Mrs. Gertrude Newman McLoon, 90
Mrs. Gertrude Newman McLoon, 90, of Hazlehurst, died April 16 at Jeff Davis Hospital. Mrs. McLoon was born Dec. 24, 1928, in Plant City, Fla., to the late Eddie Dalton Newman and the late Myrtice Shoemake Newman. She was a retired beautician and a member of Elizabeth Missionary Baptist Church. She is preceded in death…
Read MoreJackets sweep East Laurens
Jeff Davis High swept East Laurens 10-2 and 13-0 last week in the first round of the state baseball playoffs. The wins improved the Jackets’ record to 24-4 and they host Fitzgerald Thursday in a doubleheader in a best-of-three second round series. Fitzgerald defeated Jefferson County 11-1, 15-1 last week. In other action involving Region…
Read MoreSoccer boys defeat Dodge
For the second straight year, the Jeff Davis boys soccer team won in a thrilling fashion against the Dodge County Indians last Friday. The Yellow Jackets took on Dodge County in the first round of the Georgia High School Association State Playoffs. Jeff Davis went down early with a goal in the 8th minute to…
Read MoreMr. Homer Lee Hall, 75
Services for Mr. Homer Lee Hall, 75, were held April 20 at Tallahassee Missionary Baptist Church where Pastor James Earl Cray officiated with burial at Hall-Wilcox Cemetery. Mr. Hall, a native of Jeff Davis County, was the son of the late Robert Hall and the late Ozie McDew Hall. His siblings, Grace, Juanita, Dora, and…
Read MoreStreet Names — By Tommy Purser
Ever wonder how some of our streets got their names? Cromartie Street is an easy one, named after the Hazlehurst state legislator who introduced legislation to create Jeff Davis County out of parts of Appling and Coffee counties. He intended to name the county Cromartie County but the law prohibited a county being named after…
Read MoreViolets — By Jennifer Miller
Violets I grew up out in the country. My daddy’s land was bordered on one side by a creek and on the back side by a slough that shortly meets with the Altamaha River. As a kid, I spent countless hours rambling in the woods with my siblings. There were two interesting flowers that grew…
Read MoreA Few Easter Thoughts By John Reed
A Few Easter Thoughts When the first Easter occurred, Christians were scorned, vilified, even killed for their beliefs. Two thousand years later, that’s still true. Here, secular politicians and media pundits make fun of those who follow a moral path based on scripture. Things are much riskier in many other countries, as recent events in…
Read MoreCouncil Making Room For Cremains
By MARY ANN ANDERSON Ashes to ashes. Dust to dust. That could have been the title for an agenda item during last week’s April meeting of the Hazlehurst City Council. The council offered lengthy discussions during both Monday night’s work session and Thursday night’s regular session on updating the cemetery ordinance to focus more on…
Read MoreMr. R.D. Farmer, 76
Mr. R.D. Farmer, 76, of Hazlehurst, died April 16 at Meadows Regional Medical Center in Vidalia. Mr. Farmer was born Jan. 30, 1943, in Bibb County to the late Roe Dallas Farmer and the late Christine Laura Newham Farmer. He was a veteran of the United States Navy serving during Vietnam Conflict and retired from…
Read MoreMrs. Gene Wood McDowell, 82
Mrs. Gene Wood McDowell, 82, of Hazlehurst, died April 17 at Jeff Davis Hospital. Mrs. McDowell was born Sept. 15, 1936, in Jeff Davis County to the late Glenn Wood and the late Ola B. Williams Wood. She was a retired nurse and member of Mt Zion Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by…
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