Mr. David Rozal Powell, 68
Mr. David Rozal Powell, 68, of Denton passed away Feb. 23 at his residence under the care of Regency Southern Care Hospice. Mr. Powell was born Nov. 4, 1957, in Jeff Davis County to the late Robert Rozal Powell and the late Othella Owens Powell. He was a member of Denton Baptist Church where he…
Read MoreJackets sweep Crisp
Jeff Davis High’s baseball team swept a 2-game series against Class AA Crisp County last week, winning 4-2 Wednesday in Hazlehurst and blowing away the Cougars 15-0 Saturday in Cordele. Last Wednesday’s game was a pitchers’ duel as Treyton Webster and Jacob Laney combined for a 4-hitter against the Class AA Cougars and Crisp’s Mike…
Read MoreJackets give Indians a scare but fall 54-43
Jeff Davis High’s boys basketball season came to an end Friday night in Vidalia as Coach Thomas McAboy’s Jackets fell 54-43 to the No. 1 seeded Vidalia Indians in the second round of the state playoffs. The Indians, 25-2, were heavy favorites to oust the No. 17 seeded Yellow Jackets, who finished the year at…
Read MoreSoccer teams down Sumter
Jeff Davis Soccer took on Sumter County on Friday as their lone game this week. Girls came into this 5-0, while the boys came in as 4-1. The girls team continued on their amazing form as they defeated Sumter County girls 8-0. Alex Arano scored 3 goals and Abby Harper as well. The two other…
Read MoreTennis Has A Busy Week
The Jeff Davis High School Yellow Jackets tennis team turned in a dominant performance during a busy week on the court, sweeping multiple opponents and making a strong early-season statement. The previous week the teams opened their home schedule with strong performances against Johnson County. The Yellow Jackets opened region play Feb. 24 with a…
Read MoreNew Seeking Reelection
It is with great enthusiasm that I am seeking re-election for the Jeff Davis Board of Education seat in the Ocmulgee/5 District. I am the daughter of the late D.L. and JoAnn Jump. My husband of 48 years is Tony New and we have one daughter and son-in-law, Casey and Cody Williams. I also have…
Read MoreBaseball Entertainment — By Tommy Purser
I got to Saturday’s Jeff Davis baseball game a little late, but just in time to witness what turned out to be some of the most entertaining moments of Jeff Davis’ 6-5 win over Callaway. It was an odd event. Odd because Jeff Davis and Callaway have two of the best small town baseball programs…
Read MoreCity still trying to dig out of hole
By MARY ANN ANDERSON When Tammy Metts, the city’s certified public accountant, gave an update on the city’s finances, she said that on the negative side, the city is “still trying to dig ourselves out of the hole” that resulted from when the city owned and financed the golf course. She also noted that expenses…
Read MoreCommission hears road updates
At last Tuesday’s County Commission meeting, Roads Superintendent Chris Horton updated the commissioners on roads his department is building up to improve the roads and the drainage. He said his department is moving from district to district to complete the work and would need an average of 300 truck loads of dirt a week. Plans…
Read MoreEMS is fully staffed
The Jeff Davis County Emergency Medical Service has come a long way since its earlier struggles. At last week’s County Commissioners meeting, County Administrator Jayme Crosby reported that the EMS is full staffed with 12 full-time employees and consistently has two, 24-hour 911 trucks to answer calls each day. Three of the five EMT students…
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