JD Hosts Southern Georgia XC Championships
The Jeff Davis cross country program hosted the Southern Georgia XC Championships last Thursday. The event has become the largest cross country event in south Georgia over the last several years, as it brings in almost a 1,000 runners from 30 high school and 17 middle school teams. In the middle school boys race, Ignacio Rubio continues…
Read MoreGod Works In Mysterious Ways — By Tommy Purser
We said our last goodbyes to the good wife’s brother this week. It was a sad time but not an unexpected time. We knew it was coming. Dementia …. alzheimers …. whatever it was — there are few things pleasant about the condition. But let me share a kind of silver lining in the dark…
Read MoreSchools Ready For E-Buses
When Jeff Davis County Schools’ new electric school buses — e-buses — arrive later this school year, the Schools Transportation Department will be ready. That’s what Facilities and Operations Director Adam Kirby told the school board Monday night at its monthly meeting. A grant paid the cost for $1.2 million in e-buses and charging stations.…
Read MoreTwo Votes, Two Ties, No Tie-Breaker
By MARY ANN ANDERSON When former Ward 2 Councilman John Ramay tossed his hat into the ring for mayor in November’s general election, he may have unintentionally stirred the pot of Hazlehurst politics into turmoil. With the mayor’s seat and two seats on the City Council – Wards 3 and 4 – already set for…
Read MoreJacket Gridders Win 2-0
In a battle of defenses last Friday night in Hazlehurst, Jeff Davis took a 2-0 win over Metter High School to even the Yellow Jackets’ record at 2-2. The defenses so dominated play that neither team made a serious threat to score. And the Yellow Jackets had the far superior defense as the visiting Tigers…
Read MoreLady Jackets Drop 2 To Cook
Jeff Davis High’s softball team dropped two games to No. 1 ranked Cook High School last week, both by scores of 9-7. The games left Cook with an 11-0 record while Jeff Davis fell to 6-3. But while the scores were the same, the two games were very different. Last Tuesday in Adel, the Lady…
Read MoreSoftball Rankings
MaxPreps Class 2A Softball Rankings 1. Cook 11-0 2. Rockmart 15-0 3. Jeff Davis 6-3 4. Appling County 7-2-1 5. Mount Paran 10-0-2 6. ACE Charter 10-2 7. Toombs County 8-4 8. Banks County 10-4 9. Vidalia 5-6 10. Dodge County 9-4 ScoreAtlanta Class 2A Softball Rankings 1. Jeff Davis 6-3 2. Mount Paran 10-0-2…
Read MoreTwo Nothings
[EDITOR’S NOTE: The following information appeared in the Sept. 11 edition of Georgia High School Football Daily web site] Jeff Davis defeated Metter 2-0 last week. It was the 66th 2-0 game in GHSA history, according to the Georgia High School Football Historians Association, but first since 2005. The most memorable 2-0 score was probably LaGrange’s…
Read MoreJDMS Cross Country Competes
Jeff Davis High School’s cross country teams did not have a meet last week as the Bulldog Dash, hosted by Georgia Military College Prep, as cancelled due to storms. The middle school teams traveled to Southeast Bulloch for their second meet of the year. Both teams performed well, as the girls team finished 2nd behind…
Read MoreShenanigans At City Hall — By Tommy Purser
Sometimes I just want to throw my hands up and give up. Just quit worrying. I worry about things too much. I worry about how our city and county and, to a lesser extent, our school system are functioning. And I worry about the fact that my worrying makes me an outlier. No one else…
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