Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade Held
Council Changes Meeting Dates
By MARY ANN ANDERSON The new year for the Hazlehurst City Council has already proved to be challenging with a fruit-basket turnover of changing meeting dates. The regular monthly meeting, normally scheduled for the third Thursday of each month with the workshop held on the Monday immediately preceding it, was moved up by a week…
Read MoreCommission Elects New Leadership
Things have been working well for the Jeff Davis County Commission lately. But the group still has problems when it comes to choosing its leadership. At last Tuesday’s first meeting of 2022, three members of the commission appeared to have predetermined they needed to oust their leaders — Chairman Brad Crews and Vice-Chair Hank Hobbs…
Read MoreLegendary Coach Cecil Morris Passes Away
Former Jeff Davis High School football coach and Jeff Davis High graduate Royce Cecil Morris died Jan. 5 at the age of 84. Coach Morris was a native of Jeff Davis County and grew up in Hazlehurst where he was a standout football player for Jeff Davis High in the late 1950s, earning a football…
Read MoreMore Solar Panels Coming
Green Power EMC and Silicon Ranch have announced an agreement to build additional solar power projects in three counties in southeast Georgia, including Jeff Davis County. Silicon Ranch plans to build them in stages over the next three years. Green Power EMC will purchase the energy generated on behalf of its member cooperatives. The…
Read MoreESPLOST Vote Will Be May 24
Jeff Davis County Supervisor of Elections Christy Riner has set May 24 as the date for a special election to determine whether or not the Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, informally known as T-SPLOST, will continue to be collected by counties in the Heart of Georgia Altamaha Special Tax District. Persons not presently…
Read MoreMs. Geraldine James Cue, 75
Ms. Geraldine James Cue of Hazlehurst died Dec. 31 at the age of 75. Ms. Cue was the funeral director and co-owner of Thornton’s Funeral Home. Ms. Cue was born in Jeff Davis County Oct. 21, 1946. Geraldine was a beloved staple of the Jeff Davis and surrounding communities for the kindness and compassion she…
Read MoreMrs. Brenda Meeks Dubberly, 64
Miles Funeral Home in Hazlehurst announces the graveside service for Mrs. Brenda Ann Meeks Dubberly, 64, of Uvalda, who passed away Jan. 16. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Jan. 20 in Hazlehurst Memorial Cemetery with the Rev. Johnny Taylor officiating. Mrs. Dubberly was born in El Paso, Texas. She was the daughter of…
Read MoreMrs. Margaret Ann Herndon, 85
Nobles Funeral Home and Crematory announces the funeral for Mrs. Margaret Ann Herndon, 85, who passed away Jan. 13 at Appling County Healthcare. Mrs. Herndon was a native of Jeff Davis County living in Appling County in 1964. She was a homemaker, devoted mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Mrs. Herndon is preceded in death by…
Read MoreMr. James Edward Hughes, 73
Mr. James Edward Hughes, 73, of Hazlehurst, died Jan. 15 at his residence. Mr. Hughes was born April 2, 1948, in Jeff Davis County. He is preceded in death by his parents, Bonnie Hughes and Lenora Hand Hughes, and his wife, Melba Hughes. He was disabled and of the Baptist faith. He enjoyed hunting, fishing,…
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