Mrs. Sonia Vanessa McNeely, 59
Services for Mrs. Sonia Vanessa McNeely, 59, who died Jan. 31, was held Feb. 8 at Bennett Tabernacle Church. The Rev. Joseph McLeod, Pastor Moses Eason Sr., Pastor C.D. Johnson and the Rev. Sylvester Lett officiated with burial in Surrency Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Surrency. Mrs. McNeely, born in Hazlehurst, was the daughter of…
Read MoreBoys, girls finish 3rd in region tournament
Both Jeff Davis High basketball teams finished third in the Region 2-AA tournament held in Metter last week and both will advance to the 2020 Class AA State Playoffs this weekend (see story elsewhere on this page). The Lady Jackets of Coach Niki Perry opened play last Wednesday with a 33-31 win over Swainsboro to…
Read MoreHoops teams play in Augusta
The brackets are formed for the 2020 Georgia High School Association Class AA State Basketball Tournament. Jeff Davis High’s girls will travel to Augusta Friday for a 6 p.m. game at Josey High School. The boys will also travel to Augusta for a 4:30 p.m. Saturday game at Laney High School. Both JDHS teams are…
Read MoreRush Limbaugh — By Tommy Purser
Legitimate newspaper and magazine columnists across the country have offered condolences and prayers for right wing talk show host Rush Limbaugh. Even honorable left wing opiners are hoping he will successfully battle against the advanced lung cancer he was recently diagnosed with having. Cancer is a horrible disease that should never be wished on anyone’s…
Read MoreIn The Belly Of The Beast — By John Reed
In The Belly Of The Beast Recently I spent a morning at the Social Security office in Vidalia. There’s no more accurate definition of governmental bureaucracy, unless maybe you count the drivers license office. But that’s a state program, while social security is federal. The office was packed with folks, all grasping their assigned paper…
Read MoreBeasley purchases flooring facility
Beasley Flooring Products recently completed the purchase of the Unilin North America flooring manufacturing facility in Melbourne, Ark. As part of this transaction, Mohawk will partner with Beasley Flooring to continue providing high-quality flooring products to its customers. This acquisition expands Beasley’s ability to provide quality flooring products to its growing customer base. The acquisition…
Read MoreHiggins to run for District Attorney
Attorney Keith Higgins officially announced his candidacy for District Attorney of the Brunswick Judicial Circuit Jan. 29. Running on the platform of “Justice for All,” Higgins said he will draw from his experience as both an Assistant District Attorney and defense attorney. “During my career as an attorney, which includes time as a prosecutor and…
Read MoreMr. Carroll R. Foskey, 65
Mr. Carroll R. Foskey, age 65, of Hazlehurst, died Feb. 2 at his residence. Mr. Foskey was born Nov. 11, 1954, in Jeff Davis County to the late Ervin Foskey and the late Annie Lee Horne Foskey. He was a retired painter and was preceded in death by his daughter, Stephanie Foskey Cravey, siblings, Betty…
Read MoreMrs. Mary Dyal Medders, 60
Mrs. Mary Dyal Medders, 60, of Hazlehurst, died Jan. 29 at her residence. Mrs. Medders was born June 21, 1959, in Duval County to the late Lester Dyal and the late Ella Wheeler Dyal. She was a manager with Walmart and is preceded in death by her son, Johnathan Edward McDonald, brothers, Buddy Dyal, B.J.…
Read MoreMr. Larry Linton Ray, 70
Mr. Larry Linton Ray, 70, of Denton, died Jan. 28 at his residence. Mr. Ray was born Feb. 12, 1949, in Jeff Davis County to the late Oliver Ray and the late Opal Griffin Ray. He was retired from Walmart and was preceded in death by his brother, Danny Ray. Survivors include daughters, Larissa Shockey…
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