Mrs. Margaret Merritt Dennis, 82
Services for Mrs. Margaret Merritt Dennis, 82, of Hazlehurst, who died Jan. 6, will be held Jan. 9 at 11 a.m. in Wainwright-Parlor Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Van McCall will officiate with burial in Palms Memorial Garden. Mrs. Dennis was born April 3, 1937 in Coffee County to the late James Merritt and the…
Read MoreMr. Earl Hunt, 68
Services for Mr. Earl Hunt, 68, who died Dec. 29, were held Jan. 4 at Tallahassee Missionary Baptist Church in Hazlehurst. Pastor Robert McArthur, Minister Shatoya Aylor and Pastor Joseph McLeod officiated with burial in Philadelphia Cemetery. Mr. Hunt, known as “Old Folks”, was the son of the late Alonzo and Mary Hunt. He was…
Read MoreExhorter Paula Williams, 47
Services for Exhorter Paula Williams, 47, who died Dec. 22, were held Jan. 4 at House of God Church, in Hazlehurst. Elder Eddie L. Johnson, the Rev. Chaldean Wilcox, Elder Eddie Harmon and Elder Mae Y. Bivins officiated with burial in Philadelphia Cemetery. Ms Williams, born in McRae, was the daughter of the late Pauline…
Read MoreLady Jackets are 9-5
Jeff Davis High’s girls basketball team lost two of three games in a tournament at Ware County and split a pair of regular season games as they went to 9-5 overall and 3-3 in Region 2-AA. In Waycross, the Lady Jackets fell 38-28 to Clinch County, dropped a 54-13 game to Bradwell Institute and defeated…
Read More‘Tis The Season — By John Reed
‘Tis The Season One of my favorite things about this time of year is reconnecting with friends, family, loved ones, acquaintances, former students, and colleagues. Many of these I only get to see or talk to once a year. As we talk and get caught up, I can’t help but look at how things are…
Read MoreNew Year’s Sayings — By Tommy Purser
As I’ve said here before, I get my news and information from a wide variety of sources, eschewing cable news junk like Fox News, MSNBC, etc., and talking heads spewing distortions and out-and-out lies like Shawn Hannity, Tucker Carlson, Rush Limbaugh, etc. ad nauseum. Recently, I ran across a list of New Year’s saying in,…
Read MoreJohn Dawson died at 76
Longtime Jeff Davis County State Farm Agent John W. Dawson Jr. died Dec. 27 at the age of 76. A Telfair County native and graduate of Lumber City High School, Dawson began his 46-year career with State Farm Insurance in Hazlehurst in 1973. The Army veteran was a member of Hazlehurst First Baptist Church where…
Read MoreCity Government, Athletic Success Top The News In 2019
Jan. 2 In a look back at 2018, the City of Hazlehurst battling financial difficulties and highly successful high school sports programs were two of the highlights of the news during 2018. Wanda and Ken hurley were the grand marshalls at the Snipesville New Year’s Day Parade. Jan. 9 While only one item was on…
Read MoreMr. Bennie J. Beall, 91
Mr. Bennie J. Beall, 91, of Hazlehurst, died Dec. 24 at Pine Pointe Hospice in Macon. Mr. Beall was born Aug. 15, 1928, in Jeff Davis County to the late Ben Jordan Beall and the late Mazie Belle Palmer Beall. He was a retired veteran of the United States Air Force and a faithful member…
Read MoreMrs. Jeanette Morris Clifton, 90
Mrs. Jeanette Morris Clifton, 90, of Hazlehurst, died Dec. 27 at her residence. Mrs. Clifton was born Dec. 13, 1929, in Jeff Davis County to the late Willie Morris and the late Alma Hutcheson Morris. She was a homemaker and is preceded in death by her husband, George W. Clifton, brother, Virgil Morris, son-in-law, Kenny…
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