Explaining Gov. Kemp’s Executive Order
How long does Governor Kemp’s Executive Order last? Governor Kemp’s Executive Order is effective starting at 6 PM on Friday, April 3, 2020 through 11:59 PM on Monday, April 13, 2020. What businesses and professionals must cease in-person operations and closed to the public during this time? Bars Nightclubs Gyms Fitness centers Bowling allies Theaters…
Read MoreMrs. Elaine Minton Morris, 79
Graveside services for Mrs. Elaine Minton Morris, 79, were held April 7 at Hazlehurst Memorial Cemetery. The Rev. Charles Carter officiated. Mrs. Morris was born Feb. 22, 1941, in Hazlehurst; she was preceded in death by her parents, Jimmy Minton and Lois Horne Minton and brothers, Mack Minton and Johnny Minton Sr. She was a…
Read MoreMr. Mordecai Wilcox, 59
King Brothers Funeral Home of Hazlehurst announces the death of Mr. Mordecai Wilcox, 59, who died March 27. Mr. Wilcox was born April 11, 1960, in Jeff Davis County to the late Rev. William Riley Wilcox and the late Missionary Carrie Lott Wilcox. Mordecai grew up and attended school in Jeff Davis. He worked at…
Read MoreAfter COVID — By John Reed
After Covid Despite the doomsayers in the media, the current pandemic will in time run its course. Sooner rather than later, in my uninformed opinion. What will we see 10 years from now? Endless after-action reports will find what we did right, what we did wrong, what were overreactions, and what we should have done…
Read MoreConservatives Downplay COVID-19 To Help Trump — By Tommy Purser
The almost-empty shelves at Wal-Mart these days may be seen by some as an overreaction to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic but I see a bright spot: many Jeff Davis County citizens are ignoring the irrational attitudes of right-wing, pseudo-journalist blowhards such as Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, Laura Ingraham, et al, ad nauseam. Hannity on Fox…
Read MoreCity Continues Cemetery Struggles
By MARY ANN ANDERSON During Monday night’s workshop and Thursday’s regular monthly meeting of the Hazlehurst City Council, much of the time was filled with discussions of how to enforce the recently revised cemetery ordinance. Ward 4 Councilman John Bloodworth, who is home recovering from surgery, participated in both meetings by telephone. Some graves at…
Read MoreElection Deadlines Changed
As everyone surely knows by now, the Presidential Preference Primary, originally scheduled for March 24, has been postponed until May 19 because of the coronavirus pandemic. So the timelines associated with the voting have changed as well. Jeff Davis County Elections Superintendent Christy Riner said the deadline to register to vote in the May 19…
Read MoreSellers to run for Probate Judge
J. Herman Sellers has announced his candidacy for election as Probate Judge of Jeff Davis County in this year’s election. A lifelong resident of Jeff Davis County, Sellers is married to Helen Rowland Sellers who is also from Jeff Davis County and is employed at Southern Eye Care. His son, Justin Sellers, serves in the…
Read MoreGMA urges cities to declare public health emergencies
The Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) Tuesday morning urged municipal leaders in all of Georgia’s 538 cities to declare public health emergencies with guidance from a model ordinance created by the association. The public health emergencies will slow the rise of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Georgia and establish a uniform measure aimed at controlling the…
Read MoreSchools Close Due To Coronavirus
Jeff Davis County Schools have been closed for the last two weeks and, as of Tuesday morning, School Superintendent Chris Roppe and his colleagues in other school systems around the staff have been given no information on how long Georgia schools will be closed. “Honestly, based on the information from the governor’s office, we haven’t…
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