. Mr. Sellers was loved by many and will be missed by many. He and Mrs. Carolyn had been married for 55 years…
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