Mr. Jackie ‘Turtle’ Fleming, 71
Mr. Jackie “Turtle” Fleming, 71, of Hazlehurst passed away March 11 at Atrium Health Navicent Hospital in Macon. Mr. Fleming was born June 29, 1951, in Jeff Davis County. He is preceded in death by his parents, Jack Fleming and Inez Brantley Fleming. He enjoyed life and lived it to the fullest. Truly he enjoyed…
Read MoreMr. Byrom Hilton Hall Jr., 76
Mr. Byrom Hilton Hall Jr., 76, of Baxley, went to his heavenly home March 18. Mr. Hall was born in Hazlehurst to the late Mr. Byrom Hilton Hall Sr. and Ruth Graham Hall. He was known to be a “straight-up fellow.” He loved to fish and garden and tend to his goats and chickens. He…
Read MoreMr. Joshua Eugene Jones, 43
Mr. Joshua Eugene Jones, 43, of Uvalda, passed away at his residence March 8. Mr. Jones was born June 26, 1979, in Jeff Davis County. He is preceded in death by his mother, Debra Ann Bass Jones, maternal grandfather Robert Bass Sr., maternal great-grandparents S.M. and Wilma Shrouder, Edmond and Amanda Jane Bass, and paternal…
Read MoreMrs. Ellen Louise Turner ‘Nana Ma,’ 89
Mrs. Ellen Louise Turner “Nana Ma”, 89, of Glenwood, died March 19 at Community Hospice House in Vidalia after an extended illness. She was a native of Toombs County living most of her life in Hazlehurst. She graduated Glynn Academy in 1951 and worked with the United States Postal Service as a rural carrier in…
Read MoreJackets sweep Sumter County
Jeff Davis High swept a 3-game series with Sumter County last week to improve to 10-5 overall and 5-1 in Region 1-AA. The Jackets opened the series with a 21-6, 5-inning win in Americus and won a pair of games Friday in Hazlehurst, 16-1 in three innings and 8-0. Jacket head coach Paul Glass gave…
Read MoreTennis teams have busy week
Jeff Davis Varsity Netters faced off against Worth County at home March 14. Jeff Davis girls swept Worth with a 5-0 win. Aleah Parker and Noel Munoz played first doubles for the Lady Jackets winning in a tiebreaker for the 3rd set. Jeff Davis boys won 4-1 against Worth. Marquez Patterson played the 1st singles…
Read MoreEd Wilson Still Supporting Kids — By Tommy Purser
Looking back through the old Ledgers each week fills me with nostalgia. I came here in 1973, 50 years ago, so I’ve seen a lot of high school sports in this county. Looking this week at a copy of a 1955 Ledger, I saw a small article on the fact that Mark N. Durden was…
Read MoreComing Back Around — By John Reed
Coming Back Around Many claim the “Golden Era of Television” was decades ago, and certainly many innovations created then still serve programming well. Others would claim that categorization should be now, with dozens of streaming options, cable channels, and even the old broadcast networks providing ever more opportunities for good writing and acting. Recently I’ve…
Read MoreBoard recognizes media program
Last year, the Jeff Davis Board of Education approved a recommendation from Jeff Davis High principal Dr. Greer Smith to enter into a new program to allow high school media students to handle the broadcasts of sports events during the 2022-2023 school year. And the program has turned out to be wildly successful. At Monday’s…
Read MoreChamber awarded Vibrant Communities grant
Hazlehurst Jeff Davis Chamber of Commerce was awarded a Vibrant Communities grant from Georgia Council for the Arts, a strategic arm of the Georgia Department of Economic Development, for fiscal year 2023. The Vibrant Communities Grant supports a variety of arts programming opportunities throughout the state. As part of this year’s Vibrant Communities awards, 44…
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