Opinion on Solar Panels — By Tommy Purser
I hesitate to write this opinion here because some folks won’t like it. First, let me say that the folks who live on McCall Road and environs are justified in their displeasure with what’s happened in their community. They blame the solar farms that have invaded them. I use the word “invaded” because I think…
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Anti-Solar Group Meets With Commissioner
The fight of the Denton/Snipesville area residents to stop the spread of solar farms in Jeff Davis County came to a head last Tuesday in the May meeting of the Jeff Davis County Commission. And it appears they’ve got what they wanted …. for now. The Commissioners voted to amend the recently created county Land…
Read MoreLADY JACKETS WIN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP!
Jeff Davis High School’s girls tennis team won the Georgia High School Association’s 2023 Class 2A State Tennis Championship Saturday at the Rome Tennis Center at Berry College. The Lady Jackets squeaked out a 3-2 win over Berrien High School in the championship match. Jeff Davis and Berrien were both representatives of Region 1-AA, the…
Read MoreHernandez is State Champion
Jeff Davis High School’s girls tennis team was not the only 2023 Georgia High School State Champion as junior Laisha Hernandez brought home an individual state championship in the 300 meter hurdles at the GHSA State Track Meet May 11-13 at McEachern High School in Powder Springs. And she blew away the field in winning…
Read MoreMrs. Cecile Woodard Flanders, 86
Mrs. Cecile Woodard Flanders, 86, of Lancaster, S.C., passed away May 3 peacefully in her home. A native of Hazlehurst, she and her husband, George W. Flanders have resided in Lancaster since 1967. Before that, they had the opportunity to live in Fort Bragg, N.C., Fort Benning, G.A., Fort Rucker, Ala., and Fort Stewart. She…
Read MoreUnlevel Playing Field — By Tommy Purser
The Final Four in the Class AA State Baseball Tournament has been set. And, not surprisingly, three of the four teams in the group are private schools — Mount Paran Christian School, Fellowship Christian School and North Cobb Christian School. Appling County is the only public school in the Final Four. There is a distinctively…
Read MoreThe Price Of Freedom — By John Reed
The Price Of Freedom Such a hackneyed clichè conjures up 1940’s wartime propaganda. In these modern enlightened times, fewer and fewer seem to understand this phrase remains as important, if not more so, today. Last weekend I attended a sporting event in a neighboring county to support a grandchild. This particular county has gone all…
Read MoreTennis girls advance to state finals
Jeff Davis High School’s Lady Jacket tennis team defeated Brantley County 3-0 last Friday to advance to the finals of the 2023 Georgia High School Association Class AA State Tournament. The championship round is an all-Region 1-AA finals as the Lady Jackets will face fellow Region 1-AA member Berrien High School. When the Lady Jackets…
Read MoreMr. Bobby Gene Floyd, 82
Mr. Bobby Gene Floyd was born on July 14, 1940, in Alamo to Deroy and Mammie Floyd. Mr. Bobby passed away April 22. Bobby is preceded in death by his parents Deroy and Mammie Floyd; brothers W.D., Robbie James (Poss), and David Floyd; sisters Irene Williams, Frances Dyal, and JoAnn Floyd. He is survived by sons Bobby…
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