Citizens Don’t Want Data Center Here
A large crowd of citizens was on hand last Tuesday for the June meeting of the Jeff Davis County Board of Commissioners. What prompted most of the citizens to attend the meeting was an agenda item entitled “Data Centers – Discuss Moratorium.” It was clear from comments at the meeting that most of the people…
Read MoreTrash — by Tommy Purser
I was looking back at some old issues of the Ledger when I ran across a column I wrote some 25 years ago. I said up front in that column that it would be about trash. It was. On that particular day, I was short on ideas for a column which today, 25 years later,…
Read More250 Attend Summer Reading program
The Jeff Davis County Library’s Summer Reading program is experiencing unprecedented growth this year, prompting a collaborative venue shift to accommodate the larger crowds. Following a turnout of more than 250 attendees for the Wild Wonders Animal Show on June 10, it was decided the final three summer performances would need to be moved to…
Read MoreMr. David Joe Bohannon, 69
Mr. David Joe Bohannon, 69, of Hazlehurst, passed away June 7 at Memorial Health Hospital in Savannah. Mr. David was born June 30, 1956, in Jeff Davis County to the late Isaac Hiram Bohannon and Lottie Powers Bohannon. He was known as a simple man who worked hard all his life and would give you…
Read MoreMr. Gene Moeykens, 79
Mr. Gene Moeykens, 79, of Hazlehurst, passed away June 7 at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla. Mr. Gene was born Oct. 24, 1946, in Madison, Wisc., to the late Ernest and Anne Moeykens, but had made Hazlehurst his home since 1987, when he came to work for Alco Controls. He was a proud veteran of…
Read MoreDancing Danny — By Tommy Purser
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about my childhood friend Danny. Danny was a year older than I was. Maybe two years older. He was one year ahead of me in school but, since Danny didn’t appear to me to be all that interested in school, or grades, or learning — at least not learning…
Read MoreIndictments returned
The March 2026 Jeff Davis County Grand Jury last week returned indictments against four defendants including a four-county indictment of former Altamaha Bank employee Tabitha Elouise Mathis of Hazlehurst. Mathis was charged with one count of theft by deception, one count of identity fraud and two counts of theft by taking in connection with her…
Read MoreHazlehurst woman wins $500,000 scratch off
A Hazlehurst accountant has tallied a half-million-dollar Georgia Lottery win. Azucena Hernandez, 56, played the $500,000 Ca$h Blowout scratch-off game and won one of the game’s $500,000 top prizes. The lucky ticket was purchased at Mr. T’s, located at 1400 Bowens Mill Road SE, Douglas. The mother of two stopped by the store and decided…
Read MoreMr. Grant Joshua ‘Josh’ Brinkley I, 54
Mr. Grant Joshua “Josh” Brinkley I, age 54, of Hazlehurst, passed away May 28 at his residence. Josh was born Jan. 3, 1972, in Jesup. He was owner and operator of GJB Trucking and had a trade in carpentry. He was preceded in death by his father Gary Brinkley, uncle Terry Brinkley and niece Hannah…
Read MoreMr. Berney Jack ‘B.J.’ Hand, 76
Mr. Berney Jack “B.J.” Hand, 76, of Hazlehurst, passed away June 7 at his home under the care of Coastal Hospice. He made medical history being the longest surviving LVAD patient and the second person to ever receive one. He was born July 25, 1949, in Hazlehurst to the late Julius Berney Hand and Alma…
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