Council Has A Busy Week
By MARY ANN ANDERSON During last week’s workshop and regular session of the Hazlehurst City Council, the mayor and council unanimously passed a flurry of motions resulting from busy albeit rare two-page agendas for each meeting. Among the highlights of last Monday’s work session, Fire Chief Charles Wasdin presided over a pinning ceremony in which…
Read MoreCommission Hears About Insurance
The Jeff Davis County Commission last week heard an update on the newly hired company to handle the county’s health insurance. Timerie Powell went over the procedures used to find the best health care insurer, how the employees had been educated on the benefits package, that an open access website had been created and an…
Read MoreMrs. Emily Wilda Powell, 78
Mrs. Emily Wilda Powell, 78, of Lumber City, died Aug. 13 following a lengthy illness. graveside service was held Aug. 17 at Dodges Chapel Cemetery. A native and lifelong resident of Lumber City, Mrs. Powell was the daughter of the late Homer and Bessie Strickland Sandiford. A homemaker, she was a member of Fishing Creek…
Read MoreMr. Glen Solomon, 52
Mr. Glen Solomon, 52, of Hazlehurst, died Aug. 16 at Appling Health Care in Baxley. Mr. Solomon was born Dec. 19, 1966, in Coffee County. He was a carpenter with the local 256 Carpenters Union and a member of Lighthouse Christian Fellowship. He is preceded in death by his grandmother, “Ma” Jurell Solomon, mother, Patsy…
Read MoreMr. Bennie Lamar Bennett, 63
Services for Mr. Bennie Lamar Bennett, 63, who died Aug. 4, were held Aug. 17 at Bennett Tabernacle Holiness Church. Pastor Reuben Bennett Jr. and Pastor Henry Josey officiated with burial in Francis Chapel Cemetery in McRae. Mr. Bennett (Frog), born in Hazlehurst, was the son of the late Walter and Barbara Ann Bennett. He…
Read MoreLady Jackets win 3 of 6
Jeff Davis High’s softball team had a busy week with six games, winning three of them. The Lady Jackets lost a region game to visiting Bryan County 6-3 Tuesday, fell to Long County 7-2 Wednesday in a non-region game, topped Region 2-AA foe Toombs County 8-2 Thursday, lost a pair of games Wednesday in the…
Read MoreJackets, Pirates scrimmage in Baxley
Appling County outscored Jeff Davis 21-0 last Friday in the final pre-season scrimmage in practice marred by penalties. A lot of the Pirate offense came on broken plays, including a 54-yd. scoring run after a bad snap. The Jackets took the opening kickoff but were unable to move the chains and Britt Metts booted…
Read MoreJayvees top Telfair
Jeff Davis High’s jayvee softball team took a 5-2 win over Telfair County Monday in McRae. Maeleigh Burns led the offense with a triple, a single and two RBI. Peyton Thigpen had two singles and drove in a run, and Tia Cornish added a single. Zoe Spencer had a sacrifice. Caitlyn Banks was the winning…
Read MoreWe Must Support Each Other
Take a good look at this week’s paper. It won’t take you long because it’s only eight pages. The number of pages we have in the Ledger each week is determined by how much advertising revenue we have. When we have lots of ads, we have lots of pages. When the ads are few, the…
Read MoreFollowing The Rules — By John Reed
Following The Rules Last week was the first day of classes for many schools around the state. One school nearby had a real furball on their hands, as they implemented a new dress code. Naturally, despite an entire summer of newspaper articles, reminders on social media, and letters home, more than a hundred students were…
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