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Lady Jackets playing in Columbus

Jeff Davis High’s softball team opened play in the Georgia Class 2A State Tournament in Columbus this morning (Wednesday) with an 11 a.m. game against Eagles Landing Christian Academy. If the Lady Jackets win, they play Thursday at 1 p.m. against the winner of Appling County and Rockmart. A JD loss will put them in…

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Mr. Kenneth Clinton ‘Ken’ Hurly, 61

Mr. Kenneth Clinton “Ken” Hurley, 61, of Snipesville passed away Oct. 19 from injuries sustained in automobile accident. Mr. Hurley was born June 25, 1961, in Coffee County and was a member of Union Springs Baptist Church. He was a retired farmer and formerly employed at Hazlehurst Pellet Mill. Mr. Hurley was an avid fisherman…

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Mr. Malik Tremel McRae, 18

Mr. Malik Tremel McRae was born Dec. 10, 2003, in Hazlehurst to Michael and Debran McRae. He graduated from Jeff Davis High School with the class of 2022. He enjoyed playing football, basketball and ran with the track team. Malik was a respectful young man who loved his family. Malik was his mother’s fourth heartbeat,…

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Mr. William Bert Milan, 59

Mr. William Bert Milan, 59, of Brooks, passed away peacefully Sept. 12. William was born on Oct. 9, 1962, in Baxley. He attended Jeff Davis High School in Hazlehurst where he graduated at the top of his class. William then went on to attend The Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. He spent a majority…

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Mrs. Barbara Rea, 86

Ms. Barbara Rea, 86, of Hazlehurst, died Oct. 19 at Meadows Hospital in Vidalia. Ms. Rea was born on Oct. 27, 1935, in Hart County. Ms. Rea is preceded in death by her parents, Penic Brown Sanders and Elvie Lelia Greenway Sanders, husband, Clyde Rea, daughter, Brenda Rea Dean, brothers, Charles Greenway, Max Sanders, Alton…

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Young gridders fall to Worth 43-7

Jeff Davis High’s young football team battled gallantly Friday night against visiting Worth County but the Rams were just too big and experienced for the freshman and sophomore dominated Yellow Jacket squad, rolling to a 43-7 win. The Rams scored 13 points late in the first quarter and added 21 in the second to take…

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JDMS finishes play

The Jeff Davis Middle School cross country teams finished their season at the Middle School State Cross Country Championships hosted by Bleckley County. The girls team had the highest finish in program history with a 3rd place finish. Girls Results 9. Marrie Claire Worthington, 14:57.37; 11. Avery Haley, 15:02.74; 28. Fernanda Valdelamar, 15:53.18; 35. Aurie…

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Lady Jackets headed to Final Eight

Jeff Davis High School’s softball team won all three games in the first, four-team, double-elimination state playoff tournament last week in Hazlehurst and will play this week in the Elite 8 in Columbus. The Lady Jackets rolled over Central, Macon, 16-1 in the opening game, squeaked by Vidalia 1-0 in the second game and rolled…

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XC hosts final regular season meet

The Jeff Davis cross country teams hosted the final meet of the regular season, the Three Rivers XC Classic at the trails at Towns Bluff Park. Eleven schools participated. The Yellow Jacket squads performed well. The Lady Jackets won the meet easily as they finished 61 points ahead of 2nd place Coffee County. The Yellow…

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School system technology running smoothly

The Jeff Davis County School System’s technology is state-of-the-art and running smoothly. That’s the takeaway from Technology Director Kelly McLoon’s update to the school board at their Monday meeting. McLoon detailed the technology equipment — MacBooks, iPads, etc. — available to teachers and students in all the schools, the protections in place to prevent infiltrations…

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