Wooten retiring after 51 years
Long-time educator and Jeff Davis County native Gayle U. Wooten retired in January after more than 51 years as an educator and education advocate. For the past 21 years, Wooten served as the human resources director and in other administrative roles with the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) in Atlanta. PAGE is the state’s…
Read MoreWooten elected vice-president of GACD
Tabatha Wooten elected vice-president of the Georgia Association of Conservation Districts Jan. 15. As vice-president, she will assist with leading GACD as they work with federal and state partners of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and with all 40 Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Districts in the promotion of natural resources conservation. She previously served…
Read MoreMs. Myrle Creamer Brown, 82
Ms. Myrle Creamer Brown, 82, of Hazlehurst passed away Feb. 5 at Phoebe Hospital in Albany. Ms. Brown was born Aug. 12, 1938, in Jeff Davis County. She is preceded in death by her parents, Reuben Creamer and Clyde Herndon Creamer, husband, Raymond Brown, daughter, Malissa Dupree, brother, James Creamer and great-grandson, Alex Leon Hinnant.…
Read MoreMr. James Martin Hall, 75
Mr. James Martin Hall, 75, of Hazlehurst died Feb. 1 at his residence. Mr. Hall was born Jan. 3, 1946, in Dodge County. He is preceded in death by his parents, L.A. Hall and Elizabeth Bohannon Hall, his wife Matilda Downing Hall, daughter, Gwendolyn Davis, daughter-in-law, Dottie Hall and brothers, Arnold Hall, Ronnie Hall and…
Read MoreMrs. Mary Beth McClements, 49
Mrs. Mary Beth McClements, 49, passed away Feb. 7 following a brief illness. Mary was born July 16, 1971, in Washington, Pa. She was the daughter of the late Richard and Carol A. McClements of Hazlehurst. Mary was a 1989 Jeff Davis High School graduate and received an associate degree in nursing from South Georgia…
Read MoreMr. William V. ‘Bill’ Prince, 75
Mr. William V. “Bill” Prince, 75, passed away Feb. 2. Mr. Prince was born Oct. 20, 1945, in Valdosta. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jack Maurice Prince Sr. and Doris Townsend Ranew and a brother, Jack Maurice Prince Jr. He has made his home in Hazlehurst for the past eight years, having…
Read MoreMs. Thelma ‘Bunny’ Gay Minton Scott, 69
Ms. Thelma “Bunny” Gay Minton Scott, 69, of Hazlehurst, died Jan. 29 at Jeff Davis Hospital. Ms. Minton was born May 10, 1951. She was a lifelong residence of Jeff Davis County and was born to the late Robert Edward Gay and Audrey Inez Stewart Gay. She was retired from Coats and Clark, loved flowers…
Read MoreMs. Barbara Hawkins Sikes, 67
Ms. Barbara Hawkins Sikes, 67, of Hazlehurst, died Feb. 5 at Dorminy Medical Center in Fitzgerald. Ms. Sikes was born Oct. 23, 1953, in Evans County but lived most of her life in Jeff Davis. She is preceded in death by her parents, Charlie Roscoe Hawkins and Dollie Turner Hawkins, sister, Mary Helen Gay. She…
Read MoreMr. Christopher Lee Walls, 47
Mr. Christopher Lee Walls, 47, died Feb. 7, 2021 at a Macon area hospital. The family will greet friends from 1-2 p.m., Feb. 11 at First Baptist Church of Gray. Services will follow at 2 p.m. in the church sanctuary. Mr. Walls was born Nov. 21, 1973, in Telfair County and was a member of…
Read MoreSoccer wins and ties
Jeff Davis boys soccer won against a tough opponent, Tattnall County Battle Creek Warriors. This was the first official game of the season after having to cancel the scrimmage against GMC. During the first 15 minutes of the game, both teams seemed to be having a tough battle to gain control of the game in…
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