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Mrs. Shana Taylor Day, 45

Mrs. Shana Taylor Day, 45, of Brunswick, formerly of Denton, died Jan. 9 at Southeast Georgia Health System in Brunswick. Mrs. Day was born April 8, 1974, in Jeff Davis County. She was a homemaker and is preceded in death by her husband, Ricky Day, father, Phillip Taylor and brother, Todd Taylor. Survivors include her…

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Mrs. Kathryn Livingston Miles, 77

Mrs. Kathryn Livingston Miles, 77, of Lumber City, died Jan. 9 at her residence. Mrs. Miles was born Dec. 23, 1942, in Telfair County to the late V.A. Livingston and the late Lillie White Livingston. She was a retired school nutritionist with the Jeff Davis County School System and a member of Oakland Baptist Church.…

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Mrs. Marlene Spann Peede, 96

Mrs. Marlene Spann Peede, 96, passed away peacefully Jan. 13 at Serenity Place of Dublin. A native of Hazlehurst, Mrs. Peede was born Feb. 26, 1923, to James Edward Spann and Lilly Harrison Spann at Goldman’s Hospital. She was the Salutatorian of her graduating class from Hazlehurst High School at the age of 15 and…

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Mr. Larry Howe Smith, 81

Mr. Larry Howe Smith, 81, of Hazlehurst, died Jan. 9 at his residence. Mr. Smith was born July 5, 1938, in Coffee County to the late Ashley Smith and the late Mae Dell Howe Smith. He was a retired truck driver with Amoco Fabrics and a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church. He is preceded…

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Mrs. Jessie Mae Fordham Varnadoe, 82

Mrs. Jessie Mae Fordham Varnadoe, 82, of Lumber City, died Jan. 7 at Jeff Davis Hospital. Mrs. Varnadoe was born Oct. 19, 1937, in Telfair County to the late John Prentice Fordham and the late Annie Mae Lavender Fordham. She was a business owner, homemaker and member of First United Methodist Church of Lumber City.…

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Mrs. Frances Wright Walker, 89

Mrs. Frances Wright Walker, 89, of Denton, died Jan. 6 at Vista Park Health and Rehab in Douglas. Mrs. Walker was born Sept. 19, 1930, in Dodge County to the late Henry Warren Wright and the late Sally Yancey Wright. She resided in Denton for many years, was a homemaker, and a member of Denton…

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JD boys stun Woodville-Tompkins 70-39

Jeff Davis High’s boys team schedule has been dotted with strong opponents and it began taking its toll during the holidays and early into 2020. The Jackets lost games to 13-3 Class AAA Pierce County, 15-3 Class AAA Long County and 17-4 Carmel Christian of Matthews, N.C. But when Woodville-Tompkins came to Hazlehurst with a…

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Lady Jackets down Bacon, Appling; fall to Lady Wolverines

The Lady Jackets basketball team won two of three games last week but, with Swainsboro winning three Region 2-AA games, the Lady Tigers moved past Jeff Davis into fourth place in the region standings. The Lady Jackets are 4-4 in the region and 11-6 overall while Swainsboro is 5-4 and 8-7. The JD wins came…

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JD Forward Begins In February

The Hazlehurst-Jeff Davis Chamber of Commerce will again kick off the JD Forward Leadership Academy this year in February. The Chamber is seeking nominations for the class. The JD Forward Leadership Academy is an eight-month program offering an intensive and up-close look at the most challenging issues and opportunities facing our community. JD Forward Leadership…

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Resolutions I Can Keep — By Tommy Purser

John Reed and Dr. Kirk this week write about New Year’s Resolutions and it reminded me that I solved that problem years ago. I don’t remember the particulars of the column I wrote some 20 years ago but I can well remember the gist of it: my choices of resolutions were so easily attainable that…

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