Cross 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…
Read MoreBishop George Maxwell Thomas
Bishop George Maxwell Thomas died Oct. 8 after a short illness. He was born in Jeff Davis County to the late Deacon George W. Thomas and Elder Ophelia McCoy Thomas. He graduated from Hazlehurst High School, Class of 1967. At an early age, he joined Bennett Tabernacle Holiness Church. He later became President of the…
Read MoreMrs. Frances Robbins Wright, 87
Mrs. Frances Robbins Wright, 87, of Jacksonville, Fla., passed away peacefully Oct. 4 surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Wright was born Sept. 28, 1936, to the late Mr. Ebert Robbins and Mrs. Catherine Jackson Robbins. She retired as a Civil Service worker for the U.S. Government. She is preceded in death by her parents,…
Read MoreCarter Earns Recognition
Jeff Davis linebacker Carter Mullis was among the featured players on the Georgia High School Football Daily web site this week. Carter had seven solo tackles, one for a loss, two sacks and one forced fumble in the Jackets’ 17-14 victory over Dodge County.
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