17U Girls Win State
Jeff Davis Recreation Department’s 17 and under state championship softball team was inadvertently left out of last week’s newspaper as being among the slew of state champs from Hazlehurst. The girls defeated Wayne County to claim the title. Jeff Davis 16, Douglas 0 Jeff Davis 2, Berrien 0 Jeff Davis 2, Lanier 1 Wayne 7,…
Read MoreRec Teams Excel At State
Jeff Davis County’s young baseball and softball players had successful tournament performances as 10 of the 11 All Star teams from Hazlehurst qualified for state tournaments, and eight of those 10 teams made it to the championship game. They won four state championship titles and were state runner-ups in three tournaments in the 2021 Georgia…
Read MoreMr. George Creamer, 75
Mr. George Creamer, 75, of Hazlehurst, died June 26 at his residence under the care of Bethany Hospice. Mr. Creamer was born Jan. 17, 1946, in Jeff Davis County. He is preceded in death by his parents George Washington Creamer Sr., Mary Winnie Bryant Creamer, brothers, Cecil Creamer, Willis Creamer, George Creamer Jr., Sam Creamer,…
Read MoreMrs. Valerie Ann Drumm, 53
Mrs. Valerie Ann Drumm, born July 16, 1967, age 53, bravely battled cancer and passed on June 22 in Vidalia. She was loved by her family, her community, her church and all who knew her. She always had a smile on her face even if she was not feeling well. She was selfless in her…
Read MoreGSP Post – A Costly Project For Taxpayers — By Tommy Purser
Does anyone besides me remember when it was claimed that the new Georgia State Patrol Post being proposed to be built by the City of Hazlehurst taxpayers could be built for less than $400,000. Or when claims were made that a percentage of the proceeds from GSP tickets issued in the other counties served by…
Read MoreCity Spends Almost $1 Million On Patrol Post
By MARY ANN ANDERSON The agenda item that took up most of Monday night’s meeting of the Hazlehurst City Council and that led to Friday’s called meeting was the expenses relating to the soon-to-open Georgia State Patrol station located on Highway 341 South and for which the City is paying for its construction in entirety.…
Read MoreCouncil Has Busy Week
By MARY ANN ANDERSON Last week was a busy one for the Hazlehurst City Council, with their June work session and regular meeting held on Monday and Thursday, respectively, followed by a called meeting on Friday morning with officials from Georgia State Patrol and Triple H Specialty Co., to discuss the handling of an outstanding…
Read MoreSeven Inducted Into Hall of Fame
The BYK Event Hall was almost at capacity last Friday night for the Third Legends Gala where seven more names were added to the Yellow Jacket Football Hall of Fame. Players inducted were Arley Finley from the 1950s-1960s, Sammy Beecher from the 1970s, Dexter Knox from the 1980s, Jason Carver from the 1990s and Matt…
Read More14 U Gold are district champs
Jeff Davis 14 U Gold Team are District Champs and are headed to the State Tournament June 22-26 at Jeff Davis Recreation Department. Pictured from left, front row, are Jameson Googe, Will Morris, Treyton Webster, Josh Worthington, Dawson Moser and JT Bryant. Back row, Coach Ryan Carter, Konnor Munsayac, Messiah Swinson, Ian Griffin, Juan Pena,…
Read MoreTillman elected to State Bar Board
Brunswick Judicial Circuit Public Defender Stephen E. Tillman of Baxley has been elected to serve on the Board of Governors of the 52,000-member State Bar of Georgia. Tillman will serve in the Brunswick Circuit, Post 1 seat on the board, representing Appling, Camden, Glynn, Jeff Davis and Wayne counties. He earned his law degree from…
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