Ms. Shelly Wooten, 39
Ms. Shelly Wooten, 39, of Hazlehurst died Aug. 24 at Glenwood Healthcare. Ms. Wooten was born June 19, 1982, in Jeff Davis County. She is preceded in death by father John Wooten, Stelee Wooten, Allen Daniel Claxton. She was a member of Elizabeth Baptist Church. Ms. Wooten loved singing, coloring, attending the sunshine center, long…
Read MoreCross Country Teams run in Florida
The cross country program took the 3-hour trip south to the New World Golf Complex just outside of Jacksonville for the Cecil Field Summer Classic. The course was flat and fast and many of the runners saw improvements in their times from two weeks ago at the Peach State Preview Meet. In addition, the high…
Read MoreParlor Hurls No-Hitter
Kelsey Parlor pitched a no-hitter and the Lady Jackets bats had 13 hits as Jeff Davis rolled to a 12-0, 4-inning victory over Toombs County last Thursday in Lyons. Monday, the Lady Jackets improved their record to 8-1 with a 4-2 win over Coffee County in Douglas. Parlor almost pitched a perfect game in Lyons…
Read MoreRehabilitation
Last week, I began my second association with Trinity Therapy Services in Hazlehurst. My first gig was because of stupidity — I stuck my right hand into a table saw, just about severed three fingers and a thumb, and after hours long surgery to repair the damage, I needed help in regaining use of my…
Read MoreCity Concerned About Covid
By MARY ANN ANDERSON Not only is COVID rampant again across Georgia and the U.S., talk of it also dominated a major portion of last Monday night’s August workshop of the Hazlehurst City Council. Mayor Bayne Stone began that part of the meeting by pointing out that of the two dozen or so council members,…
Read MoreJohnson, Ramay Unopposed
Hazlehurst Ward 1 City Council member Dyane Johnson and Ward 2 Council member John Ramay were the only candidates to qualify to run in the 2021 city election. In Denton, incumbent Mayor Matt McCall drew opposition from Roman Coley Davis, and incumbent council members Hugh Don Smith, Sheila Wilcox and James Thompson were all unopposed.
Read MoreHazlehurst Welcomes Home Greer
A small army of Jeff Davis Countians welcomed home one of their most beloved last Friday as Jeff Davis High School Principal Greer Smith returned to Hazlehurst after almost a month of hospital care battling a deadly COVID-19 virus infection. Smith’s battle was literally a brush with death. His journey began with a visit to…
Read MoreMr. Johnny Carl Brewer, 85
Mr. Johnny Carl Brewer, 85, of Lumber City, passed away of natural causes at his residence Aug. 16. Mr. Brewer was preceded in death by his parents, William Jefferson and Mary Lou Oliver Brewer, and his infant sister, Mary Elizabeth Brewer. Mr. Brewer was born in Telfair County Jan. 5, 1936, on the Brewer farm…
Read MoreMs. Teresa R. Brewer, 76
Ms. Teresa R. Brewer, 76, of Orange Park, Fla., passed away July 12. She was born on Aug. 13, 1944, in Hazlehurst. Teresa is survived by her sister, Elizabeth Faulk; brothers, Billy Rogers, Gene Rogers (Wanda), and Denny Rogers (Mary Beth); daughter, Tanya Galusha; grandchildren, Brianna Brock (Justin) and Gabe Galusha; great-granddaughter, Hazel Brock; and…
Read MoreMr. Donald ‘Don’ J. Childers, 71
Mr. Donald “Don” J. Childers, 71, passed away Aug. 15 in Middleburg, Fla., after a brief bout with Covid. He was born Oct. 5, 1949, in Hartford, Conn., to the late John J. Childers and Virginia E. Childers. He was a faithful servant to our Lord Jesus Christ. Don was a member of Good Samaritan…
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