Baseball players honored
Where Is Your Happy Place?— By John Reed
Where Is Your Happy Place? Mine is an old man cliché: sitting on my front porch enjoying an evening thunderstorm. Watching waves of wind and rain punctuated by flashes of lightning allows a sense of peace and oneness with nature I can’t find elsewhere. It’s also a good reminder of my powerlessness in the face…
Read MoreNine hurt in accident
The Jeff Davis Emergency Medical Service transferred nine people to Jeff Davis Hospital who were injured in a 2-vehicle accident last Wednesday near the entrance to Wal-Mart on Jarman Street in Hazlehurst. According to a Georgia State Patrol motor vehicle crash report, Sheila Teresa Bush of Hazlehurst was driving a 2015 Dodge Journey west on…
Read MoreOperation Fowl Play
On the weekend of June 3 and the following days, several agencies executed three search warrants in three days at two addresses in Jeff Davis County and one in Appling County. Several arrests were made in relation to a chicken fighting operation being held in Jeff Davis County. The operation has been dubbed “Operation Fowl…
Read MoreMore on solar panel farms
Solar panel farms continued to be a topic of discussion at last week’s meeting of the Jeff Davis County Commissioners. During citizens comments, David Desousa asked if the solar farms actions would include an additional bond issue. Commission Chairman Hank Hobbs answered, “No,” that the commission was revising the existing agreement to which DeSousa said…
Read MoreMrs. Mary Jo Dukes, 85
Mrs. Mary Jo Dukes, 85 of Uvalda passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family. Mrs. Mary was born in Screven to the late Mr. Joseph Lee Groover and Mrs. Dalfie Evans Groover. Sweet, loving and kind were words best used to describe Mary. She always had a smile and a helping hand to…
Read MoreDeacon Curtis Hall, 96
Deacon Curtis Hall was born May 12, 192,7 to the late Mr. James F. Hall and Mrs. Hattie Moss Hall. He attended school in Jeff Davis County schools. He departed this life June 11 at Fair View Park Hospital, Dublin. Deacon Curtis Hall worked as a mechanic at Jimmy Ryles and McNeal Motors, for many years. He was…
Read MoreMr. Anthony Norris Parlor, 71
Mr. Anthony Norris Parlor, 71, of Baxley passed away June 17 at his residence under the care of Comfort Care Hospice. Mr. Parlor was born Nov. 29, 1951, in Jeff Davis County to the late Talmadge and Millie (Crawford) Parlor. He was a maintenance mechanic at Americord for 23 years and retired from Lawter after…
Read MoreMrs. Erma Jean Vann Stripling, 78
Mrs. Erma Jean Vann Stripling, the youngest child of Sallie Mae Zinnamon Vann and Amos Vann, was born July 21, 1944. She went home to be with the Lord June 7. Erma leaves to cherish her memory and celebrate her life, husband of 44 years, Lamar Stripling; sister Evelyn Vann Barron of Cincinnati, Ohio; brothers-in-law the…
Read MoreTony Hughes — By Tommy Purser
I never really knew Tony Hughes. Never knew much about him. Where he was from. What he did for a living. What his life’s dreams were. I suspected — correctly — he was from around here. A simple man of simple means. Comfortable with where he was and who he was …. a blessed man,…
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