Sad — By Tommy Purser
I read a magazine article this week about how the extreme heat, exacerbated by global warming, was affecting workers who have to do their work outdoors under extreme heat conditions. Mostly the article zeroed in on farm workers, who labor in the fields, picking fruits and vegetables, harvesting watermelons, bending their backs and straining their…
Read MoreMr. Timmie Hansley
On Aug. 7, Mr. Timmie Hansely transitioned to his heavenly home. Timmie “Tim” Hansley was born Sept. 28, 1957, in Hazlehurst to the late John Robert Hansley and Claudia Mae Benjamin Hansley. Tim attended Jeff Davis High School and Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute in Warm Springs. Upon graduating he utilized his excellent typing and technical…
Read MoreMs. Janelle Hamm Strickland, 92
Ms. Janelle Hamm Strickland, 92, of Graham, passed away Aug. 19 at her residence with her family by her side. Ms. Strickland was born Aug. 24, 1930, in Appling County. She is preceded in death by her parents, William Briley Hamm and Addie Cowart Hamm, husband, R.A. Strickland, granddaughter, Candace Brandi Clotfelter, sisters, Gertrude Miles,…
Read MoreMr. Bobby Taylor, 56
Mr. Bobby Taylor, 56, of Hazlehurst, died Aug. 18 at Jeff Davis Hospital. Bobby was born May 4, 1967, in Jeff Davis County. He is preceded in death by his father, Bobby Taylor, maternal grandparents, John Wiley (Dub) and Jewel Starling, maternal great-grandparents, Estes W. and Verlie R. Curl. Bobby was employed with H and…
Read MoreJackets Down Charlton 23-20
Jeff Davis High School’s football team opened their 2023 season Friday night in Folkston with the Yellow Jackets pulling out a 23-20 win over Charlton County, ranked No. 9 in Class A, Division II. The game was a back-and-forth contest as the lead changed hands six times before Jeff Davis took the lead for good…
Read MoreWeb Site Honors Mullis
Georgia High School Football Daily web site this week honored Jeff Davis linebacker Carter Mullis for his performance Friday night in a 23-20 victory over Charlton County. Mullis had five tackles, four for losses — one for a safety — two assists, a quarterback pressure, an interception, a pass breakup and a game-sealing sack.
Read MoreDefense saves the day for Lady Jackets
There’s an old saying among the football coaching ranks that offense wins games, but defense wins championships. Well, pretty obviously that old adage can apply to any sport, including softball. Monday afternoon in Vidalia, Jeff Davis High softball pulled off a defensive gem that didn’t win a championship but it probably won the game for…
Read MoreIt’s Not Rocket Science — By Tommy Purser
It’s not rocket science, City Council members. The solution to the ongoing golf course fiasco is right there in front of your eyes if you’d only open your eyes and see it. Avid golfers all over Jeff Davis County and neighboring counties can see it, so why is the council so blind? When I decided…
Read MoreBand Conducting Fund Raiser
Funnel cakes! Hamburgers! Boiled peanuts! . . .The football team suited up! . . . The band playing! It’s that time of year . . . Friday night lights! Your award- winning Yellow Jacket Marching Band – The Pride of the Pinelands – takes the field at halftime this Friday night in Charlton County. This…
Read MoreCity Re-Opening Golf Course
By MARY ANN ANDERSON The Hazlehurst City Council, during a called meeting on Monday, hopes to make par by reopening the city-owned golf course after it closed several weeks ago because of ongoing money woes. The golf course has been failing and draining the city’s finances for years, and after discussing ways to keep it…
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