Mrs. Doreatha Godbee, 67
Mrs. Doreatha Godbee, 67, passed away Nov. 12 at Memorial Hospital in Savannah. Mrs. Godbee was born Aug. 30, 1954, in Kendall, Fla. She is preceded in death by her parents, the late Joseph and Louise Williams Smith, aher sister, Regina Smith. She was a member of Antioch Baptist Church in Miami, Fla. She was…
Read MoreMr. Kelvin P. Kerns, 62
Mr. Kelvin P. Kerns, 62, of Hazlehurst passed away Nov. 8. Mr. Kerns was born Jan. 14, 1959, in Jeff Davis County. He is preceded in death by his parents, Elmer Parnell Kerns and Rosa Powell Kerns Dixon. He was a retired Industrial HVAC Tech from Propex and a member of Bridgeford Church of God.…
Read MoreJackets roll over Jefferson County 40-0
Jeff Davis High rolled to a 40-0 win over visiting Jefferson County Friday night to advance to the second round of the 2021 Class 2A football playoffs. This week, the Jackets, 10-1, travel to far north Georgia to take on No. 1 ranked Rabun County in Tiger. The Wildcats are also 10-1, having won 10…
Read MoreNot Really A Tax Increase? — By Tommy Purser
John Reed begins his column this week by referencing that old phrase, “I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” Several years ago, I had an experience with that phrase when a former government person informed me that when our county commission and board of education set a millage rate that year that brought…
Read MoreHere To Help? — By John Reed
Here To Help? Fewer phrases bring more eye-rolling than “I’m with the government and I’m here to help.” Before we get to any current issues, it’s important to realize that suspicion of authority is at the very root of our nation. With the exception of the original inhabitants, almost every movement of peoples can be…
Read MoreBoard discusses confusing advertisements
At Monday night’s Board of Education meeting, board members discussed the confusion created by advertisements the school system ran in last week’s edition of the Ledger. The wording in the advertisements was, indeed, confusing. But that wording was dictated to school officials and they were required by law to use the wording, no matter how…
Read MoreCoatal Pines Receives Accolades
Coastal Pines Technical College (CPTC) was recently ranked the #3 online community college in the nation by Online Schools Guide. Not only does this distinction come as an exciting win for Coastal Pines, but also for the state of Georgia. Coastal Pines was the #1 rated Georgia school on the Top 10 list indicated by…
Read MoreMain Street awarded grant
Hazlehurst Main Street announced it has been awarded a Vibrant Communities grant by the Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA), a division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development. Fifty-seven entities in 43 counties statewide received grants through the 2022 program. The funding was used for arts programming at the South Georgia Food & Wine…
Read MoreHospital certified to ISO 9001 Quality Management System
Jeff Davis Hospital has been certified to ISO 9001 Quality Management System by DNV Healthcare. ISO 9001 is the internationally recognized standard for Quality Management Systems. In simple terms, ISO 9001 certification provides the basis for effective processes and effective people to deliver an effective product or service time after time. The key to any…
Read MoreHello ?! Tax Bills Are NOT Going Up
Homeowners. Your county and school tax bills are not going up this year. While the wording in advertisements run in last week’s issue of the Ledger made it sound like homeowner tax bills will go up, that’s not true. The wording was unfortunate but state regulations require that wording be used no matter how confusing…
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