What’s So Bad About Expanding GOP Base? — By Tommy Purser
No sooner did the Georgia Legislature enter the 2021 session than Republican lawmakers began working on legislation to address “election integrity” — which is code for “let’s look at ways to limit who gets to vote.” Republican State Sen. Blake Tillery says he expects at least a dozen more “election” bills to be introduced after…
Read MoreAfter COVID Delay, Basketball Resumes
Exposure to COVID-19 force the cancellation of all late January games for the Jeff Davis High girls and boys basketball teams. Play resumes tonight (Wednesday) as the boys travel to Vidalia for a Region 2-AA contest. Following is the schedule of games for the remainder of the 2020-2021 regular season. Feb. 3 – Varsity Boys…
Read MoreFire Rages Through Emergencies Services
The Georgia State Fire Marshall’s office and insurance officials are looking into a Saturday evening fire that wiped out much of Jeff Davis County’s emergency services. The fire, which originated in the truck bay area of the Jeff Davis County Emergency Medical Service (EMS), claimed a fleet of four ambulances and a Jeff Davis County…
Read MoreSwedish Company Purchases 10,840 acres in Jeff Davis Appling Counties
An investment group of Swedish retail giant Ikea has acquired forestland in southeast Georgia to protect the land and its diverse ecosystems from development, according to a CNN news story. The Ingka Group, which owns and operates most Ikea stores, purchased 10,840 acres of land near the Altamaha River Basin, the company announced in January.…
Read MoreMr. Paul Wayne Brewer, 67
Mr. Paul Wayne Brewer, 67, of Graham, died Jan. 24 at Meadows Regional Medical Center in Vidalia. Mr. Brewer was born Nov. 30, 1953, in Jeff Davis County. He is preceded in death by his parents, Ivy Jackson Brewer Sr. and Hazel Opal Crosby Brewer, sister, Carolyn Rentz and brother, Danny “Bugs” Brewer. He was…
Read MoreMr. Charles Edgar Nail, 75
Mr. Charles Edgar Nail, 75, of Graham passed away Jan. 24 at Jeff Davis Hospital. Mr. Nail was born Dec. 18, 1945, in Appling County to the late Linton Lee Nail and the late Geraldine Peacock Nail. He was preceded in death by his brothers Curtis Lee Nail, James Nail, Gary “Peanut” Nail, Wilton “Pettie”…
Read MoreMrs. Trish Dana Rubke-Hunt, 48
Mrs. Trish Dana Rubke-Hunt, 48, of Suwanee passed away Jan. 16 in Gwinnett County. Trish was born Feb. 5, 1972, in Atlanta. She is the daughter of Pat McGaha Rubke of St. Simons Island and formerly of Hazlehurst and the late Karl John Rubke of Marietta. She married Cami Michelle Hunt Nov. 5, 2001, in…
Read MoreMrs. Betty Reeves Sellers, 80
Mrs. Betty Reeves Sellers, 80, of Baxley, died Jan. 25 at Appling Healthcare System. Mrs. Sellers was born April 17, 1940, in Appling County to the late James E. Reeves and the late Eunice Stone Reeves. She was a member of Melton’s Chapel United Methodist Church where she attended the Helen Sellers Circle. Mrs. Sellers…
Read More2021 JDHS Varsity Baseball Schedule
Jeff Davis High School Baseball 2021 Varsity Baseball Schedule Date Opponent Site Time 2/9 Pierce Co. (Scrim.) Blackshear 6:00 2/16 Bleckley Co. Cochran 5:45 2/19 Wayne Co. Jesup 6:00 2/20 Lee Co. Jesup 11:30 2/24 Bleckley Co. Hazlehurst 6:00 2/27 Rome Richmond Hill 11:00 2/27 North Oconee Richmond Hill 1:00 3/2 Appling Co. Baxley 6:00…
Read More2021 JDHS Jayvee Baseball Schedule
Jeff Davis High School Baseball 2021 JV Baseball Schedule Date Opponent Site Time 2/15 Statesboro Hazlehurst 2:00 2/17 Toombs Co. Lyons 6:00 2/18 Statesboro Statesboro 6:00 2/23 Wayne Co. Jesup 6:00 2/25 Fitzgerald Hazlehurst 6:00 2/26 Ware Co. Waycross 6:00 3/1 Toombs Co. Hazlehurst 6:00 3/4 Coffee Co. Hazlehurst 6:00 3/8 Vidalia Vidalia 5:45 3/10 …
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