Tennis teams have busy week
The Jeff Davis Yellow Jacket tennis teams traveled to Fitzgerald March 3. The varsity girls and boys each earned 5–0 victories over the Hurricanes, completing a sweep on the road. On March 5, the Yellow Jackets hosted Bacon County. The JDH varsity girls won a close match, 3–2, while the varsity boys delivered another strong…
Read MoreHurley running in Whitehead District
To the Citizens of Jeff Davis County I am honored to announce my candidacy for County Commissioner of the Whitehead District in Jeff Davis County. As a lifelong resident of this community, I care deeply about the people, values, and traditions that make our county such a special place to live and raise a family.…
Read MoreNo one’s saying anything — By Tommy Purser
I received an anonymously written letter last week and it contained some interesting questions presented to the members of the Jeff Davis Hospital Authority. I assume all the authority members received the letter, but I don’t know for sure if that’s the case. No one’s saying anything. Had the letter writer given me his/her name,…
Read MoreHospital Board Does Little To Address Woes
Most of last week’s meeting of the Jeff Davis Hospital Authority progressed smoothly with hospital board members hearing a variety of routine reports on finances, personnel matters, medical staff reports, clinical matters, compliance, etc. Chief Executive Officer Barry Bloom informed the board that the contract had been signed with Rural Physicians Group to provide hospitalist…
Read MoreFour qualify to run for office
Four local candidates — all incumbents — had qualified to run for office as of 3 p.m. Tuesday with qualifying remaining open until this Friday at noon. Shannon New qualified to seek reelection for the District 5 (Ocmulgee District) Board of Education post, John Girtman qualified to seek reelection to the District 4 (Whitehead District)…
Read MoreWerkheiser announces candidacy
State Representative Bill Werkheiser (R-District 157) announced his candidacy for reelection, seeking another term to represent Appling, Evans, Jeff Davis and Tattnall counties in the state House of Representatives. “It has been an honor in my life to serve this community” Werkheiser said. Before becoming State Representative, Werkheiser was involved in the community, serving as president of the Tattnall and Glennville Chambers of Commerce, Rotary Club and Tattnall Airport Authority. He has also served on the Evans County Hospital Board, Regional…
Read MoreMrs. Eleanor O’Conner Campbell, 83
Mrs. Eleanor O’Conner Campbell, 83, of Hazlehurst, passed away Feb. 25 at her home surrounded by her family, under the care of Regency Southern Care Hospice. She was born April 4, 1942, in Montgomery County to the late Syders and Ethel Letitia Davis O’Conner. She was a resident of Jeff Davis County for the past…
Read MoreMrs. Feona Carter Edger, 80
Mrs. Feona Carter Edge, 80, of Hazlehurst passed away Feb. 25 at Vista Park Health in Douglas. Mrs. Edge was born April 2, 1945, to the late Doris Carter and the late Dorothy Yawn Carter. She worked on the assembly line at PCC AirFoils for many years. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting, working in her garden…
Read MoreMrs. Ivalene Chitwood Elrod, 91
Mrs. Ivalene Chitwood Elrod, 91, of Vidalia, currently Atlanta, passed from this life to her heavenly home with Jesus Feb. 19 at The Fountainview Center for Alzheimer’s in Atlanta. Ivalene raised her five children in Hazlehurst. In the 1970s, she graduated from Valdosta State University with a degree in psychology She began a career in…
Read MoreMrs. Willene Hughes Lovett, 67
Mrs. Willene Hughes Lovett, 67, of Lumber City, passed away Feb. 22 at her residence under the care of Regency Southern Care Hospice. Willene was born Sept. 16, 1958, in Bacon County to the late Bonnie Hughes and the late Lenora Hand Hughes. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her…
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