Mr. Marvin Platt, 68
Mr. Marvin Platt was born Nov. 8, 1954, and made his departure Feb. 10 at Hospice Satilla House in Waycross. He was the son of Alberta Martha King Platt and Frank Platt. Marvin was raised only knowing the love of family and friends. During life Marvin attended Patterson High School, was the first graduate of…
Read MoreMr. Tommy Dupree Reynolds, 87
Mr. Tommy Dupree Reynolds, 87, of Hazlehurst, passed away at his residence Feb. 18. He was born April 19, 1935, in Baxley, and was preceded in death by his parents Mr. Tommy B. and Mrs. Beatrice Long Reynolds; son Billy Reynolds; and siblings Noraella Reynolds, Roy Reynolds, and Jeanette Rowell. Mr. Reynolds enjoyed fishing, listening…
Read MoreMrs. Anita Dyal Silas, 64
Mrs. Anita Dyal Silas, 64, of Hazlehurst died Feb. 14 at her residence. Mrs. Silas was born June 28, 1958, in Duvall County. She is preceded in death by her parents, John Lester Dyal and Ella Faye Wheeler Dyal, and her siblings, B.J. Hughes, Johnny Hughes, Charles Dyal, Roger Dyal, Johnny Dyal, Pearl Newham, and…
Read MoreJackets split with Wayne and TCC
Jeff Davis High’s baseball team split two games on a chilly, windy day in Thomasville Saturday, falling 7-6 to Wayne County and defeating Thomas County Central 4-1 in a battle of three teams of Yellow Jackets. For the two games, 4th ranked Class 2A Jeff Davis out hit their two opponents — 10th ranked Class…
Read MoreJDMS Blue splits pair
Jeff Davis Middle School’s Blue Team split two games last week, rolling over Dodge County 14-0 and falling to Pierce County 8-4. The Young Jackets banged out eight hits against Dodge and Zack Hulett and Peyton Jones combined for a one-hitter on the mound. Jacob Laney had a single, a double and two RBI to…
Read MoreHulett wins state
For somebody who had not wrestled in three years, Hayden Hulett turned out to be pretty good at it. The John Milledge Academy senior won the school’s first wrestling state championship since 2021 over the weekend, earning the crown as top 190-pound wrestler in the Georgia Independent Athletic Association (GIAA). And he did it by…
Read MoreJV Gold defeats Bleckley
Jeff Davis Junior Varsity Gold improved to 3-0 last Wednesday with a 7-3 win over Bleckley County in Hazlehurst. JD spotted the Royals to a 2-0 first inning lead and then chipped away at the lead to take a 7-2 advantage before Bleckley got a run in the final inning to account for the final…
Read MoreJV Gold falls to Coffee
Jeff Davis High’s Jayvee Gold baseball team suffered its first loss of the season Monday in Douglas as they fell 13-3 in five innings to Coffee County. The Jackets got all of their runs in the second inning as pinch runner Jonathan Bohannon scored on a passed ball and Mason Ragland scored on a Dawson…
Read MoreJDMS Gold defeats Wheeler
Scorekeepers were kept busy during a high-scoring contest Thursday between Jeff Davis Middle School Gold and Wheeler County with Jeff Davis prevailing 14-10. Jeff Davis got on the board in the first inning. Kallan Medders doubled on a 2-2 count, scoring one run. Gold put up eight runs in the fifth with a lead off…
Read MoreSoccer boys lose two
Jeff Davis boys soccer lost a pair of matches to Toombs County, 5-1, and Appling County, 1-0, to fall to 1-3 for the season. Toombs scored early in the first half. They sent a ground cross into the net and quickly followed up with two more goals. Going into the second half, morale seemed low…
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