The LOST Mess — By Tommy Purser
The Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) provides to city governments across the state a publication entitled “Renegotiating Local Option Sales Tax (LOST).” It is full of useful information about the negotiation process and how to properly approach the matter. One of the points made in the document is that the negotiating parties should, at the outset…
Read MoreJayvee Softball award winners
Jayvee softball award winners were, from left, Kira Buford – Pride of the Jackets. Cori Mims – Player of the Year, Alara McCall – Best Offensive Award and Carrie Ellen Arnold – Best Defensive Award.
Read MoreJDMS softball honors
Jeff Davis Middle School softball award winners were, from left, Madison Joyce – Most Improved Award, Ryleigh King – Pride of the Jackets, Jazmine Villasenor – Best Offensive Award, Ava Bohannon – Best Offensive Award, Jaqueline Villasenor – Pitcher of the Year and Mattie Walsh – Best Defensive Award.
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Be The One — By John Reed
Be The One In warmer months, my flowerbeds grace me with blooms every color of the rainbow. Among the showiest are the irises. Their vibrant yellows and purples always delight. All except one. For some reason, one iris blooms in late fall, around Thanksgiving time, long after most of the color has left the landscape.…
Read MoreCouncil Hears About Collapsed Culvert
By MARY ANN ANDERSON During last Thursday night’s regular monthly meeting of the Hazlehurst City Council, Ricky Lytle, a longtime Hazlehurst business owner and plumber, addressed the council about a collapsed culvert in his West Jefferson Street neighborhood. “This issue has been going on for five years,” he said, an issue he believes will cause…
Read MoreLOST Negotiation Discussion Becomes Heated
By MARY ANN ANDERSON Last Thursday’s monthly meeting of the Hazlehurst City Council rocked along smoothly until the agenda item of the Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) negotiations came up and the discussion became heated. LOST is a 1% tax on retail sales in Jeff Davis County and the distribution of the proceeds of the…
Read MoreAging Equipment, Employee Shortage Plague County
Aging equipment and a shortage of employees has been plaguing the Jeff Davis County Road Department. That’s the message the Road Department’s Eddie Bush gave to the County Commission at its December meeting last Tuesday. Bush said advertisements for employees were run in the newspaper but employee shortage continues to be a problem. And the…
Read MoreCity, County Change Meeting Dates
Both the Jeff Davis County Commission and the Hazlehurst City Council have moved the dates of their January, 2023, meetings. The County Commissioners voted at their meeting last week to change the date of their meeting to Jan. 19 instead of the normal second Tuesday of the month meeting. And the City Council moved their…
Read MoreNew Year’s Day Celebration Set
The Snipesville Community will host their annual New Year’s Day celebration Jan. 1 with a parade and traditional lunch menu. The meal will consist of barbecue pork or grilled chicken, black-eyed peas, yams, rolls, and cake. Plate prices are $10. There will be take out or dining in at the center with lunch beginning at…
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