Jackets split in Savannah
The threat of bad weather in west Georgia forced the cancellation of Jeff Davis High’s baseball games with Rockmart and Pepperell over the weekend. So the Yellow Jackets picked up a pair of games in Savannah, losing to Savannah Christian Preparatory School 4-3 on a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning, and…
Read MoreTennis meets West Laurens, Sumter, Wayne
The Yellow Jacket Tennis Teams hosted West Laurens Feb. 27. The Yellow Jackets girls grabbed another win with a score of 3-2. Presley Cox and Ava Coleman pulled off a doubles win for the Lady Jackets finalizing the win. The guys lost to the AAAA school, but they had several close matches. Amarri Jackson and…
Read MoreWho Knows?
I noticed some work happening on Jarman Street last week and assumed the work was connected to the traffic changes announced by the city almost 8 months ago that was supposed to begin immediately. So I called the Department of Transportation to get some information about the project. You may recall it involved installing a…
Read MoreLook In The Sky — By John Reed
Look In The Sky Over the last week or so, we have been treated to a celestial spectacle in the early evening western sky. The planets, Jupiter and Venus have been drawing ever closer, even joined once by the moon in a spectacular triangular formation. It’s times like these that I imagine there was once…
Read MoreCity Council Hears Golf Committee Report
By MARY ANN ANDERSON When Gary Evans, chairman of the advisory committee in charge of making recommendations to the Hazlehurst City Council about matters relating to the city-owned civic center and golf course, spoke to the council during last Monday’s monthly workshop, in short he told the members they could either keep the golf course,…
Read MoreGrand Jury returns indictments
The following indictments were filed by 2022 September Term Jeff Davis Grand Jury on Feb. 17: The State of Georgia vs. Marshealle Dianne Chisholm, burglary in the first degree. The State of Georgia vs. Carroll Jay Ferqueron a/k/a Carroll Jay Fergueron, escape, and interference with government property. The State of Georgia vs. Cody Austin Lloyd,…
Read MoreChild molester gets 20 years
District Attorney Keith Higgins announces that Honorato Jose Ramirez, 42, from Hazlehurst, pled guilty to child molestation, pursuant to a negotiated guilty plea entered in Jeff Davis County Superior Court Feb. 17. The charges stem from an incident that occurred in early 2022, when the defendant placed his mouth on the sexual organs of the…
Read MoreCity water has problems
The City Of Hazlehurst last week notified its water customers by letter that a concentration of Gross Alpha in the water from one of its drinking water wells exceeded the federal maximum contaminant level (MCL). According to the letter, during a 9-month period, from Jan. 1 to Sept. 30, 2022, the well in question contained…
Read MoreMr. Leroy Sanders, 73
Leroy Sanders was born March 15, 1949, to the late Wilbert and Bertha Mae Sanders. He went home to be with the Lord Jan. 31. Leroy was a member of Elizabeth Missionary Baptist Church in Hazlehurst where he served as a Deacon and enjoyed singing in the choir. He was an active participant at Bible…
Read MoreJackets top Appling 6-2
Jeff Davis High’s baseball team took a 6-2 win over previously undefeated Appling County last Tuesday in Hazlehurst. Alex Mason picked up the win on the mound, going five innings and allowing only one hit. Catcher Carter Mullis got things started for the Jackets in the first inning with a towering, 2-out, 2-run homer over…
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