Cross Country goes to Cochran
The Jeff Davis Cross Country programs traveled to Cochran Oct. 7 for the 30th Annual Bleckley County Invitational. All four teams placed in the Top 5 and brought home trophies as well as many of the runners finished in the Top 25 and received a medal. The MS Boys started the day off with a…
Read MoreWhat’s In A Name? — By Tommy Purser
My mother’s maiden name was Proctor. Daughter of Ralph and Retta (Sapp) Proctor. Sapp, by the way, is a name deeply rooted in the coastal lowlands and marshes of Glynn County along the Georgia coast. That’s where my mother’s maternal family hails from. I, myself, was born in Glynn County, a Sapp descendant born in…
Read MoreGrowing Solar Tomatoes — By John Reed
Growing Solar Tomatoes One of the many advantages of living in the country is wide open back roads. Most of the time, the only things to distract me from the lush green vistas are the occasional flock of turkeys or suicidal deer. This time of year, though, the road hazards are all man-made. There is…
Read MoreGet Your Flu Shot
As we are coming into the fall months, seasonal illness will become more apparent. The seasonal flu (influenza) typically occurs in the fall and winter. However, most flu activity peaks between December and February. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends receiving a flu vaccine yearly as the first and most important step…
Read MoreIndictments Handed Down
The following indictments were filed by 2021 March Term Jeff Davis Grand Jury Oct. 4: The State of Georgia v. Cody Nelson Ewing: Count 1: Sexual Contact by Employee or Agent in the First Degree; Count 2: Furnishing Prohibited Items to Inmates; Count 3: Violation of Oath by Public Officer. The State of Georgia v.…
Read MoreWasdin Completes 3-Year Presidency
When Charles Wasdin, chief of Hazlehurst-Jeff Davis County Fire-Rescue, was first elected into the role as president of the Georgia Association of Fire Chiefs, he expected the term would be two years. Instead, he served three, from 2018 to last month. “That’s thanks to COVID,” he explained. “I was supposed to be out in 2020,…
Read MoreHobbs named Nathan Deal Scholar
Megan Hobbs (Class of 2025) was recently selected as a Mercer University School of Medicine (MUSM) Nathan Deal Scholar, announced MUSM Dean Jean Sumner, M.D. Nathan Deal Scholars are selected based on their strong ties to rural Georgia, character, leadership qualities, community involvement and their likelihood of serving in rural, underserved Georgia after their scholarship…
Read MoreDistrict Attorney’s Office Creates Victim Advocacy Rooms
Kelly Spell knows a thing or two about comforting people in crisis. After retiring from a 30-year career with the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), Spell joined the District Attorney’s Office for the Brunswick Judicial Circuit, serving in its Appling and Jeff Davis counties’ office in Baxley as a victim advocate. “When I got…
Read MoreMs. Zelbra Demetrius Jones
A graveside service for Ms. Zelbra Demetrius Jones of Hazlehurst will be held Oct. 9 at 11 a.m. at Kirkland Grove Baptist Church. Visitation will be held Oct. 8 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Thornton’s Funeral Home. In observance of COVID safety protocols, everyone is asked to wear a face mask.
Read MoreMr. Walter Floyd Newham, 79
Mr. Walter Floyd Newham, 79, of Hazlehurst, passed away Sept. 30 at his home. Mr. Newham was born in Hazlehurst and was preceded in death by his parents, Wallace and Ocie McEachin Newham and daughter, Brenda Shipes. Mr. Newham was a retired highway superintendent with the State of Georgia and was a member of Light…
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