Mrs. Rebecca (Becky) Grantham Orofino, 78
Mrs. Rebecca (Becky) Grantham Orofino passed Sept. 13 in Golden, Colo., at the age of 78. Born to Ruby and Gerald Grantham as the fourth of five children (Geraldine Grantham Petersen, Bobby Grantham (dec.), Marion Grantham Floyd (dec.), Larry Grantham (dec.), Becky graduated from Jeff Davis High School in 1960. Becky worked in business administration…
Read MoreMs. Linda Gail Yawn Samora, 72
Ms. Linda Gail Yawn Samora, 72, of Hazlehurst, died Sept. 30 at Jeff Davis Hospital. Ms. Samora was born Sept. 28, 1948, in Jeff Davis County. She was preceded in death by her parents, Odis Edward Yawn and Mildred Catherine Peacock Yawn and her husband, Tony Samora. She was a homemaker and attended True Lite…
Read MoreMr. Herman Lee Shuman, 83
Mr. Herman Lee Shuman, 83, of Hazlehurst, died Oct. 2 in Memorial Hospital in Savannah. Mr. Shuman was born Dec. 5, 1936, in Brantley County. He was retired from Hazlehurst Mills, member of Mason Lodge #283 of Hazlehurst, Mason Lodge #199 of Lumber City, Alee Temple/Scottish Rite, Shriners, and Jolly Friends with Southside Baptist Church.…
Read MoreJackets Down Blue Tide 29-6
Jeff Davis High’s football team improved to 4-0 last week with a 29-6 win over Long County in Ludowici. It was the fourth straight road game for the Jackets who are off this Friday night and host Bacon County Oct. 16 for the 2020 home opener which will be Senior Night [Homecoming was originally scheduled…
Read MoreLady Jackets Win Three
Jeff Davis High’s softball team improved to 18-4 and ran their win streak to six games as they defeated Appling County 2-1 last Wednesday, Toombs County 10-2 Thursday and Bacon County 9-1 Monday. All three games were played in Hazlehurst. The Appling game was a pitchers’ duel with Jeff Davis’ Kesleigh Poe and Kelsey Parlor…
Read MoreCross Country Teams Run In Cochran
Jeff Davis’s cross country teams competed in the Bleckley County Night Race last Thursday in Cochran. Competing were Jeff Davis, Bleckley County, Vidalia and West Laurens. In the boys division, Bleckley County, Vidalia and Jeff Davis were neck-in-neck, finishing 1, 2 and 3 with only 3 points difference between 1st and 3rd places. Freshman Pierce…
Read MoreCrowd Enjoys Food Truck Friday
The Chamber of Commerce and Board of Tourism sponsored the second Food Truck Friday last week and another good crowd turned out for good food and family fun. Above, a youngster happily runs through a cloud of bubbles; another youngster gets a high five from a real live scarecrow (Matt King); and a shot of…
Read MoreSandy Britches & Sandy Toes — By Tommy Purser
I got a call Tuesday morning from Jeffrey Foster of McDonough. He explained to me he had written a short book entitled “Sandy Britches and Sandy Toes — My Jekyll Island Memories.” Authors are always sending me books to review, some I read and most I toss aside and forget about. One I read excerpts…
Read MoreDeath & Taxes — By John Reed
Death & Taxes We are told the only certainties in life are death and taxes. In these … interesting … times, I think we can find a few more. It’s certain Trump could cure cancer and his opponents would accuse him of putting doctors out of work. It’s certain another conservative Supreme Court justice will…
Read MoreLaurens leads area in COVID deaths
There have been 437 deaths in Jeff Davis and surrounding counties since the COVID-19 began spreading across the world. Lauren’s County with 74 deaths leads the 18-county area in southeast Georgia in deaths. Jeff Davis has recorded 20 deaths. County Deaths Laurens 74 Ware 59 Coffee 50 Toombs 49 Wayne 30 Appling 29 Ben Hill …
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