XC runs at Hone Ridge
The Jeff Davis Cross Country teams took the long trip to Guyton to Honey Ridge Plantation for the final regular season meet of the year to fine tune their racing before hosting the Region 2-AA Championships next week. The boys were paced by freshman Pierce Parlor who finished seventh overall, while all five team members…
Read MoreTaylor Gets Key To The City
During Monday night’s workshop of the Hazlehurst City Council, Mayor Bayne Stone gave the key to the city to Andrea Taylor, president and CEO of the Hazlehurst-Jeff Davis County Joint Development Authority and Chamber of Commerce. Taylor, who was completely surprised by the gesture, accepted the award from Stone as he noted, “We thank you…
Read MoreA Coronavirus Homecoming
Senior members of the Jeff Davis High School 2020 Homecoming Court are ready for the coronavirus and the Homecoming football game which has been changed from this Friday night until Nov. 13. This Friday night will be Senior Recognition Night at the Jeff Davis-Bacon County football game. Pictured from left in their blue and gold,…
Read MoreBabies And Bathwater — By John Reed
Babies And Bathwater The old admonition about not “throwing out the baby with the dishwater” dates to at least 1512. It refers to overreacting to an event or idea, and our current times abound with such. Let’s get started with an example. To the bemusement of some of my neighbors, I take care of about…
Read MoreVoters Flood To The Polls
Early voting for the 2020 Election has been busy across the state and in Jeff Davis County an unprecedented number of early voters have lined up to vote, some having to wait over an hour to cast a ballot. “It’s been crazy,” Election Supervisor Christy Riner said Tuesday afternoon. “We had 177 to vote yesterday…
Read MoreAuthority’s Project Named ‘Best Of The Best’
The Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) recently named a collaborative effort by the four counties of the Southeast Georgia Economic Development Authority (SGEDA) as the Best of the Best in Regional Economic Development projects. The award was part of DCA’s annual recognition of economic development efforts through Georgia. During the virtual awards ceremony, commentators…
Read MoreVets Looking For New Names
Applications for veteran names to be added to the monument this Veterans Day are now being accepted. If you are a veteran and have a Jeff Davis County connection you are entitled to have your name engraved on the Jeff Davis Count veterans’ monument at Veterans Square Park in Hazlehurst. The seven stones depict names…
Read MoreMrs. Jacqueline ‘Jackie’ Ann Britton, 73
Mrs. Jacqueline “Jackie” Ann Britton, 73, of Hazlehurst, passed away Oct. 4 with her husband of 56 years Walter and her eldest daughter Angie by her side. She was born Oct. 16, 1946, Jaqueline Ann Childs to parents Jack and Cleo Childs in West Palm Beach, Fla. Jackie and Walter were high school sweethearts who…
Read MoreMr. William ‘Bo’ Floyd Jr.
Mr. William “Bo” Floyd Jr., 80, of Hazlehurst, died Oct. 7 at St Joseph Hospital in Savannah. Mr. Floyd was born Dec. 24, 1939, in Jeff Davis County. He was preceded in death by his parents, Cullen Floyd and Lillian Dyal Floyd, siblings, Sonny Floyd, Ollie Mae Champion and Mary Thompson. He was retired from…
Read MoreMrs. Joyce Elizabeth Haggard, 85
Mrs. Joyce Elizabeth Haggard, 85, of Lumber City, passed away Oct. 12 at her home. Mrs. Haggard was born Nov. 4, 1934, in Telfair County. She was preceded in death by her parents, John Henry Ward and Mary Gladys McLean Ward, her husband of 55 years, Earl James Haggard, and a son, Danny Varnadoe. She…
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