Mr. Donald ‘Keith’ Maddox, 61
Miles Funeral Home in Hazlehurst announces the graveside service for Donald “Keith” Maddox, 61, of Waycross, formerly of Lumber City, who passed away May 15. Services will be held at 2 p.m. May 19 in Shiloh United Methodist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Chuck Morgan officiating. Mr. Maddox was born in Telfair County. He was…
Read MoreMr. Raleigh ‘Bo’ Wilcox Sr., 93
Mr. Raleigh “Bo” Wilcox Sr., 93, of Hazlehurst, died May 15 at his residence. Mr. Wilcox was born Nov. 7, 1927, in Jeff Davis County. He is preceded in death by his parents, Thomas A. Wilcox and Missie Creamer Wilcox, and wife, Ruby Lou Lewis Wilcox, whom he was married to for 68 years, daughter…
Read MoreJackets Headed Back To State
With every game, Jeff Davis High School’s baseball team is beginning to look like a team of destiny. Tuesday afternoon at Yellow Jacket stadium, the Jackets scored an unearned run in the bottom of the seventh inning to break a scoreless tie and escape with a 1-0 win over Callaway to win their semifinals and…
Read MoreJust Rambling — By Tommy Purser
Let’s just ramble for a few moments today as my column idea machine has run out of juice. There’s a fly dive bombing at my head as I type away at this column, which brings to mind the fact that my namesake son gave me a gift a few months back that promised to be…
Read MoreMayor Defends Work On Private Property
City of Hazlehurst workers were spotted last week doing work on private property along an alley that connects South Tallahassee Street to Cromartie Street by Hazlehurst First United Methodist Church. Hazlehurst Mayor Bayne Stone defended the work in a telephone call Tuesday, saying Marcus Trowell of Trowell Insurance Agency was paying for pipe that will…
Read MoreCity Rescinds Pay Raises
By MARY ANN ANDERSON After considerable and oftentimes contentious discussions, the Hazlehurst City Council in a called meeting narrowly voted to amend a motion previously adopted during the April 15 regular meeting that was supposed to give pay raises to Hazlehurst’s police officers. Mayor Bayne Stone had called the meeting to clarify what he termed…
Read More16 Teams Left In Playoffs
Vidalia and Jeff Davis, the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds from Region 2-AA in the state baseball playoffs, both advanced to the second round of tournament play with series wins last week. The Indians easily knocked off Washington County 10-0, 16-10, while the Yellow Jackets were stretched to three games by Jasper County-Monticello, 1-4,…
Read MoreSpecial Election Called
State Rep. Greg Morris of Vidalia submitted a letter of resignation from his seat in the House of Representatives to the Secretary of State’s Office April 13, following his election to the State Board of Transportation. Members of the General Assembly who represent counties in Georgia’s 12th Congressional District elected Morris to represent the 12th…
Read MoreSeven new Hall of Famers to be inducted
Seven new members will be inducted into the Jeff Davis High football program Hall of Fame at the annual Legends Gala set for June 18. New members chosen by existing Hall of Fame members are Arley Finley from the 1950s-1960s, Sammy Beecher from the 1970s, Dexter Knox from the 1980s, Jason Carver from the 1990s,…
Read MoreBoard has called meeting
The Jeff Davis County Board of Education held a called meeting last Thursday and School Superintendent Dr. Chris Roppe presented an announcement on “virtual learning” for the 2021-2022 school year. The announcement is to be posted on the school system web page and Facebook page. It details that an online learning option will not be…
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