Jayvee Softball Opens Play
Jeff Davis High’s jayvee softball team got its season off to a 3-1-1 start, defeating Wayne County 7-5, rolling over Bacon County 15-5, settling for a 5-5 tie when rain halted the game against Tattnall County, falling 9-0 to Effingham County and winning 7-2 over Pierce County. Against Wayne, Alicia Lilliott homered and drove in…
Read MorePreventable Tragedy — By John Reed
Preventable Tragedy Here we go again. Thirty people dead, dozens more injured when a couple of crazies open fire. A depressingly familiar event. Even more depressing: Those seeking to make political hay out of tragedy. Even before the blood dried, presidential candidates were blaming their opponent rather than the actual shooters. In the same 48…
Read MoreFarmers Get $750,000 Payments
The Trump administration made payments to 43 farming operations in Jeff Davis County to offset farm losses due to President Donald Trump’s tariff war with China. The payments totaled over $750,000, primarily going to 37 cotton farmers in the county. While five payments were made to corn producers, totaling $798, and a $10,546 payment was…
Read MoreMrs. Juanita Winge Branch, 83
Mrs. Juanita Winge Branch, 83, of Hazlehurst, passed away July 31 at South Georgia Health System in Brunswick. Mrs. Branch was born Jan. 29, 1936, in Bacon County to the late Thomas Winge and the late Eula Mims Winge. She was a retired office manager from Ferrell Gas, active member and President of the Pilot…
Read MoreMr. Marvin Osburn, 79
Mr. Marvin Osburn, 79, of Hazlehurst, passed away Aug. 3 at Community Hospice in Vidalia. Mr. Osburn was born March 31, 1940, in Jeff Davis County to the late Horace Osburn and the late Lois Shell Osburn. He was a retired veteran of the United States Air Force and a member of Oak View Baptist…
Read MoreMs. Geneva Dyal Spires, 72
Ms. Geneva Dyal Spires, 72, of Milan, died July 30. A funeral service was held Aug. 2 in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial at Midway Church Cemetery. A native of Jeff Davis County, Ms. Spires was the daughter of the late Bennie and Jewel Turner Dyal and was the wife of…
Read MoreThings We Are Leaving Undone
“….we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone.” That’s a line from the Prayer of Confession we at Hazlehurst First United Methodist Church recite each Sunday morning. I think of that line often during the week, especially the…
Read MoreAll Star Weekend Held
James Earl Cray and GREAT INC. would like to thank the community of Hazlehurst, the city officials, the Jeff Davis Board of Education and all those who have help to make All Star Weekend not only a household name but a successful annual event. Every summer for 15 consecutive years this event has allowed the…
Read MoreHandsome Builds His Own Plane
On July 25, former Hazlehurst resident and Jeff Davis High graduate Joseph Handsome received his air worthiness certificate from the FAA for his amateur built airplane. Joe started building the airplane from plans in 2015 in his garage in Charlotte, N.C. The airplane is a Wittman tailwind w10 based on a design from the 1950s.…
Read MoreMoms In Prayer
Moms, the new school year is here. Start with prayer! Entire communities are transformed when moms gather to pray for children and schools. You were made for such a time as this. All ladies are invited to join us every Monday morning, beginning Aug. 12, from 8:15 – 9:15 am in the social hall at…
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