QAnonCasualties — By Tommy Purser
I made a commitment years ago that I intend to live to be 100 years old. I have less than 27 years to achieve that goal. I may not reach that goal but, if I do live to be 100 years old, I will never understand QAnon believers and how they have been so brainwashed…
Read MoreWho Can You Trust? — By John Reed
Who Can You Trust? When you put information together to answer a question, it’s called “problem solving.” We all dealt with that in math classes in school. But when you have to weigh the truth of information, the source of that information, or the bias of that source, the issue becomes trust. These days, it’s…
Read MoreDubberly settling in at Miami
[EDITOR’S NOTE: The following article on Jeff Davis High graduate Jordan Dubberly appeared on the web site of the University of Miami sports department. Dubberly is the son of Lynn Dubberly and Rusty Dubberly of Hazlehurst.] By David Villavicencio Jordan Dubberly never thought he’d be in this position. A right-handed pitcher from Hazlehurst, Ga., Dubberly…
Read MoreFire Department gets fire safety house
After two years of planning and obtaining funding, the Hazlehurst-Jeff Davis County Fire Department was able to purchase an inflatable fire safety house. The new tool will allow the department’s prevention team to teach children and adults about fire safety in the home and escape plans. The department thanksCountry Financial, Farm Bureau, R&D Salvage and…
Read MoreNational Day of Prayer
National Day of Prayer May 6 at 6 p.m. Veterans Park at Jeff Davis Courthouse “Lord Pour Out Your Love, Life, and Liberty” (Bring your lawn chairs)
Read MoreMr. Bennie Calhoun Sr., 86
Mr. Bennie Calhoun Sr., 86, passed away April 11 following an extended illness. Services will be at 2 p.m. April 14 at Lumber City Church of God. Burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery. Pastor Johnny Taylor will officiate. Mr. Calhoun, a native of Jeff Davis County, was the son of the late Lucin H. and…
Read MoreMr. Don Wilkes, 83
Mr. Don Wilkes, 83, of Hazlehurst, died April 5 at Bacon County Hospital in Alma. Mr. Wilkes was born Dec. 19, 1937, in Telfair County. He is preceded in death by his parents, Fred Paul Wilkes and Sarah Pittman Wilkes and his beloved wife, Geraldine Carter Wilkes. He was retired from Hazlehurst Mills and a…
Read MoreJackets sweep Swainsboro
Jeff Davis High’s baseball team swept a 3-game series against Swainsboro last week, winning 5-4, 8-0 and 4-1. Pitchers Cam Williams, Matthew White and Cole Baucom did not allow an earned run during the series. The wins improved the Jackets’ record to 15-8 overall and 6-3 in Region 2-AA entering this week’s crucial series with…
Read MoreSoccer drops two, headed to playoffs
On March 30, soccer boys Jackets faced Toombs in a crucial game to possibly decide the fate of the region. Right off the bat the Jackets pushed forward and brought the game to Toombs County who seemed unable to do anything. The Jackets had a shot on that the Keep was able to make an…
Read MoreTrio Indicted For 2014 Double Homicide
The Jeff Davis County Grand Jury last week returned murder indictments against three men charged in the 2014 shooting deaths of a Hazlehurst man and his mother, and returned a second degree murder charge in connection with the 2020 death of a 3-month-old infant. Indicted for the shooting death of Javonnie Mondrae Chambers, 41, and…
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