Mr. Richard (Rick) Lamar Wilson, 63
Mr. Richard (Rick) Lamar Wilson died Oct. 12. He was 63 years old. Rick lived all his life in Hazlehurst and graduated from Jeff Davis High School. He was preceded in death by and the youngest son of George and Eleanor Wilson. Rick has two older brothers, Gene Wilson (Sara) and Larry Wilson (Jan) both…
Read MoreMrs. Laverne Page Stone, 84
Mrs. Laverne Page Stone, 84, of Baxley died Nov. 8 at Appling Healthcare. Mrs. Stone was born Dec. 17, 1936, in Surrency to the late Urias Calvin Page and the late Minnie Lee Rowland Page. She was a member of Oak View Baptist Church and was a homemaker. Mrs. Stone was preceded in death by…
Read MoreMr. Bobby Jerome White, 73
Mr. Bobby Jerome White, 73, of Hazlehurst, died Nov. 1 at Candler Hospital in Savannah. Mr. White was born April 14, 1948, in Jeff Davis County. He is preceded in death by his parents, Tom Jack White and Newell Doll Spires White, grandsons, Zachary D. White, Tanner J. White, sisters, Sarah Frances White, Vera Darlene…
Read MoreJackets Host Jefferson County
Jefferson County Warriors 6-4 8/20 Thomson L 6-35 8/27 Swainsboro L 0-7 9/10 Hephzibah W 26-18 9/17 Butler W 50-6 9/24 Josey W 27-12 10/1 Glenn Hills W 40-0 10/8 Oglethorpe Co. W 28-15 10/22 Putnam Co. L 21-28 10/29 Westside, Aug. L 12-14 11/5 Laney W 21-12 Points scored — 231 Points allowed —…
Read MoreXC Teams compete in state meet
Both the boys and girls teams finished with Top 10 performances at the 2021 GHSA State Cross Country Championship. The 2A classification opened the event Friday followed by the 3A and 4A classifications. The event concluded Saturday with the remaining classes running. In the boys race, the Yellow Jacket squad was favored to be a…
Read MoreVaccine boosters available
Booster doses of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccines are now available at Southeast Health District health department sites. The criteria to receive a booster dose of either the Moderna, Pfizer or Johnson & Johnson vaccine are available below. These boosters are in addition to previously approved booster doses of Pfizer vaccine. For…
Read MoreJury finds woman guilty
A Jeff Davis County woman was convicted by a jury Oct. 21 of drug charges stemming from an undercover purchase of drugs in June, 2020. Anna Maria Guillen, 32, of Hazlehurst, was found guilty of the sale of methamphetamine after a confidential informant testified that he, while working under the direction of the Jeff Davis…
Read MoreVeterans plan ceremony
Jeff Davis County Veterans Association will hold its annual Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 11 at 11 a.m., at Veterans Square Park. “We’re excited to have this year’s Veterans Day program since last year’s was cancelled because of the pandemic,” said Roy Anderson, president of the Veterans Association. “It is our special way of commemorating our…
Read MoreVoters approve package sales
By a razor-thin margin, Hazlehurst voters approved the sale of alcoholic beverages by the package in the city limits of Hazlehurst Tuesday. The Yes votes outnumbered the No votes by 132-127. Advanced voting numbers were tied 70-70 while Tuesday’s election day voting was 62-55 in favor of the sales and only two absentee ballots were…
Read MorePhiladelphia to honor Harmon Dawson
Philadelphia Methodist Church is celebrating the life of Harmon Dawson, age 95 and life-long resident of Jeff Davis County, on Saturday, Nov. 13, starting at 4 p.m. Mr. Dawson has been singing bass since his teenage years when he and Prentice, Lumas, and Thelma Faulk held sings in his childhood home in the Altamaha area…
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