Few Problems From Heavy Rain
Heavy rains and thunderstorms rolled through Jeff Davis County over the weekend with five, six and more inches of rain recorded in parts of the county. While the county was under a National Weather Service Flash Flood Watch for much of the weekend, the damage caused by the rainfall was not catastrophic. Jeff Davis Emergency…
Read MoreWhere Did All The Water Go?
By MARY ANN ANDERSON “Where did the water go?” That was the question posed by Michael Mangold of Inframark, the company contracted to operate the City of Hazlehurst’s Water Department, during the city council’s regular monthly meeting. Mangold said the Environmental Protection Division (EPD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources requires an annual water…
Read MoreSchool Board Meets
The Jeff Davis County Board of Education met June 11. School Superintendent Dr. Chris Roppe presented the May attendance report, saying the average attendance for was 90.05%. The average attendance for the 2025-2026 school year was 93.48%, an increase from last year. Dr. Adam Kirby gave an update on the Safety Department including current safety…
Read MoreAltamaha Fishing Tournament Held
The Hazlehurst-Jeff Davis County Board of Tourism hosted the Altamaha Fishing Tournament June 13. Bass Division winners were Stacy Adams Sr. (1st Place, 15.18 lbs.) and Jarrod McDaniel and Kace Rush (2nd Place, 13.25 lbs.). In the Panfish Division, Carson Shelby and Jeremy Lanier took 1st Place with 2.92 lbs., followed by Jennifer and Michael…
Read MoreBaseball Banquet Held
Mrs. Genevieve Gonzales De Vazquez, 47
Mrs. Genevieve Gonzales De Vazquez, 47, of Hazlehurst, passed away June 7 at Memorial Hospital in Savannah. Mrs. Vazquez was born March 30, 1979, in San Antonio, Texas, to the late Juan Gonzales and Guadalupe Pena. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Demetrio Vazquez; daughters Stephanie Olveda, Anna Gonzales, Jasmine Ortiz and Hanna…
Read MoreMrs. Olivia Bennett Gadson
Thornton’s Funeral Home announces the demise of Mrs. Olivia Bennett Gadson of Jacksonville, Fla., formerly of Hazlehurst. A viewing will be held at Thornton’s Funeral Home June 26 from 4-6 p.m. A homegoing celebration will be held at Bennett Tabernacle Holiness Church June 27 at 11 a.m. For more information, call 912-375-2654.
Read MoreLook Up! — By John Reed
Look Up! Last week, anyone looking into the western sky soon after sunset was treated to a celestial dance of planets. The annual conjunction of Venus and Jupiter was closer than usual, and was dynamic enough to be seen almost in real time motion. Even to those who don’t ascribe every event to divine intervention,…
Read MoreCitizens Don’t Want Data Center Here
A large crowd of citizens was on hand last Tuesday for the June meeting of the Jeff Davis County Board of Commissioners. What prompted most of the citizens to attend the meeting was an agenda item entitled “Data Centers – Discuss Moratorium.” It was clear from comments at the meeting that most of the people…
Read MoreTrash — by Tommy Purser
I was looking back at some old issues of the Ledger when I ran across a column I wrote some 25 years ago. I said up front in that column that it would be about trash. It was. On that particular day, I was short on ideas for a column which today, 25 years later,…
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