Mrs. Mary Ruth Foskey Beckner, 62
Mrs. Mary Ruth Foskey Beckner, 62, of Hazlehurst, passed away at her residence Sept. 26. Mrs. Beckner was born May 6, 1960, in Jeff Davis County. Mary is preceded in death by her parents, Ervin Frank Foskey and Annie Lee Horne Foskey, and siblings, Betty Taylor, Caroll Foskey, Walter Foskey/Sam, Brenda Sue Hewett, and Randell…
Read MoreMr. James Howard Brantley, 90
Mr. James Howard Brantley, 90, of Hazlehurst, died Sept. 26 at his residence. Mr. Brantley was born April 10, 1932, in Jeff Davis County. He is preceded in death by his parents, Lott Warren Brantley and Alice Herrington Brantley, and sisters, Gertrude Collins, Ruby Lee Bland, Inez Flemming, Opal Ray, and Lilly Maude Newham, and…
Read MoreMr. Wilton Lee Creamer, 42
Mr. Wilton Lee Creamer, 42, passed Sept. 28 after complications following surgery. Lee began working in law enforcement in 2001, was a Sargent with the Glennville Police Department where he worked for the past five years. Lee was born March 3, 1980, in Hazlehurst. Mr. Creamer was preceded in death by his father Jimmy Creamer…
Read MoreMrs. Mary Etta Pearson, 81
Help us celebrate the life of Mary Etta Pearson, lover of all things nature and science, music and art, and self proclaimed amateur ornithologist. Mary Etta Pearson, 81, of Hazlehurst, passed away Oct. 2. Mary Etta was born May 28, 1941, in St. Augustine, Fla., to Ruby Rhodes McSwain Doby and Haywood McSwain who both…
Read MoreVictory eludes Yellow Jackets
Friday night in Nashville, Jeff Davis High’s football team looked like it was about to win its first game of the season as they led Berrien County 24-14 late in the third quarter. And the Jacket defense had held Berrien’s offense in check all evening long. Berrien’s 14 points at that point came on kickoff…
Read MoreJDMS wins conference
The Jeff Davis Middle School Yellow Jackets softball team won the Conference Championship by defeating East Laurens Middle School 8-5 and 13-11 in the best-of-3 championship series. The Lady Jackets finished the season with a 17-1 record. In the 13-11 win in the final game Monday, JD took the lead late in the game.…
Read MoreJD improves to 21-1
Jeff Davis High closes out the softball regular season next week and the schedule makes the final six games the toughest streak of games for the Lady Jackets this season. Thursday JD (21-1, ranked No.1 and No 2 in polls) travels to Cook County (13-6) for a double header in Adel. Monday Dodge County (15-5,…
Read MoreArnold hurls back-to-back perfect games
Jeff Davis freshman Carrie Ellen Arnold had quite a week last week for the Jeff Davis High softball team. She threw back-to-back perfect games as the Lady Jackets blasted Fitzgerald 12-0 Tuesday and routed Worth County 18-0 Wednesday. And in the Worth County game she got her first career homer with a 2-run blast over…
Read MoreGo, Braves!! — By Tommy Purser
The good wife, quite frankly, obsesses over the Atlanta Braves. I, too, like the Braves but I have nowhere near the absolute obsession the good wife has for them. The Bravos are in the thick of the race for their division crown, but to hear the good wife moan and grown and gripe and growl…
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