Mrs. Martha Jean Leggett Jones, 70
Mrs. Martha Jean Leggett Jones, 70, originally from Hazlehurst, passed away peacefully in Adrian surrounded by her loved ones. Mrs. Jones was born in Alma to the late Oazy Leggett and Minnie Lee Hutchinson Leggett. She retired from Olin Wooten Trucking as Operations Manager. She was a member of Lighthouse Christian Fellowship. She is preceded…
Read MoreMs. Pamela J. McDowell, 60
Ms. Pamela J. McDowell, 60, of Hazlehurst, passed away, Nov. 12 at Memorial Health Meadows in Vidalia. Ms. McDowell was born Sept. 28, 1963, in Jeff Davis County. She was an operations clerk at Bank of Hazlehurst. She was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church where she also served as the church secretary. She…
Read MoreMrs. Carolyn Summerlin Thompson, 83
Mrs. Carolyn Summerlin Thompson, our precious mother and GanGan, passed away Nov. 12 at Hazlehurst Court Care under the care of Community Hospice. Mrs. Thompson was born Nov. 17, 1939, in Jeff Davis County to the late Postell and Mattie Summerlin. She was a member of Southside Baptist Church and a retired secretary at Wainright…
Read MoreBasketball play begins
Jeff Davis High’s basketball teams got their seasons underway earlier this month. Nov. 14, Jeff Davis Girls vs. Toombs County Jeff Davis dropped a 43-22 game to Toombs County. Latrice Shivers paced the Lady Jacket scoring with 10 points. Destiny Ivory had seven, Alera Vann hit a 3-pt. shot and Claire Stinson chipped in two…
Read MoreXC teams earn honors
The Altamaha Area cross country teams were released Nov. 14. The Altamaha Area awards consists of 15 schools from 11 counties that border the Altamaha River to the north and the south. The awards were established in 2018 by cross country coaches to honor the best cross country runners in the area. The awards honor the…
Read MoreWimp — By Tommy Purser
I can’t hear too well even with my hearing aids. Last week, I had a cancerous growth cut off the inside of my left ear which, by the way, is the better of my two ears. I have a big bandage over the ear and can hear even less now than before. The good wife…
Read MoreThree council members handle business
By MARY ANN ANDERSON With the absence of Mayor Bayne Stone, who was out of town for a family medical matter, and City Attorney Ken W. Smith, plus the unfilled Ward 2 seat held by former councilman and now mayor-elect John Ramay, the Hazlehurst City Council desk contained three empty chairs out of seven. The…
Read MoreJeff Davis County honors veterans
Mr. John ‘Buck’ Creech, 87
Mr. John “Buck” Creech, 87, of Hazlehurst, died Nov. 6 at his residence. Mr. Creech was born Sept. 18, 1936, in Patterson. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clarence and Lois McCall Creech, brother, James Creech Jr. and sister, Mary Lowery. He was a veteran of the United States Army, member of Southside…
Read MoreJohnnie Geraldine Floyd, 85
Johnnie Geraldine Floyd, 85, of Wauchula, Fla., passed away at her home Nov. 6. Geraldine, as her friends knew her, was born May 10, 1938, to Fred and Addis (Wages) Rowell. Geraldine worked hard all her life to help raise her kids. She worked for Mancini's Orange Company, Nu Hope and retired in 2000. She loved…
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