Jackets take two from Berrien
After taking a week off from action, the Jeff Davis High cage teams took twin region wins over Berrien Saturday in Nashville. The Lady Jackets trailed throughout much of the game but rallied in the 4th quarter for a come-from-behind 49-47 victory. The Jacket boys played poorly in the 1st half and found themselves down…
Read MoreIt’s better to keep your mouth shut …. — By Tommy Purser
“It’s better to keep your mouth shut and let people think you’re a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.” That’s a saying I’ve heard since I was just a boy. No one’s quite sure who originated that little ditty but lots of people ascribe it to either Abraham Lincoln or Mark…
Read MoreTennis facility almost done
Progress is being made expeditiously on several Jeff Davis County Schools projects and all appear to be on schedule. That’s what Assistant School Superintendent Dr. Adam Kirby told the school board at their January meeting Monday. The first of several projects to be completed is the tennis field house located next to the high school…
Read MoreMr. Olin Craig Adams, 74
Mr. Olin Craig Adams, 74, passed away Jan. 12. He was born Aug. 30, 1951, in McRae and was a lifelong resident of Wheeler County. A dedicated servant to his community, Mr. Adams retired after 39 years of service with the Glenwood Telephone Company as CABS Coordinator and Central Office Manager. He was a member…
Read MoreBoys suffer upset loss to Bacon; defeat Worth & Brantley
Jeff Davis High’s boys won 2-of-3 region basketball games last week. Their wins came over Worth last Tuesday 69-48 in Hazlehurst and Brantley County 65-41 Saturday also at home. But Friday in Alma, the Jackets suffered an upset as Bacon came from behind in the final quarter to take a 60-53 win. The Jackets finished…
Read MoreLady Jackets drop 3 games
Jeff Davis High’s girls basketball team lost three games over the last week to fall to 4-12 overall and 1-3 in the region. The Lady Jackets fell 50-40 to Worth County Tuesday in Hazlehurst, 66-32 to undefeated Bacon County Friday in Alma, and 45-34 to Brantley County Saturday at home. Against Worth, Bree Coney’s 2…
Read MoreMrs. Virginia Nichols Sanders, 87
Mrs. Virginia Nichols Sanders, 87, of St. Simons Island passed away Jan. 3. Mrs. Sanders was born Oct. 30, 1938, in Atlanta to the late Frank Nichols and the late Elise McCrary Nichols. She married James Lewis Sanders in 1961 and graduated from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary…
Read MoreJD girls win 2 straight
Jeff Davis High’s girls basketball team grabbed the early lead in the Region 1 standings Friday as they took a 49-41 win over Berrien High School in Hazlehurst. Saturday night, also in Hazlehurst, the Lady Jackets got their second win in a row with a 36-14 shellacking of Toombs County. Coach KatyBeth Jordan’s charges trailed…
Read MoreLet The People Speak — By Tommy Purser
The Georgia Press Association this week shared with its members an editorial that appeared in The Intelligencer, Wheeling News-Register, a newspaper in Wheeling, W. Va. I filed it in my Boy-I-Wish-I’d-Said-That box. The editorial should be required reading for members of the Jeff Davis County Board of Education and the Jeff Davis County Commission. Board…
Read MoreBoys win streak snapped
Jeff Davis High’s boys basketball team had its 9-game win streak snapped Saturday night in Hazlehurst as Toombs County took a 52-48 win over the Jackets. Friday night, also in Hazlehurst, Coach Thomas McAboy’s Jackets took an easy 63-26 win over Berrien, their 9th straight victory after losing their first 3 games of the season.…
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