Winds, 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…
Read MoreCounty Working With Other Counties On Industrial Development
The Jeff Davis County Board of Commissioners last week approved financing the county’s share of costs associated with placing a railroad spur in the Pierce County Industrial Park. Jeff Davis and Pierce counties, along with Appling and Bacon counties, are members of the Southeast Georgia Regional Development Authority (SEGRDA). The four counties work jointly on…
Read MoreCousins With Jeff Davis Ties Playing D-1 Football
Burketts Ferry residents Jesse and Gwendolyn (Sharpe) Hagans had plenty to be proud of during the fall football season. Their grandson William Towns of New Jersey and nephew Samir Hagans of Philadelphia were among the nation’s top recruits for the Class of 2021 and this fall landed full scholarships to play Division I football. Years…
Read MoreCouncil Shoots Down Mayor’s Plan To Take Funds From Tourism
by MARY ANN ANDERSON The Hazlehurst City Council, by a vote of 3-1, in last Thursday night’s regular meeting, shot down Mayor Bayne Stone’s request that hotel and motel sales tax revenue should be paid to the city and not the county as it has been for almost the past three decades. After hours of…
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