Hospital Out of Beds Due to COVID
With the surge of COVID-19 cases across the country, especially in the South — and in Georgia, especially in the southeast portion of the state — hospitals throughout the region are being strained. Jeff Davis Hospital in Hazlehurst is no exception. According to Jeff Davis Hospital CEO Barry Bloom, as of Tuesday morning all 25…
Read MoreCOVID forces change to school operation
Because of the rise in COVID cases in the school system and the community, and based on the students and staff in quarantine, Jeff Davis County Schools have made changes in how the schools will operated. The schools will operate as normal through Aug. 19. All schools will be closed for students only Friday. Staff…
Read MoreCOVID hits football team
Jeff Davis High Head Football Coach Lance Helton found himself in a quandary Tuesday afternoon as he and defensive coordinator Jay Cravey sat down together to figure out a new depth chart after 20 players suddenly found themselves being quarantined because of exposure to the COVID-19 infection. The loss of the players prompted Coach Helton…
Read MoreMs. Bobbie Jean Edge, 74
Ms. Bobbie Jean Edge, 74, of Hazlehurst, died Aug. 12 at Southeast Georgia Health System in Brunswick. Ms. Edge was born Jan. 22, 1947, in Montgomery County. She is preceded in death by her parents Syders O’Conner and Ethel Davis O’Conner, daughter, Teresa Ann Coleman, brother, Ray O’Conner, sister, Eliose Carter, grandchildren, John Wesley Edge…
Read MoreMr. Bobby Lee Rainey Herrington, 19
Mr. Bobby Lee Rainey Herrington, 19, of Hazlehurst, died Aug. 6. Bobby was born in Appling County but lived most of his life in Jeff Davis. He was a 2020 graduate of Jeff Davis High School, loved fishing, his church and church family, playing the guitar and watching wrestling. He was an avid Georgia Bulldog…
Read MoreDr. Barbara Jean King, 75
Dr. Barbara Jean King, 75, of Denton passed away Aug. 7 at Serenity Hospice Place in Dublin. Mrs. King was born April 21, 1946, in Byron and is preceded in death by her parents, Kingman Price Gibson and Velma Patterson Gibson and sister, Patricia Goman. For 30 years, she and her husband served in prison…
Read MoreDr. John Milton Moody, 72
Dr. John Milton Moody died Aug. 4 at Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Fla., following several years of declining health. Milton, born Jan. 25, 1949, in Hazlehurst, was the son of John William (J.W.) Moody and Georgia Lou McEachern. He was pre-deceased by his wife, Jill Stivers Moody, both parents, and a brother, Robert Earl Moody.…
Read MoreMr. Cyril C. ‘Danny’ Remusat, 75
Mr. Cyril C. “Danny” Remusat III, 75 of Baxley, died Aug. 5 in Orlando, Fla. Mr. Remusat was born Dec. 27, 1945, in Orlando, Fla., and was a retired truck driver. He was preceded in death by his father, Cyril C. Remusat Jr.; son, Johnny Dewayne Sikes; paternal grandparents Cyril C. Remusat Sr. and Frances…
Read MoreMr. Martes Antijuan Robinson, 37
Services for Mr. Martes Antijuan Robinson, who died Aug. 7 in Laurens County, were held Aug. 14 at New Life Empowerment Center in Lumber City. Burial followed in Cedar Grove Cemetery in Lumber City. Officiating Ministers were Bishop William Hollis, Pastor Shawanada Jones, and Pastor Laura Clemons. Special singing was by Lil Jessie and the…
Read MoreMr. Steve Williams, 63
Mr. Steve Williams, 63, of Hazlehurst, who died Aug. 7 at his residence after an extended illness, was with his family by his side. Mr. Williams was born July 10, 1958. He was preceded in death by his parents, Bonnie Lee and Edda Mae Williams of Baxley. He enjoyed the outdoors. He was an avid…
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