Mrs. Geraldine Varnadoe Stroup, 80
Mrs. Geraldine Varnadoe Stroup, 80, passed away May 21 at Hazlehurst Court Nursing Home in Hazlehurst. Geraldine loved to go fishing in her pond and work in her yard and flower beds. She enjoyed having family and friends over for cookouts and just to enjoy each other’s company. Geraldine was the daughter of the late…
Read MoreA City In Chaos — By Tommy Purser
I said in this space some time back that the City of Hazlehurst is in chaos. Anyone who doubts the accuracy of that statement need only watch videos of council meetings held last week, on May 18 and 21. To point out just one of the strange parts of the meetings — and there were…
Read MoreIn Memoriam — By John Reed
In Memoriam Hallowed ground. This often-overused phrase is used to describe a place where something happened worthy of memory. The reflecting pools at Ground Zero in New York come to mind, bearing silent witness to the twin towers that once stood there, and the thousands of lives lost when they fell. There are others: Mount…
Read MoreWooten signs with Benedict
Jeff Davis High School senior Daneshia Wooten signed her letter of intent to play softball at Benedict College in Columbia, S.C. In the picture is her father Ronnie Foster, mother Sharon Wooten, sister TY Wooten and nephew Quan Harris.
Read MoreCarrying On Claude Cook’s Legacy
By MARY ANN ANDERSON In the early 1960s, Hazlehurst businessman and industrialist Claude Cook cobbled together enough local support and financial backing to build Hazlehurst’s first – and as of today – only public airport. As recent projects continue to improve Hazlehurst Municipal Airport – a parallel runway, repaving, new lighting, fencing and runway extensions…
Read MoreControversies, Attitudes Plague City
By MARY ANN ANDERSON Both last week’s work session and regular meetings of the Hazlehurst City Council were rife with controversial issues that prompted spirited discussions among the mayor and council members, so spirited, in fact, that Ward 4 Councilman John Bloodworth was prompted during mid-meeting of the work session to ask, “Why the attitudes…
Read MoreVeterans Observe Memorial Day
The Jeff Davis County Veterans Association held a small gathering of only vets on Memorial Day – public wasn’t invited because of health hazards – where they read the 32 names of KIAs from Jeff Davis. Roy Anderson, Phil Merritt, Carroll Walker, Bill Ryle and Tracy Page read the names. John Reed played taps, and…
Read MoreMrs. Bobbie Faye McCall Bohannon, 80
Miles Funeral Home in Hazlehurst announces the graveside service for Mrs. Bobbie Faye McCall Bohannon, 80, of Hazlehurst, who passed away May 23. Services will be held at 11 a.m. May 28 in Oakland Baptist Church Cemetery. The Rev. Royce Hulett and the Rev. Robert Wigley will officiate. Mrs. Bohannon was born in Baxley. She…
Read MoreMiss Brenda Kay Murray, 54
Graveside services for Miss Brenda Kay Murray, 54, of Lumber City, were held May 21 at Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Harrell Hemingway, the Rev. Barry Owens and the Rev. Andy Brownley officiating. Miss Murray was born Sept. 27, 1965, in Hazlehurst. She was preceded in death by her parents, James Rudolph…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Numbers Still Rising — By Tommy Purser
Taking a look at the latest numbers from the Georgia Department of Health, there seems to be a slight slowing in our area in the rate of increase of COVID-19 cases. The number of cases continues to grow but not as rapidly as the previous week. Gov. Brian Kemp takes that slowing as proof he…
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