Alleyway consumes city meetings
By MARY ANN ANDERSON Last Monday night’s work session and Thursday night’s regular monthly meeting of the Hazlehurst City Council were lengthy by usual standards, but most of both meetings was spent on discussing the problems with an alleyway running behind the old Western Auto building just off Hinson Street. The two-night marathon of banter…
Read MoreAdvocate highlights solar powered clinic
[EDITOR’S NOTE: The South Georgia Advocate is the news source of the South Georgia United Methodist Church. Editor Kara Witherow recently published a story about Hazlehurst First United Methodist Church youth’s project to convert a shipping container into a solar powered medical clinic to be sent to Africa. The story follows.] By Kara Witherow Editor,…
Read MoreGa. CVB head visits Hazlehurst
Georgia Convention & Visitors Bureau Executive Director Jay Markwalter visited Hazlehurst-Jeff Davis this week for the monthly Magnolia Midlands Travel Association (MMTA) meeting. Sonya Miller, President of the Hazlehurst-Jeff Davis Chamber of Commerce, currently serves as the President of MMTA, bringing the regional spotlight on Hazlehurst. Markwalter was the guest speaker who spoke on the…
Read MoreHill publishes autobiography
A new autobiography by Hazlehurst native Jimmy Hill was recently released. Entitled “They Inspired Me: My Life Journey from Gardi to Tomahawk Mountain,” the book is available at jimmy-hill.com. If ordering from this site, Hill will autograph the book. The book is also available at all online major booksellers. Hill has mentioned on Facebook about…
Read MoreMrs. Evelyn Dixon Beecher, 87
Mrs. Evelyn Dixon Beecher, 87, passed away Jan. 17. Mrs. Beecher was born March 23, 1933, in Jeff Davis County. She was preceded in death by her parents, John Dixon and Birdie Mae Dixon and brothers, Gerald Dixon and Ronald Dixon. She has made her home in Hazlehurst for the past 61 years after living…
Read MoreMrs. Laura Kim Buford, 64
Mrs. Laura Kim Buford, 64, passed away Jan. 22 following an extended illness. Mrs. Buford was born Sept. 10, 1956, in Hazlehurst. She was preceded in death by her parents, Theodore R. “T.R.” Buford and Doshie Hester Buford, a sister, Carole Deanna Sain and a brother-in-law, Hal Sain. She was the sole proprietor of Laura…
Read MoreMrs. Jean Carol Deloach, 69
Graveside services for Mrs. Jean Carol Deloach, 69, who died Jan. 20, were held Saturday, Jan. 23, at Westover Memorial Park where the Rev. Bobby Taylor Jr. officiated. Jean, knows as GaGaa to her grandchildren, was a loving daughter, sister, mother, grandmother and friend. She retired in 2019 after 35 combined years of service in…
Read MoreMr. Calvin Wayne Harrison, 74
Calvin Wayne Harrison, 74, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 23, at Cedar Plantation Senior Living in Metter. He was born March 15, 1946 in Jesup. Calvin grew up in Hazlehurst and graduated from Jeff Davis High School in 1964. After high school, he attended Mississippi State University where he played football and earned a degree…
Read MoreMr. Sonny Hughes, 52
Mr. Sonny Hughes, 52, of Hazlehurst, died Jan. 21 at Jeff Davis Hospital. Mr. Hughes was born July 23, 1967, in Appling County. Sonny was a member of The Church of God at Hazlehurst, where he held several leadership positions, including being a Sunday school teacher. He was employed with Savannah Carpenters Local Union #256…
Read MoreMs. Janie Jackson Longino, 81
Ms. Janie Mae Jackson Longino, 81, of Hazlehurst, died Jan. 20 at Memorial Hospital in Savannah. Ms. Longino was born Jan. 9, 1940, in Tattnall County. She is preceded in death by her parents, Elton Jackson and Bessie Reddish. She was a Licensed Practical Nurse and a member of Southside Baptist Church where she loved…
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