Cemetery Rules Not Being Enforced
By MARY ANN ANDERSON Last week’s regular meeting of the Hazlehurst City Council brought grave matters to the centerstage at City Hall. Lois Hutchinson, the daughter of the late Louise Baisden, who is buried at Hazlehurst Memorial Cemetery, spoke to the council about the city’s enforcing its contract with her regarding eight gravesites she bought…
Read MoreMr. Holland Reynolds, 69
Mr. Holland Reynolds, 69, of Hazlehurst, died Sept. 19 at Meadows Regional Hospital in Vidalia. Mr. Reynolds was born April 30, 1950 in Toombs County to the late L. G. Reynolds and the late Jewell Graham Hall. He was employed with Woody Folsom Chevrolet in Baxley and was of the Christian faith. Survivors include close…
Read MoreMr. Glenn Edward ‘Bud’ Wooten, 70
Funeral services for Mr. Glenn Edward “Bud” Wooten, 70, were conducted Sept. 19 in Williams Funeral Home Chapel in Milledgeville with the Rev. Larry Glover officiating with military honors. Burial was at Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery. Mr. Wooten passed away Sept. 14. He was a native of Telfair County and had lived in Baldwin County…
Read MoreSoftball wins 3 of 4 games
Jeff Davis High’s softball team won three of four games last week to improve to 12-11 and 8-5 in Region 2-AA, taking the No. 4 seed into this week’s region playoffs. The Lady Jackets defeat Metter 11-5 Monday in Metter, fell 7-2 to Vidalia Tuesday in Hazlehurst, topped Telfair County 7-4 in a non-region game…
Read MoreStatistics Tell The Story
Jeff Davis High’s football team amassed 280 yards of offense in its 7-0 win over Brantley County while holding the Herons to 158 yards. The Jackets rushed for 255 yards and gained 25 through the air. Aahiyus Allen rushed for 91 yards on 13 carries and scored the Jackets’ lone touchdown. Austin Wood ran 16…
Read MoreLady Jackets ranked No. 3
Jeff Davis High’s girls cross country team is ranked No. 3 in Class AA in Georgia. The Lady Jackets are one of three Region 2-AA team ranked in the top ten, behind No. 2 St. Vincent’s Academy of Savannah and ahead of No. 8 Vidalia. The Jeff Davis Middle School boys team is ranked No.…
Read MoreYou Get What You Pay For — By John Reed
You Get What You Pay For I spent a long weekend in Boston recently, and came away impressed. Folks who don’t hail from the Northeast tend to think of the cities up there as dirty, crime-infested hellholes. While I’m sure there are sections of town where it wouldn’t be wise to hang out alone after…
Read MoreCounty Commission meets
[EDITOR’S NOTE: We were unable to attend last Tuesday’s meeting of the Jeff Davis County Commission. Following is a report derived from the unofficial minutes of the meeting.] Last week’s business at the September meeting of the Jeff Davis County Commission began with public comments. Karen Edge asked if the commissioners had received a summary…
Read MoreDavis named to CPTC board
One new board member was recently appointed to the Coastal Pines Technical College (CPTC) Local Board of Directors by the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia. Kurt Davis, Vice President and COO of Beasley Timber, was sworn in Aug. 15 by Karen Batten, Probate Judge of Brantley County. The CPTC local board…
Read MoreGrand Jury hands down indictments
The Jeff Davis County Grand Jury last week returned six true bill indictments in a session of court. Sang Thanth Thai was indicted on a charge of driving under the influence. The indictment alleges the accused was driving a 2009 BMW on April 8 while under the influence of alcohol and cocaine and that he…
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