Mr. Thomas ‘Tommy’ Aaron Halsel, 67
Graveside services for Mr. Thomas “Tommy” Aaron Halsel, 67, were held June 13 at Hazlehurst City Cemetery with the Rev. Keith Yawn officiating. Mr. Halsel was born Feb. 7, 1953, in Antlers, Okla. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clyde Halsel and Betty Walters Selvera, brother, James Halsel, sister, Clyrene Airheart, mother-in-law, Marie…
Read MoreMr. Roy Emory Powell, 60
Mr. Roy Emory Powell, 60, of Hazlehurst, passed away June 14 at his daughters’ residence in Douglas. He was the son of the late Eudon Powell and Margret Merritt Dennis. Mr. Powell worked in the construction industry for many years and was a member of Macedonia Church of God in Denton. He is survived by…
Read MoreMr. Charles Albert Lanier Sharpe, 78
Miles Funeral Home in Hazlehurst announces the graveside service for Mr. Charles Albert Lanier Sharpe, 78, of Hazlehurst, who passed away June 15. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m.June 20 in Lanier Cemetery in Millen. Mr. Sharpe was born in Millen but lived in Hazlehurst for many years. He was the son of…
Read MoreDoes My Vote Mean Anything In This Time Of Hate? — By Tommy Purser
For my entire adult life I have been an avid voter. An unapologetic adherent to the belief that voting is a sacred privilege that all Americans should cherish and exercise. This year, for the first time ever, I doubted the fact that my vote meant anything. That my vote was important. That my vote was…
Read MoreDistant Storms — By John Reed
Distant Storms I had occasion to step outside the other evening, and was greeted by the usual night sounds around my place: crickets, frogs, a distant owl. The nearly full moon was rising in the southeast, and in the distant north, a great thunderstorm was lighting up the northern horizon. Someone somewhere was getting heavy…
Read MoreAccident Report
The Georgia State Patrol late last week released the accident report on the May 29 traffic accident in Jeff Davis County that claimed the life of Andy Marshall Bohannon. According to the report, Bohannon was driving his 2002 Ford Ranger north on State Route 268 (Broxton Highway) and traveled into the southbound lane. He overcorrected…
Read MoreKirby Gets Another Player Of The Year Honor
[The following article appeared in the June 5 online edition of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution) By Todd Holcomb AJC Sports The COVID-19 pandemic that brought an early end to high school sports during the 2019-2020 academic year also has taken on a toll on end-of-year team awards and individual recognition. Only 11 of the Georgia High…
Read MoreGraduation and a Safe Return To School
BULLETIN: In an email sent to members of the JDHS Class of 2020 Tuesday, Principal Greer Smith announced that the graduation ceremonies will be postponed until July 17 IF Gov. Brian Kemp lifts his executive order which is tentatively set to expire July 12. The graduation ceremony for the Class of 2020 and preparations…
Read MoreIt’s Bohannon, Taylor, Crosby, Carter and Cray
While many Jeff Davis County voters cast their ballots early or by absentee ballot, the voting was brisk in Tuesday’s Primary Election. In local contested races …. …. incumbent Sheriff Preston Bohannon easily out-polled challenger Geoffrey Parker in the Republican Primary. …. Jason Taylor defeated Herman Sellers in the Republican Primary for Probate Judge. He…
Read MoreMrs. Dorothy Graham Hurley, 86
Mrs. Dorothy Graham Hurley, 86, of Denton, died June 1 at Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas. Mrs. Hurley was born Oct. 21, 1933, in Jeff Davis County. She loved her family, grandchildren and great-grandchildren dearly. She was a retired van driver with Jeff Davis Senior Citizen Center. She is preceded in death by her…
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