Mrs. Sherrie Herrington Davis, 60
Mrs. Sherrie Herrington Davis, 60, of Hazlehurst passed away peacefully April 28. Mrs. Davis was born to the late Mr. Cosby Herrington and Mrs. Margaret Dykes Herrington. She loved life and enjoyed many hobbies such as photography and decorating. She was very quiet, intelligent, and talented. She was a giving person, who loved her Lord…
Read MorePitching lifts JD over Toombs
The Toombs County baseball team couldn’t handle Jeff Davis High’s pitching in the second round of the 2023 Georgia High School State Playoffs Saturday as the Yellow Jackets swept the Bulldogs 6-0, 5-1 to advance to the quarterfinals. Junior pitchers Duke Stone and Alex Mason shut down the Bulldog bats as Stone hurled a 2-hit…
Read MoreNine soccer boys are All-Region
Nine members of the Jeff Davis High School boys soccer team were named to the All-Region 1-AA Team. Named to the First Team were forward Fernando Vega, mid-fielder Gael Valora, defender Kevin Vega and keeper JT Clifton. Second team honorees were forward Josue Avila, mid-fielder Rony Martinez and defender DH Ryals. Honorable Mention selections were…
Read MoreBaseball stats are impressive
Entering the quarterfinals of the 2023 State Baseball Playoffs, the Jeff Davis High pitching staff has given up only one earned run in the last six games. That has lowered the pitching staff’s earned run overage to a gaudy 1.205 as opponents have had immense problems scoring runs against the Yellow Jackets. Juniors Alex Mason…
Read MoreBridges To Nowhere — By John Reed
Bridges To Nowhere Back in 2005, there was an effort to build a bridge in Alaska to replace a ferry to a town of less than 50. The cost was on the order of $350 million, and was derided nationally as an example of wasteful government spending. Even Alaskans opposed this “bridge to nowhere“ and…
Read MoreThree troublesome properties: Golf Couse, Splash Pad, Caboose
by MARY ANN ANDERSON The Hazlehurst City Council passed more than a dozen motions, all of them unanimous, during last Monday night’s workshop and regular monthly meeting on Thursday night. During both meetings, discussions rose about what to do with three troublesome city properties: Twisted Pine Golf Course and Civic Center, Hazlehurst Water World Splash…
Read MoreWhat To Do With The Caboose?
By MARY ANN ANDERSON The iconic caboose at the corner of South Williams and Latimer streets may soon see a new home. In the March meeting of the City Council, local businessman and developer Robyn Williams asked that the caboose be moved to property he owns on Railroad Street so that he could repair and…
Read MoreOne-Year-Old Mauled By Dog, Dies
One-year-old Riley Aiden Miller was killed last Wednesday when a family dog mauled the youngster as he was playing at his grandparents’ home in Denton. Jeff Davis Sheriff Preston Bohannon said the attack occurred just before noon in a playground area set up in the grandparents’ yard for their grandchildren to play in. The dog,…
Read MoreLittle Brother Pitches To Big Brother
Thursday’s final game of Jeff Davis High’s regular season included a first for the Mullis family as freshman pitcher Reese Mullis threw to his older brother, junior catcher Carter Mullis, during an inning of relief pitching. It appeared Carter may have been more nervous about teaming up with his younger brother than was the freshman…
Read MoreMrs. Patricia Colson Chaney (Judy), 79
Mrs. Patricia Colson Chaney (Judy), 79, of Hazlehurst, passed away April 18. Mrs. Chaney was born May 6, 1943, in Jeff Davis County to the late Lemuel Earl Colson and the late Bernice Fern Livingston Colson. She was a homemaker and loved being a mother to her five children. She was preceded in death by…
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