Mrs. Star Woodard Wheeler, 86
Mrs. Star Woodard Wheeler, 86, of St. Simons Island, departed this life Oct. 24 at Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, Fla. A private interment will take place at Christ Church Cemetery, and a Celebration of Life will be conducted at Glynn Academy Auditorium Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. and everyone is invited with a reception following…
Read MoreGrinders down Sumter
Fans who have followed Jeff Davis High football this season would probably agree that the Yellow Jacket performance Friday night against Sumter was their best of the season. Sumter fans were probably stunned when they left the stadium following the game. Surprised that their Panthers lost and perhaps even more surprised that Sumter was shut…
Read MoreMullis earns recognition
Jeff Davis senior linebacker Carter Mullis was again recognized by Georgia High School Daily web site for his outstanding performance Friday night against Sumter County. Mullis had three solo tackles, three assists, one tackle for a loss, one QB pressure, a blocked punt, an interception and scored a touchdown in a 21-0 victory over Sumter County.
Read MoreXC runs at State Meet
The Jeff Davis cross country teams competed at the GHSA State Cross Country Championships in Carrollton Saturday. The team traveled to Carrollton Friday and watched the boys and girls 1A Division 2 races. Afterwards the team got a quick run on the Carrollton Greenbelt and finished a short workout on the Carrollton campus before checking into…
Read MoreGHSA Does It Again — By Tommy Purser
The Georgia High School Association (GHSA) has done it again. The Association tried, once again, to shoot itself in the foot. The bullet missed, hit a mud puddle, splashed up mud, and the Association is left, once again, with mud on its face. Why the GHSA can’t rule high school sports without fumbling the football…
Read MoreBand Earns Accolades
As previously reported, The Pride of the Pinelands Marching Band gave a superior performance at two competitions, The Sound of Silver in Pierce County and Battle on the Boarder at Lowndes County. This past Saturday, The Pride of the Pinelands participated in their final competition of this season at South Georgia Marching Band Championships. Once…
Read MoreCity awarded grants
Mayor Bayne Stone and Councilman Dywane Johnson attended the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) awards ceremony in Augusta last week. They brought home $1.5 million for projects in the City. The City of Hazlehurst will use $1,000,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for sewer improvements in the Robin Lane area. The project will benefit…
Read MoreTuesday is election day
Tuesday is election day for Jeff Davis County and the City of Hazlehurst with four candidates running for Mayor, three for the Ward 3 council position and two for the Ward 4 council seat. And the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) will be on the ballot for all county voting precincts. City voters…
Read MoreWilkes chosen as Veterans Day speaker
Georgia Senior Judge E.M. Wilkes III will be the featured speaker at the Nov. 11 Veterans Day ceremony at Veterans Square in Hazlehurst. Judge Wilkes is a native of Hazlehurst, the son of E.M. Wilkes Jr. and Beatrice McDuffie Wilkes. He is a 1964 graduate of Jeff Davis High School where he was president of…
Read MoreMrs. Virginia Carroll Shrouder Bass, 90
Mrs. Virginia Carroll Shrouder Bass, 90, of Hazlehurst passed away Oct. 25 at Jeff Davis Hospital. Mrs. Bass was born in Douglas to the late Mr. Selma Monroe Shrouder and Mrs. Wilma Wayne Young Shrouder. She enjoyed fishing, reading, and going to the Senior Citizen Center. She loved to crochet, gardening and was known to…
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