Two Indicted In 2014 Double Murder
The March Term, 2019, Jeff Davis County Grand Jury last week returned true bill, 7-count indictments against Robert Benjamin Brown and Brandon Dante Hardaman for the 2014 shooting death of Mondra Chambers and his mother Mary Chambers in Hazlehurst. And the jury also returned a 6-count indictment against Christopher Thomas Hatton and Joshua Allen Eason…
Read MoreSchools Enhance Security
Traditionally, school systems across the nation have experienced acts of vandalism committed by students after school hours. A warning: don’t try it in Jeff Davis County because someone will surely be watching. At Monday night’s Board of Education meeting, Jeff Davis County Schools Director of Technology Kelly McLoon and Instructional Technology Specialist Tammy Girtman gave…
Read MoreFirst Day Primary School Traffic Logjams
Board of Education Chairman Roger Ogilvie opened Monday’s August board meeting by commending school staff, especially at the primary school, for the work they did at Friday’s opening day of school to deal with severe problems at the primary school when parents came to pick up their children at the end of the day. “It…
Read MoreLeggett Is Ward 3 Candidate
Diane Bass Leggett announced this week she will be a candidate for the Ward 3 post on the Hazlehurst City Council. In making her announcement, Leggett said, “It’s time. It’s time for some different ideas and opinions in our city government.” Leggett has lived in Hazlehurst all of her life. She was married to the…
Read MoreMiles Will Run In Ward 3
Johnny Miles would like to thank Hazlehurst for offering this wonderful opportunity to run as a candidate for Ward 3, with open doors. I was born and raised in Hazlehurst. I worked in the car industry for several years with Woody Folsom and now, I am a small business entrepreneur. I pressure wash cars, houses,…
Read MoreMr. Claude Wayne Deas, 76
Mr. Claude Wayne Deas, 76, of Douglas passed away July 23 at his residence. Mr. Deas was born Nov. 1, 1942, in Hazlehurst, the son of the late Wesley Sikes Deas and Harriet Julia King Deas. Mr. Deas was a retired general manager with Esco Industries and was a member of St. Andrews Anglican Church,…
Read MoreMrs. Paula Anne Hall Hayes, 51
Mrs. Paula Anne Hall Hayes, 51, of Hazlehurst, passed away Aug. 10 at her residence. Mrs. Hayes was born Oct. 25, 1967, in Aiken, S.C., to the late Arnold Hall and the late Linda Farmer Hall. She was a homemaker and a member of Lumber City Church of God. She is preceded in death by…
Read MoreMr. Rodney Mosley, 49
Mr. Rodney Mosley, 49, of Hazlehurst died Aug. 7. He was born July 5, 1970, in Bacon County to the late Danny Mosley and the late Judy Tanner Hall. He was a millwright. Survivors include his daughters, Hallie Hayes and Harley Mosley; siblings, Rhonda Mosley Johnson (Jamie), Jennifer Walls Britten and Josh Taylor; grandmother, Rosa…
Read MoreJackets, Bulldogs Meet In Scrimmage
Jeff Davis and Morgan County high schools’ football coaching staffs got a look at their respective teams last Friday in Madison in their first pre-season scrimmage While scrimmage games are not so much competitions as they are opportunities for coaches to evaluate their players, Morgan came out with a 26-15 edge on the scoreboard. Morgan…
Read MoreLady Jackets Win 2 Of 3
Jeff Davis High’s 2019 softball season got off to a delayed start after the team’s first two games — against Appling County and Bacon County — were rained out. The Lady Jackets played Saturday in the Tattnall County Tournament, defeating Pinewood Christian Academy 7-2 and falling to Bulloch Academy 14-2, and took a 7-5 win…
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