Mrs. Myrtice Brewer Coley, 92
Mrs. Myrtice Brewer Coley, 92, of Lumber City, went home to be with her Lord Sept. 01 at Memorial Satilla Health in Waycross. Mrs. Coley was born Aug. 13, 1927, in Lumber City to the late Claud Brewer and the late Bessie Powell Brewer. She was a homemaker and a member of Shelton’s Chapel United…
Read MoreMr. Stacey Edward Colter, 45
Mr. Stacey Edward Colter, 45, of Flomaton, Ala., passed away Aug. 23 at his home. Mr. Colter was born in McRae and had resided in Flomaton since 2008 coming from Tifton. During his working years he worked as a carpenter in the home building industry. He loved to garden, Alabama and Georgia football, and hanging…
Read MoreJackets Down Windsor Forest 22-14
It wasn’t pretty, but Jeff Davis High took a 22-14 win over visiting Windsor Forest of Savannah Friday night to improve to 2-0. Penalty flags flew from start to finish during the contest as both teams suffered infractions that hurt their efforts, especially the Knights. And Windsor Forest’s fourth quarter scoring drive was aided…
Read MoreSoftball wins two region games
Jeff Davis High’s softball team took a pair of Region 2-AA wins last week, shutting out Swainsboro 7-0 Tuesday and edging Metter 4-3 Thursday. The wins improved the Lady Jackets’ record to 8-7 overall and 5-2 in the region. Kelsey Parlor went the distance on the mound against Swainsboro, throwing a 3-hit shutout, walking two…
Read MoreCross Country Competes in Milledgeville
The Jeff Davis cross country teams continue to perform well during the early part of the season, having an outstanding performance at the GMC Small School Showcase in Milledgeville. The middle school boys dominated the competition with a 37-point advantage over the second place team Westminister Schools of Augusta and placed three individuals in the…
Read MoreNo Longer A Tree City
I share the sense of outrage Barnie O’Quinn expresses this week in his column at the bottom of this page. There were a lot of people in the Ward I area who, for years, have wanted the 200-plus-year-old oak tree next to Dairy Queen trimmed back (or, as Barnie says “butchered”) so a traffic light…
Read MoreLiving Off The Land — By John Reed
Living Off The Land I learned something new this week. Yes, believe it or not, folks in their seventh decade are capable of learning. Apparently I’ve been growing a cash crop I never knew about. I thought my few fruit trees and boxes of veggies was it. Then there are the grapevines, and then the…
Read MoreCity Qualifying Closes
The candidates are set for the Nov. 5 City of Hazlehurst election. And all three seats are opposed. Qualifying last week to run for mayor were incumbent Bayne Stone and Ward 3 Commissioner Eric Griffin. Qualifying for Griffin’s spot on the council, were Diane Leggett and Johnny Miles. And qualifying for the Ward 4 position…
Read MoreState Board of Elections refers 2015 vote-buying case to Attorney General’s office
The Georgia State Election Board last week voted unanimously to bind the 2015 City of Hazlehurst vote-buying case to the Georgia Attorney General’s office for investigation. In a meeting held Wednesday at the State Capitol Building in Atlanta, SEB Case No. 2015-094 City of Hazlehurst (Jeff Davis County) 21-5-570 was one of 24 cases addressed…
Read MoreShow Your Jacket Pride Homecoming Week
Hazlehurst Rotary Club encourages local merchants to show their Jacket Pride during Homecoming Week. Submit the photo of your decorated business to hazjdcoc1/bellsouth.net by Sept. 16 at noon, make sure you include employees in their Jacket attire! Participation fee is $50 per entry. All proceeds go toward purchasing coats for Jeff Davis County students in…
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