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Defens Shins In 14-6 Win

Chalk this victory up to the defense. Jeff Davis High’s defense intercepted three Brantley County passes, returning two for touchdowns, as the Yellow Jackets took a 14-6 win over Brantley in Nahunta Friday night. The win improved Jeff Davis’ record to 3-0 while the Herons fell to 0-3. All three pickoffs came in the third…

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Softball tops Toombs, Wayne; Falls to Vidalia

Jeff Davis High’s softball team won two of three road games last week, winning 8-0 over Toombs County Tuesday, falling in a pitchers’ duel 1-0 in nine innings to Vidalia Wednesday and winning 5-3 in eight innings Monday against Wayne County. In Lyons the Lady Jackets scored seven of their eight runs in the first…

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JDMS Softball Wins 3 of 4

Jeff Davis Middle School’s softball team took an 8-3 win over Dodge County Monday in  Eastman. In previous games, JDMS defeated Bleckley County 10-2 last Tuesday, downed Swainsboro 16-1 Sept. 10 and fell 9-2 to West Laurens Sept. 9. Against Dodge, Alana McCall and Cori Mims both had a pair of singles and an RBI,…

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Being Good Stewards — By John Reed

Being Good Stewards Stewardship. Whenever that word comes up in sermons, the subject of tithing is sure to follow. The scriptural command to give one tenth of your earnings to the church provides material support, but that’s only one sense of what stewardship really means. In business, stewardship first and foremost means taking care of…

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Four Arrests Made In Connection With Park Shooting

The Hazlehurst Police Department has made four arrests in connection with last month’s wild shootout at Mary McLean Park on Young Street in Hazlehurst. Amber Robinson, 24, of Hazlehurst and Amari Monet Jones, 19, of Baxley were charged in connection with a fight that preceded the shootings. Robinson was charged with one count of aggravated…

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Board Hears Updates

Geoffrey Ammann of Parrish Construction gave the Board of Education an update on the high school  renovation and tennis court work the company has been working on throughout the summer. Amman said they lack just a few things on the interior of the high school and they had expected to have been finished with the…

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Census Results Disappointing

Census Collection Ends September 30: Disappointing Figures for Jeff Davis If you haven’t filled out your Census yet, you have just a couple of weeks left to do so.  Less than 60% of the population of Jeff Davis County has responded. “It’s so important for everyone to fill out the Census,” said Andrea Taylor, CEO…

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Cray Withdraws From Board Race

James Earl Cray has withdrawn from the race for an At Large seat on the Jeff Davis County Board of Education. Cray was the Democratic Party nominee in the race. That leaves Republican David Miller as the only candidate for that office in the November election.

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Mr. Edward Murphy, 72

Mr. Edward Murphy, 72, of Hazlehurst, died Sept. 7 at Candler Hospital in Savannah. Mr. Murphy was born April 29, 1948, in Jeff Davis County. He was preceded in death by his parents Lois Edward Murphy and Willa Mae Mancil Murphy. He was retired from Hazlehurst Mills with approximately 45 years of service and employed…

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Mrs. Martha Sue Ward, 65

Mrs. Martha Sue Ward, 65, of Hazlehurst, passed away Sept. 13 at Candler Hospital in Savannah. Mrs. Ward was born Feb. 25, 1955, in Hazlehurst. She was preceded in death by her parents, the late, J.A. Yawn Sr. and Jackie Thompson Carter and her step-father, J.N. Carter. She was a devoted Christian who loved the…

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