Mrs. Chrystal East Beecher, 45
Mrs. Chrystal East Beecher, 45, of Hazlehurst, died Oct. 24 at Appling Health Care System in Baxley. Mrs. Beecher was born Dec. 3, 1975, in LaGrange. She is preceded in death by her mother, Mrs. Regina East, and brother, Rusty East. She was a homemaker, loved her family, loved gardening, she was a great care…
Read MoreMr. Ryan Kent Harper, 56
Mr. Ryan Kent Harper, 56, of Hazlehurst, died of natural causes at his residence Oct. 19. Mr. Harper was born March 27, 1965, in Jeff Davis County. He is preceded in death by his father, Elzie Harper, sister, Gayla Harper and brother, Keith Harper. He was a perfectionist and lived his life to the fullest.…
Read MoreMr. Ralph Lamar Walters, 73
Mr. Ralph Lamar Walters, 73, of Hazlehurst died Oct. 21 at his residence. Mr. Walters was born March 1, 1948, in Duval County, Fla. He was preceded in death by his father, Marcellus Colson Walters. He was the owner/operator of Barbara’s Blueberries. He was a former Deputy with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Department, owner and…
Read MoreSwainsboro Upends Jeff Davis 15-14
Swainsboro High’s football team came to Hazlehurst last Friday night, taking a 15-14 victory to end Jeff Davis High’s 8-game unbeaten streak and all but dash the Jackets’ hopes for a region championship. The Tigers are now 3-0 in Region 2-AA with a game on the road against Toombs County and a home contest against…
Read MoreSoftball Team In Elite Eight
Jeff Davis High’s softball team made it to the final eight and a trip to Columbus this week for the Class AA State Tournament. The Lady Jackets earned the trip to the Elite Eight with a 2-0, 8-0 sweep of Banks County last week in Homer, and they now have four shutouts in four playoff…
Read MoreBoth Cross Country Teams In Top 10
The Jeff Davis Cross Country program traveled to the Honey Ridge Agricenter to run at the Last Chance Honey Ridge meet to close out the regular season. Both the girls and boys teams had solid showings as many of the runners had season best or personal best times. The boys team finished 2nd overall behind…
Read MoreBreast Cancer Awareness: Melody Stanley Herrington
By MARY ANN ANDERSON Melody Stanley Herrington Don’t be the woman who thinks breast cancer can’t happen to you. That’s some of the strongest advice that Melody Stanley Herrington, as a breast cancer survivor, can tell you. “At age 36, I would have never thought I would have breast cancer,” she said. Now 38 and…
Read MoreBreast Cancer Awareness: Naomi Smith
By MARY ANN ANDERSON Naomi Smith, who just turned 37, wants women to know that breast cancer has no specific age when it decides to show itself. She should know. She was only 35 when she was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma HER2 positive breast cancer. It is, she said, a very aggressive cancer. Unless…
Read MoreBreast Cancer Awareness: Michaela Todd
By MARY ANN ANDERSON Michaela Todd’s journey as a breast cancer survivor is an opportunity for her to help others, and she has sound advice for those who are diagnosed with the disease. “You never give up,” said the 35-year old mother of one, Bentley, who is five. “You can’t lie down and wallow in…
Read MoreBoard Recognizes Baseball Teams
“We had a really good year,” was the understatement presented by Jeff Davis High baseball coach Paul Glass at Monday night’s Board of Education meeting. It’s hard to imagine how it could have been much better. The high school varsity won the Class AA State Championship, the jayvee team — with many of the team’s…
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