Praying For Closure For The Colemans
About 50 people gathered Saturday afternoon beside Jacket Stop & Shop to pray for closure for the family of Rhonda Coleman, who was murdered 31 years ago. No one has been charged with the murder. The Rev. Robert Wigley apoke as the crowd held hands in solidarity. Rhonda’s parents, Gail and Milton Coleman, were on…
Read MoreAs Sure As …. — By John Reed
As Sure As… In these uncertain times, it’s easy to feel like everything is off-kilter. Luckily, there are still dependable constants that haven’t changed. Here are a few: Anytime you hear about “upgrades” from a school system, you can be sure it’ll be mainly about sports facilities. Who needs needs new science labs or bigger…
Read MoreRyland Says City Broke Contract
By MARY ANN ANDERSON Most of last Monday night’s workshop and Thursday’s regular monthly meeting of the Hazlehurst City Council was spent discussing a 2018 contract with Ryland Environmental, a Dublin-based company that collects and disposes of solid waste. The focus of the discussions is a letter dated Aug. 26 that Mayor Bayne Stone had…
Read MoreCouncil Unhappy With Lack Of Paving
By Mary Ann Anderson When last summer’s extensive road paving project was approved during the June regular meeting of the Hazlehurst City Council, Ward 2 Councilman John Ramay thought that he would be smelling asphalt by now. But that hasn’t yet happened, leaving Ramay, in his words, “very disappointed” that the long-awaited paving project has…
Read MoreCommissioners Hear Updates
The Jeff Davis County Commission is taking proper precautions with the recent surge of the Delta variant of COVID-19, as all visitors to last week’s monthly meeting were required to wear masks, and a box of disposal masks was placed on a table outside the meeting room door. During the meeting, the commissioners heard reports…
Read MoreAJC article features Dr. Laney, Jeff Davis Hospital
A recent issue of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution carried a front page story on the work of Hazlehurst’s Dr. Jason Laney and Jeff Davis Hospital in fighting to save the life of Jeff Davis High School Principal Greer Smith, who was stricken with a severe case of COVID-19. Written by Ariel Hart, the article detailed how…
Read MoreMrs. Grace Moseley Callahan, 81
Mrs. Grace Moseley Callahan, 81, of Hazlehurst, died Sept. 17 at Jeff Davis Hospital. Mrs. Callahan was born Sept. 20, 1939, in Uvalda. She is preceded in death by her parents, Jasper K. (Jay) Moseley and Emma Gillis Moseley, husband, Mr. Oscar Callahan Jr., sister, Eula Edwards, brothers, Roscoe Moseley, Newton Moseley and Alex Moseley.…
Read MoreMr. Avin Lewis, 83
Mr. Avin Lewis, 83, of Hazlehurst, died Sept. 19 at his residence. Mr. Lewis was born May 20, 1938, in Jeff Davis County. He is preceded in death by his mother, Bitha Hand Lewis, sisters andbrother-in-laws Doris Sayer (Robert), Janice Caves (Buddy)m and beloved uncle andaunt L.A. and Mildred Hand. Survivors include his wife of…
Read MoreMs. Gwendolyn Medders Morris, 81
Ms. Gwendolyn Medders Morris, 81, of Hazlehurst, died Sept. 13 at Serenity Hospice House in Dublin. Ms. Morris was born Sept. 1, 1940, in Ware County. She is preceded in death by her parents, Thomas Leonard Chancey and Josie Jewell Thrift Chancey; daughters, Deborah Kaye Taylor, Regina Gail Medders, Vivian Elaine Medders; grandson, Kendall Medders;…
Read MoreMrs. Genevieve B. Redmond, 74
Graveside services for Mrs. Genevieve B. Redmond, 74, of McDonough were held Sept. 18 at Kirkland Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Hazlehurst. Hick & Sons Mortuary of Macon was in charge.
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