Happy times at graduation
Arrests Made
Hazlehurst and Jeff Davis County law enforcement agencies were busy over the last couple of weeks resulting in a number of arrests. According to information released by the Jeff Davis County Sheriff’s Office: On May 14, Hazlehurst law enforcement and emergency services responded to a residence in reference to an overdose. Emergency services arrived to…
Read MoreMrs. Vivian Floyd Mosley, 75
Nobles Funeral Home and Crematory announces the funeral for Mrs. Vivian Floyd Mosley, 75, who passed away May 13. Ms. Mosley was a native of Jeff Davis County living the past 36 years in Appling County. She was a former manager of Hardees in Baxley for 25 years. She always had a smile on her…
Read MoreIt’s Graduation Time
Do As I Say … — By John Reed
Do As I Say… … Not as I do. Most of us as kids got that instruction from adults. Parents, teachers, and others unwittingly taught kids irony and sarcasm long before we were really emotionally equipped to deal with such. As adults, we should know better: we should recognize that sort of behavior in others,…
Read MoreCity votes to ‘implement a spending freeze’
By MARY ANN ANDERSON Even with several motions approved during last week’s workshop of the Hazlehurst City Council, the meeting lasted all of 10 minutes. Last Thursday’s regular meeting was a different story, though, with it clocking in at about an hour, with almost a dozen motions passing unanimously. Among the most critical of decisions,…
Read MoreSolar Panel Controversy Is Not Going Away
The controversy concerning solar farms in Jeff Davis County doesn’t appear to be going away anytime soon. While the Jeff Davis County Commission voted recently to ban any further solar farms from coming into Jeff Davis County, that vote may not be appropriate as it is questionable if a county can legally bar any industry…
Read MoreBrown, Girtman win top region awards
Jeff Davis High tennis coach Mary Katherine Brown and junior girls singles player Lexi Girtman received top honors as Region 1-AA tennis coaches voted to recognize them for their performances in the 2023 tennis season. In fact, Coach Brown was honored twice. She was named Co-Coach of the Year in both boys tennis and girls…
Read MoreGeorgia’s trauma care system needs upgrading
It’s been 14 years since the last review of Georgia’s trauma care system by the American College of Surgeons. The group’s latest findings describe a system with few guidelines for getting patients, often with life-threatening injuries, to the best equipped hospitals. This is not news to staff at Crisp Regional Hospital. It sits off a…
Read MoreMrs. Karen Barnard Edge, 68
Mrs. Karen Barnard Edge, 68, of Hazlehurst, died May 17 at Memorial Hospital in Savannah. Mrs. Edge was born July 5, 1954, in Jeff Davis County. She is preceded in death by her parents, David Levi Barnard, and Madie Lou Griffis, and several brothers and sisters. Karen was a simple person who enjoyed the little…
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