It’s School Board Week
The Jeff Davis County School District is joining in a statewide celebration this week to salute the efforts of local school board members. The week of March 15-19, 2021, has been proclaimed School Board Appreciation Week in Georgia. The weeklong observance calls attention to the contributions of local boards of education. “Citizens elect board members…
Read MoreMr. David Earl Floyd, 77
Mr. David Earl Floyd, 77, of Hazlehurst, passed away March 9 at Jeff Davis Hospital under the care of Community Hospice. Mr. Floyd was born April 11, 1943, in Wayne County. He is preceded in death by his parents, DeRoy Floyd and Mamie Nalley Floyd, siblings, Frances Dyal, Irene Williams, JoAnn Cribbs, Poss Floyd, Robbie…
Read MoreJacket baseball wins four
Jeff Davis High’s baseball team won four games last week, edging Berrien County in a pitchers duel, rallying from an error-filled performance through five innings against Screven County to get a come-from-behind win over the Gamecocks and win back-to-back shutouts against Berrien County and Appling County. Over the final inning against Screven and the 13…
Read MoreSoccer boys edge Toombs
With their game cancelled against Vidalia, the clash between the Boys Jackets soccer team and the Toombs Bulldogs had been long awaited. The Jackets were not only eager to play but were looking for a big win at home to make a big statement in the region. Both teams were undefeated in the region so…
Read MoreTennis falls to West Laurens
Last week Jeff Davis High School Tennis traveled to West Laurens High School March 8. Jeff Davis girls lost 1-4 and Jeff Davis boys lost 0-5. March 9, JDH hosted Ware at home. JDH girls lost to the Gators 1-4 while JDH boys won 4-1. March 10, Jeff Davis traveled to Vidalia for the second…
Read More‘The Coffee Buzz’ featured at Board meeting
At Monday night’s meeting of the Jeff Davis County Board of Education, the board recognized special needs students who run “The Coffee Buzz” at Jeff Davis High School, serving coffee and refreshments to students and faculty at the school. Instructors Jennifer Cox and Leah Flowers explained how students can order on a coffee shop app…
Read MoreGibbs Will Lead Chamber
Grace Gibbs, branch manager at Interstate Credit Union in Hazlehurst, will take over the Chamber of Commerce Chairman position at the Chamber Annual Event March 20. Grace is a hometown girl who was raised in Snipesville. She is married to Marvin Gibbs and they have two children, Faith (13) and Ethan (11). Grace is an…
Read MoreWine & Food Festival Wins Grant
Explore Georgia, the tourism division within the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), announced today it has awarded $20,000 in tourism product development grants to four new and expanding projects across the state. “Georgia is an incredibly beautiful state. From the mountains to the coast, and from small towns to metropolitan cities, Georgia has destinations…
Read MoreMary Lowery Passes
Longtime Hazlehurst downtown business owner Mary Carolyn Lowery died March 7 after an extend illness. She was 80. Mrs. Lowery was a co-owner along with her husband, the late A.J. Lowery Jr., of the Western Auto Store on Tallahassee Street until it closed. She then owned and operated Gifts Galore across Tallahassee Street from the…
Read MoreMrs. Mary Carolyn Lowery, 80
Mrs. Mary Carolyn Lowery, 80, passed away March 7 under the care of GHC Hospice after an extended illness. Mrs. Lowery was born Aug. 9, 1940 in Patterson and lived most of her life in Jeff Davis County. She was preceded in death by her parents, James Clarence Creech Sr. and Lois McCall Creech, husband,…
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