Vidalia tops JD 35-17
Vidalia sophomore quarterback Bryce Davis shocked Jeff Davis High on the second play of Friday’s Region 2-AA matchup by racing 75 yards untouched through the middle of the Yellow Jacket defense for a 6-0 Vidalia lead. And Davis didn’t stop there. He ran for three more touchdowns and threw for another to lead the visiting…
Read MoreJeff Davis, Vidalia, Bacon advance
Three Region 2-AA softball teams advanced to the second round of the Class AA State Tournament last week as Toombs County was the only region team eliminated. Toombs fell to Harlem 12-2, 13-0. No. 3 seed Jeff Davis defeated Screven County 9-1, 8-0, No. 1 seed Vidalia rolled over Westside, Augusta 11-0, 20-0 and Bacon…
Read MoreJD softball sweeps Screven County
Jeff Davis High easily downed Screven County 9-1, 8-0 last week in Sylvania in the opening round of the 2019 GHSA State Tournament. The Lady Jackets host Monticello today (Wednesday) — weather permitting — in the second round. If rain forces a cancellation, the three-game series will begin Thursday. Game times are 4 and 6…
Read MoreCross Country Teams Run In Florida
The Jeff Davis Cross Country program traveled to Orlando, Fla., to participate in the 23rd Annual Disney Cross Country Classic. The teams participated in six races Friday during the two-day meet at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex and enjoyed a day at SeaWorld Saturday before returning to Hazlehurst. Jayvee Boys 5K Run Hercules…
Read MoreHazlehurst Needs A City Manager
The Mayor paid me a visit last week after I wrote my column about the coming traffic light at the intersection of Miller and Coffee streets. I ended the column by saying the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) would not pay the $150,000-plus cost of the traffic light. I was wrong. While GDOT, from 2001…
Read MoreElection Board looking at reopening Ocmulgee polling place
The Jeff Davis County Board of Elections is proposing to reopen the former polling site for the Ocmulgee II Precinct, located at the Jeff Davis County Fire Station on Kirkland Still Road. The Elections Board will hold two hearings on the proposal, on Oct. 24 at 11 a.m. and Oct. 31 at 5:15 p.m. Both…
Read MoreCounty making road improvements
At the recent Jeff Davis County Commission workshop, Chad Hofstadter of Hofstadter and Associates engineering fund in Macon detailed the road improvement work that has been done in the county over the past five years, and presented multiple options on how the commissioners can continue to improve the roads in the coming years. The total…
Read MoreMr. Raymond Davis, 86
Mr. Raymond Davis, 86, died Oct. 3 at Community Hospice in Vidalia. Mr. Davis was born Oct. 15, 1932, in Appling County to the late John Davis and the late Elizabeth Lewis Davis. He was the former owner and operator of Earth Movers and Land Clearing, Inc. He is preceded in death by a grandson,…
Read MoreMr. Raleigh Wayne Mills, 74
Mr. Raleigh Wayne Mills, 74 of Hazlehurst, passed away Oct. 5 at his residence under the care of Georgia Hospice. Mr. Mills was born Sept. 4, 1945, in Baxley to the late Richard Mills and the late Lennie Altman Mills. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and was retired from the United…
Read MoreMr. Elias Jackson Dotson III, 66
Services for Mr. Elias Jackson Dotson III, 66, who died Sept. 25, were held Oct. 5 at Bennett Tabernacle Holiness Church. Bishop Eddie Harmon and the Rev. C.D. Johnson officiated with burial in Philadelphia Cemetery. Mr. Dotson was the son of the late Elias Jack Dotson Jr. and Minnie Mae Chambers Dotson. “Bogey” as he…
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