Jackets are region champs
Jeff Davis High’s baseball team wrapped up the 2023 Region 1-AA baseball championship last week by winning two of three games against Worth County. The Jackets edged the Rams 2-0 Tuesday in Hazlehurst, fell 8-0 to Worth in the first game of a double header Wednesday, then took a 7-2 victory in Wednesday’s nightcap. In…
Read MoreTennis girls get 8th straight region title
The Varsity Yellow Jacket Girls went into the region tournament as the #1 seed last Tuesday and faced off against Cook County that morning with a 4-0 win. The Lady Jackets then played the Berrien Rebels for the region championship. The JD ladies brought it home with a close 3-2 win against the Rebels. This…
Read MoreNot All Citizens Are Disruptive — By Tommy Purser
Both the County Commissioners and the Board of Education members are loathe to hear from the public they serve. That’s frustrating to me. I’ve been around awhile and I’ve seen both bodies repeat mistakes that have happened well before the people currently in office took office. Many times, I’d like to share what I know…
Read MoreMrs. Shelba Joy Jernigan Stone, 86
Mrs. Shelba Joy Jernigan Stone, 86, of North Augusta, S.C., formerly of Hazlehurst, went to her heavenly home March 30. She was a member of Sweetwater Baptist Church in North Augusta. Shelba was born in Appling County Dec. 26, 1936, to the late Roby H. and Marie N. Jernigan. She was a beautician for many…
Read MoreJackets sweep Fitzgerald
Jeff Davis High School’s baseball team got their third consecutive 3-game sweep of a Region 1-AA opponent last week as they won three close games against Fitzgerald, to improve to 18-5 overall and 11-1 in the region. This week the Jackets have a 3-game series with Worth County. The Rams, like the Yellow Jackets, are…
Read MoreThe Scourge Of Social Media
Social media. The word “social” has several definitions. One of those is what, I think, is meant when one talks about social media: “relating to or designed for activities in which people meet each other for pleasure.” A few weeks ago, someone posted on “social” media that Hazlehurst Mayor Bayne Stone had angered the owner…
Read MoreMcCall Road littered with potholes
Bridgeford COG hosts Easter Egg Hunt
City Police Force Down To Dangerous Levels
By MARY ANN ANDERSON Recruiting and retaining officers is a nationwide problem that haunts law enforcement agencies every day and the Hazlehurst Police Department is no exception. It’s such an issue in the community that in a called meeting of the Hazlehurst City Council March 21, Ward 2 Councilman John Bloodworth, who is the liaison…
Read MoreCity struggles with golf course
By TOMMY PURSER Editor-Publisher The Hazlehurst City Council is still in the process of trying to find someone to bring the city’s Twisted Pine Golf Course back to life. A committee of representatives from the city, county, school system, tourism and Chamber of Commerce was formed by the city council to study the situation and…
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