Get 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…
Read MoreMrs. Francine H. Severe, 71
Graveside service for Mrs. Francine H. Severe was held Sept. 25 at Dillard Cemetery, McArthur District in Lumber City. Officiating pastors were Bishop William Hollis and Pastor Charles A. Anderson Pallbearers were her grandsons and nephews. Mrs. Severe entered eternal rest Sept. 11 at Wellstar Douglas Hospital in Douglasville. She was born Nov. 28, 1949,…
Read MoreMr. Charles William ‘Bill’ Shepherd, 81
Mr. Charles William “Bill” Shepard, 81, died Oct. 2 at Park Place Rehabilitation Center. Mr. Shepard was born Aug. 21, 1940, in Gilmer County. He is preceded in death by his parents, Charles Lee Shepard and Marie Sumner Shepard; sister, Barbara Thompson; son, James Lee Shepard. Mr. Shepard was a business owner and ever the…
Read MoreJackets roll over Bacon 52-0
Jeff Davis High made short work of Bacon County Friday night in Alma as the Jackets jumped out to a 42-0 halftime lead and coasted to a 52-0 win. That upped the Jackets’ record to 6-0 and Bacon fell to 0-5. The offensive load was spread out over multiple players as starters Aahiyus Allen and…
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