Mr. George A. Brooks, 76
Mr. George A. Brooks, 76, of Hazlehurst, died Dec. 29 at his residence. Mr. Brooks was born March 26, 1945, in Anniston, Ala. He is preceded in death by his parents, George Washington Brooks and Frances Estelle Truett Norris, step-father, Dence Floyd, brothers, Walter Jones and Roy Floyd, sisters, Dorothy Adams Gulvin, Ethel Adams Spradley,…
Read MoreMr. Warren Lowell Sapp, 82
Mr. Warren Lowell Sapp, 82, of Ellabell, formerly of Hazlehurst, died at his residence Dec. 28. Mr. Sapp was born Sept. 28, 1939, in Coffee County. He is preceded in death by his parents, Warren Sapp and Zilpha Miller Sapp, son, Thomas Lowell Sapp and granddaughter, Tochia McLoon. He was a retired truck driver. Survivors…
Read MoreLooking Back At 2021
January 6 Jeff Davis High baseball coach Paul Glass was elected to the Georgia Dugout Club’s Hall of Fame. Three men were arrested and another was wanted in connection to the homicide of Marcos Ramirez on Mark Hall Drive. Jeff Davis County’s COVID-19 cases topped 1,000. Jeff Davis County voters heavily favored Republicans David Perdue…
Read MoreWinds, Tornado Wreak Havoc
Jeff Davis Emergency Management Agency (EMA) Director Charles Wasdin didn’t expect it. The National Weather Service (NWS) office in Jacksonville didn’t expect it. But the National Weather Service office in Peachtree City did expect it. “It” was last Thursday evening’s tornado that ripped across southern and eastern Jeff Davis County, doing extensive damage in some…
Read MoreWork Well Underway On Law Enforcement Complex
Work is progressing nicely on the new law enforcement complex for the Jeff Davis County Sheriff’s Department (above, right). The building is located on the Lumber City Highway, just outside the city limits of Hazlehurst. Sheriff Preston Bohannon said this week he expects the entire complex to be completed by about this time next year.…
Read MoreRemembering Claude Cook
It was 20 Christmases ago that Jeff Davis County lost Claude Parker Cook Sr., the man that had perhaps more to do with the growth of Jeff Davis County than anyone before or since. Today, there is an entire generation of local people who never knew the man and have only vague or non-existent knowledge…
Read MoreMr. Rozier Crawley, 89
On March 20, 1932, in Hazlehurst, the late Willie Semus Crawley Sr. and Geneva Mosley Crawley became the proud parents of their second son, Rozier Crawley, fondly known as RC. Later in life, his granddaughter Brittany dubbed him “Superman” because he was her Super Hero. RC was so rambunctious! As a child, he brought the…
Read MoreMs. Delane McManus Deen, 73
Ms. Delane McManus Deen, 73, of Hazlehurst, died Dec. 21. Ms. Deen was born Oct. 1, 1948, in Jeff Davis County. She is preceded in death by her parents, John McManus, Doris Merritt McManus, her husband, Eddie Gene Deen, son, Greg Deen and daughter, Debbie McManus, brother, David McManus and sisters, Betty Burkett, Rosie Griffin,…
Read MoreMr. John Comas Quinn, 63
Mr. John Comas Quinn, 63, of Hazlehurst, died Dec. 26 at Jeff Davis Hospital. Mr. Quinn was born Feb. 25, 1958, in Chatham County. He is preceded in death by his parents, Melvin Laydell Quinn and Minnie Olga Ellis Quinn, and sister, Joan Quinn Simmons. He chose truck driving with Karen to provide for his…
Read MoreRamay Airs Concerns About GSP Post
By MARY ANN ANDERSON The Hazlehurst City Council was busy last week, kicking off with Monday night’s regularly-scheduled work session. The meeting was held at the Georgia State Patrol station on U.S. Highway 341 South to discuss issues with the 30-item punch list for the building. The council, minus absentees Dywane Johnson of Ward 1…
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