A Great Day In Hazlehurst — By Tommy Purser
Sometimes, it only takes one person with a vision to get things moving in a community. But even with that vision, it takes teamwork, cooperation, people willing to join the effort …. community involvement. In my view, Saturday was one of the best days in a long, long time for Hazlehurst and Jeff Davis County.…
Read MoreJust Another Day — By John Reed
Just Another Day Next week, a day will come and go that is considered special in some circles. But in that same 24-hour period: -86,400 seconds will go by -The Moon will move 50,000 miles around the Earth -The Earth will move 1.6 million miles around the sun -The Solar System will move 30 million…
Read MoreChamber Seeking Nominations
Please help the Hazlehurst-Jeff Davis County Chamber of Commerce recognize those individuals and businesses that strive to create an economically prosperous Hazlehurst-Jeff Davis County by nominating an eligible small business, industry, citizen or entrepreneur. Award nominees must be Chamber members. The Small Business of the Year award is reserved for a business with less than…
Read MoreMr. John M. Newman, 89
Mr. John M. Newman, 89, of Snipesville, died Dec. 12 at his residence. Mr. Newman was born Aug. 30, 1930, in Jeff Davis County to the late Elias Newman and the late Marie Smith Newman. He was a veteran of the United States Army, Korean Conflict, a retired owner and operator of Newman Logging and…
Read MoreMrs. Christine Woodard Rowell, 76
Mrs. Christine Woodard Rowell, 76, of Gay, formerly of Hazlehurst, died Dec. 14 at Pruitt Health in Greenville. She was born Aug. 16, 1943, in Fayette to the late Otis Woodard and the late Eunice Chambers Woodard. She was a homemaker and a member of White Water Creek Baptist Church. She is preceded in death…
Read MoreJackets show they can play with the best
Jeff Davis High’s boys basketball team faced a formidable challenge last week, facing three ranked teams with a combined record of 18-1. While the Jackets lost two of the games to fall to 7-2, they showed they could definitely play with some of the best teams in the state. After falling to 5-1 Vidalia 51-47…
Read MoreGirls split four games
Jeff Davis High’s girls saw their 5-game unbeaten streak come to an end last Tuesday in Vidalia as the Lady Indians took a 54-35 win over the Lady Jackets. And the next day, the 5-game win streak turned into a 2-game losing streak as JD fell to St. Vincent’s Academy 39-37 in Savannah. But Coach…
Read MoreWrestlers Stay Busy
The first weekend of December, the Jeff Davis High School wrestling team hosted the 13th annual Yellow Jacket Duals, the largest in the history of the tournament with 28 teams. Schools came from as far north as Loganville near Athens, as far south as Berrien County, as far east as Islands High School in Savannah,…
Read MoreJacket Duals is the biggest
[EDITOR’S NOTE: The following appeared on the South Georgia Matmen web site.} It’s official: Jeff Davis’ Yellow Jacket Duals is the biggest duals tournament the coverage area will see all season. Big in terms of scope, yes, as 28 teams converged on two gyms last weekend, (the JV Stinger Slam is also staged over the…
Read MoreSaunders Wins Again
Nathan “Nate” Jared Saunders has done it again! Nate is the reigning State and National Champion in Elementary Beta 4th Grade Science. He returned to Savannah Dec. 3 to compete again at the Elementary Beta State Convention. He was accompanied by Elementary Beta Club Sponsors Breanna Richardson and CaraLee Williams, fellow Beta Club members, parents…
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