Tillery appointed to census committee
Governor Brian Kemp recently appointed Sen. Blake Tillery (R – Vidalia) to serve as a member of the Complete Count Committee in preparation for the 2020 U.S. Census. The committee is part of a nonpartisan initiative by the Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget to count every Georgian in the census. “The 2020 census has…
Read MoreJury finds McCall guilty
A Jeff Davis County jury found Christopher Trai McCall of Hazlehurst guilty of violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act, sale of methamphetamine, in a Sept. 9 trial at the Jeff Davis County Courthouse. Preliminary sentencing was for the defendant to serve 15 years in prison with another 15 on probation. A mistrial was declared…
Read MoreDefense shines in 7-0 win over Brantley
Friday night’s 7-0 Jeff Davis High victory over Brantley County was a battle of defenses from start to finish and the two unbeaten teams slugged it out from start to finish with the Yellow Jackets’ second quarter touchdown the only score of the game. The Herons came into the game 2-0 while the Jackets were…
Read MoreLady Jackets win two
Photos by Lonnie Roberts Jeff Davis High’s softball team snapped a 3-game losing skid last week and won again Monday to get two crucial Region 2-AA victories that were key to the Lady Jackets making the state playoffs. Last Tuesday they got a 5-4 win over Toombs County in Hazlehurst and Monday they traveled to…
Read MoreXC Teams compete in ‘War’
Jeff Davis High and Middle School cross country teams participated in the Richmond Hill “War” Wetlands Adventure Relays in Richmond Hill. All four teams competed well and the coaches were proud of their performances for the non-traditional meet. No results are available as the timing system went down during the meet.
Read MoreDeer Hunting — By Tommy Purser
I haven’t been deer hunting in years. As a younger man, I was consumed by it, getting up well before daylight, tromping into the woods, climbing a stand and rarely having any luck. I remember my first two deer kills in particular: one was ugly and the other dumb as dirt. The ugly deer might…
Read MoreWhich English Is Correct? — By John Reed
Which English Is Correct? Those of you of a certain age will remember the newscaster Edwin Newman. In addition to a long career in radio and television, he wrote books and columns on the proper use of the English language. During his time, there were few disagreements about what was meant by “proper English.” These…
Read MoreSending children to school while sick hurts attendance
Dr. Kirk Munsayac attended Monday’s Board of Education meeting and rekindled an old concern among the medical community about parents sending sick children to school, leading to the spread of the illnesses among other children. While Munsayac praised the school system’s efforts that have resulted in “great strides in truancy,” he said that, sadly, there…
Read MoreCity wrestles with water expansion
By MARY ANN ANDERSON During last Tuesday night’s called meeting of the Hazlehurst City Council, the months-long saga of running larger water lines to Beasley Forest Products on U.S. Highway 221 once again took center stage. But not before Ward 2 Councilman John Ramay first took the floor, saying that he was “highly concerned” that…
Read MoreMrs. Carol Turner Powell, 74
Mrs. Carol Turner Powell, 74, of Lumber City, passed away Sept. 2 at her residence. Mrs. Powell was born Jan. 20, 1945, in Telfair County to Mrs. Erma B. Turner and Thomas P. Turner. She was a homemaker, loving mother, loving grandmother, and member of Lumber City Baptist Church, where she served as Children’s Church…
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