Lady Jackets improve to 20-4
Jeff Davis High’s softball team went on the road for three games last week, topping Swainsboro 11-3 in five innings, downing Bacon County 10-0 in five innings, and blanking Toombs County 6-0. The wins left the Lady Jackets with a 20-4 overall record and an 12-2 region mark. Swainsboro jumped on starting pitcher Maeleigh Burns…
Read MoreMaking Us Proud — By Tommy Purser
There was a wonderful article on the front page of one of the recent Atlanta Journal-Constitution editions. An article that everyone in Jeff Davis County should be proud of. I wanted to reprint that article in the Ledger, to let everyone in Jeff Davis County and beyond see what good journalism is all about. Alas,…
Read MoreGillis Bridge served south Georgia almost 70 years
With last Friday’s opening of the new Altamaha River Bridge at Towns Bluff, destruction is slated to begin on the span it replaces — the Neal Lee Gillis Bridge, known locally as the Uvalda Bridge, constructed in 1952. Neal Lee Gillis was the father of long-time State Highway Board Commissioner Jim Lee Gillis of Soperton.…
Read MoreJackets enter region play
Six weeks into the 2021 football season, Jeff Davis High is 5-0 and, with two weeks of rest, the team may be at its best, physically, this season. “Everybody is healthy for the most part,” said Head Coach Lance Helton. “We’ve got one or two with some nagging injuries, but overall this is the healthiest…
Read MoreMrs. Brenda Louise Clements 61
Graveside services for Mrs. Brenda Louise Clements, 61, who died Sept. 16, were held Sept 25 at Helena Cemetery, McRae-Helena, with the Rev. David Johnekins presiding. Mrs. Clements was born Aug. 14, 1960, in Miami, Fla., to the late Theodore and Elouise Harvey McDuffie. The family moved to Alamo where Brenda was a member of…
Read MoreMr. Billie Edge, 75
Mr. Billie Edge, 75, of Denton, died Sept. 23 at his residence. Mr. Edge was born Jan. 31, 1946, in Jeff Davis County. He is preceded in death by his parents, Gordon Willis Edge and Pauline Reeves Wise, brothers, Paulie Edge, Wiley Wise, Glenn Burnson, sister, Darla Kay Burnson. He had a strong work ethic…
Read MoreMrs. Debra Ann Jones, 63
Mrs. Debra Ann Jones, age 63, passed away Sept. 21 at Community Hospice House in Vidalia. Mrs. Jones was born Nov. 20, 1957, in Hazlehurst to Virginia Shrouder Bass and the late Robert Bass Sr. She is also preceded in death by her sister Jean Deloach. She enjoyed going to yard sales, cleaning and spending…
Read MoreMr. Corey Demond Jones, 32
Services for Mr. Corey Demond Jones, 32, who died Sept. 15 at Appling Healthcare System in Baxley, were held Sept. 25 at Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery in Graham with Pastor Tony Reynolds officiating. Mr. Jones was born to the late James Wilbert Nails and Clara Jones Vann July 31, 1989, in Appling County. He was…
Read MoreMr. Wade Jefferson (Jeff) Pace, 67
Miles Funeral Home in Hazlehurst announces the funeral for Mr. Wade Jefferson (Jeff) Pace, 67, of Hazlehurst, who passed away Sept. 27. Services will be Sept. 29 at 11 a.m. at First United Methodist Church in Hazlehurst with the Rev. Allen Hartsfield officiating. Burial will follow at Satilla Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Pace…
Read MoreMr. Clifford Monroe Ray, 77
Mr. Clifford Monroe Ray, 77, passed away Sept. 19 at his home in Hazlehurst. Mr. Ray was born April 8, 1944, in Hazlehurst to the late Emmett and Margie Graham Ray. Mr. Ray is also preceded in death by sister Evelyn Swain and brothers Eugene Ray and Bobby Ray. Mr. Ray was a veteran of…
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