Mrs. Merle Beecher Mason, 76
Mrs. Merle Beecher Mason, 76, of Baxley passed away May 13 under the care of Southern Care Hospice. Mrs. Mason was born July 30, 1942, in Appling County to the late Collis “Bay” Beecher and the late Alma Carter Beecher. She was a graduate of Appling County High School Class of 1960 and was a…
Read MoreMrs. Betty Dyal Wommack, 83
Mrs. Betty Dyal Wommack, 83, of Hazlehurst, died May 8 at Cypress Pond Assisted Living Facility in Tifton. Mrs. Wommack was born Sept. 1, 1935, in Jeff Davis County to the late Judge Dyal and the late Mozelle Morris Dyal. She was a retired school teacher with Coffee County Board of Education and member of…
Read MoreJackets Advance to Final Four
Jeff Davis High School’s baseball team has advanced to the Final Four of the Georgia High School Association Class AA State Playoffs for the third straight year, sweeping Social Circle 6-4, 11-1 last Wednesday in Social Circle. The Yellow Jackets took on Bleckley County yesterday (Tuesday) in Cochran to begin the best-of-three series with a…
Read MoreTennis Teams Have Solid Year
Jeff Davis High School girls tennis team finished the year with 20 wins and only 5 losses and went un-defeated in the region. They won region for the 5th consecutive year and finished the season with a final four appearance in state playoffs for the 2nd consecutive year. The girls fell to Bleckley County who…
Read MoreTrack Teams Compete at State Meet
Jeff Davis High’s boys and girls track teams participated in the 2019 GHSA State Meet last week at Berry College in Rome. Top finishers for the girls were Keiana Littleton with third place finishes in the 100 meter dash and triple jump, and Daneshia Wooten with a 3rd in the discus. For the boys, Cedric…
Read MoreMore On Arley Finley — By Tommy Purser
Lately I’ve made some references here to the late Arley Finley. Mr. Finley was one of Hazlehurst’s most well-known personalities for decades. He was not only the Hazlehurst Postmaster for many years, he was active in all sorts of community affairs. He was an active member of First Baptist Church where he was a deacon.…
Read MoreSay What? — By John Reed
Say What? My current work takes me on the road quite a bit. Along the way, I meet and chat with a lot of people, and often I’ll hear a different kind of English spoken…sometimes several versions in a single place. For example, a regular breakfast stop north of town brings me and earful of…
Read MoreGriffin will run for mayor
Eric Griffin this week announced his candidacy for Mayor of Hazlehurst in the Nov. 5, 2019, city election. Griffin has served the last 7 1/2 years as Ward 3 City Commissioner. A native and lifelong resident of Hazlehurst, he is a 1981 graduate of Jeff Davis High School and served in the U.S. Marines. He…
Read MoreRoppe Is New Superintendent
At an April 30 called meeting, the Jeff Davis County Board of Education made it official, unanimously approving Chris Roppe as the new School Superintendent to replace retiring Superintendent Dr. Stan Rentz. Two weeks earlier, the board had announced that Roppe was the lone finalist for the job and then waited the legally required 14…
Read MoreMrs. Linda Walker Hayes, 71
Mrs. Linda Walker Hayes, 71, of Hazlehurst, died May 4 at her residence. Mrs. Hayes was born Nov. 19, 1947, in Jeff Davis County to the late Clifford Walker and the late Loudine Partin Walker. She was a retired U.S. Postal Carrier and a member of Union Springs Baptist Church where she served as Sunday…
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