Mr. Donnie Harold Overstreet, 66
Mr. Donnie Harold Overstreet, 66, of Toombs County passed away Aug. 21 at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah following a brief illness. Mr. Overstreet was born Feb. 23, 1955, in Appling County to the late Evans Overstreet Sr. and the late Cleo Jewel Yawn Overstreet. He retired from Iron Workers Union Local 709…
Read MoreMr. Tommy Peace, 69
Mr. Tommy Peace, 69, of Hazlehurst, died Aug. 17 at Jeff Davis Hospital. Mr. Peace was born May 31, 1952, in Jeff Davis County. He is preceded in death by his parents, Joseph Wallace Peace and Dawna Mae Powell, stepson, Donald Shampine, brothers, Monroe Hatton and J.W. Peace. He was previously employed with Varnadore’s Auto…
Read MoreMrs. Mary Frances Smith, 68
Graveside service for Mrs. Mary Frances Smith, 68, who died Aug. 12, was held Aug. 21 at the Hazlehurst Memorial Cemetery with Pastor Tyrone Jordan, Kunta Johnson and special music by Sabrina Monplaisir Mrs. Smith was born to the late Wright Smith and Azaline Tobler (Smith) March 12, 1953, in Jeff Davis County and has been…
Read MoreMrs. Dorothy M. Vahl Taylor, 75
Mrs. Dorothy M. Vahl Taylor, 75, of Hazlehurst, died Aug. 13 at Community Hospice House in Vidalia. Mrs. Taylor was born Dec. 15, 1945, in Cook County, Illinois. She is preceded in death by her parents, Frank Leonard Vahl and Katherine Ann Evangelista Vahl, sister, Delores Vahl Perkins, and grandson, Trace Lawrence Lee. She was…
Read MoreMrs. Amenzerolee ‘Pennye’ Hill Thomas, 91
Graveside service for Mrs. Amenzerolee “Pennye” Hill Thomas, 91, who died Aug. 16, was held Aug. 21 at Hill Memorial Gardens in Hazlehurst with Dr. Vivian Woodruff Nesby, Pastor Reginald Cordy, Pastor Eddie Harmon, and Overseer Elgin Lanier Dixon officiating. Music was by Sheryl Burkett Mrs. Thomas was born to Eschol and Onie Strong Hill…
Read MoreMrs. Mary Eleanor Whitlock Wooten, 99
Mrs. Mary Eleanor Whitlock Wooten, 99, the daughter of Robert Albert Whitlock and Ida Cotter Whitlock of Montgomery County, passed away Aug. 22. She was preceded in death by her parents, her beloved husband Joel O. Wooten Sr., and her half-brother Lt. James Leonard Durden, who was killed in 1944 at Normandy. She is survived…
Read MoreJackets down Rutland 41-0
Friday night’s Jeff Davis-Rutland football game in Macon was a mismatch from the start as the Yellow Jackets rolled to a 41-0 victory, and the game was even more lopsided than the score indicated. Senior C.J. Parker, normally a wide receiver, had a field day running the football, senior wide receiver Michael Dotson scored three…
Read MoreLady Jackets defeat Long, Vidalia, Telfair
Jeff Davis High’s softball team improved to 6-1 with a 9-1 win over Long County Wednesday, a big 4-1 victory over Vidalia Thursday and a 6-0 win over Telfair County Monday. All three games were played in Hazlehurst. The Lady Jackets spotted Long County to a 1-0 first inning lead and then blew the visitors…
Read MoreFriday Night Lights — By Tommy Purser
In case you haven’t noticed, I love high school sports and the kids who play them. I love the sports but I think I love the youngsters more. This fall we have a special bunch of young ladies playing softball for the high school. And they are a special bunch, both athletically and personally. And…
Read MoreWas It Worth It? — By John Reed
Was It Worth It? The news out of Afghanistan this week draws obvious parallels to our exit from Vietnam and its rapid fall to the communist North. However there are differences. The talking heads keep using the word “shocking” to describe the speed with which the Afghan army turned tail and fled the battlefield. The…
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