Jackets Are Region Champs
Jeff Davis High’s baseball team wrapped up the 2019 Region 2-AA championship last week with a 3-0 win over Bacon County Wednesday in Hazlehurst. The Jackets enter the state playoffs with a 22-4 record. They finished 15-3 in region play to win their second region title in three years. The three game series with Bacon…
Read MoreBoys Soccer Plays Friday
Jeff Davis High’s boys soccer team finished the regular season 12-5-1. The Yellow Jackets finished back to back seasons with double digit wins. Yellow Jackets go into the GHSA state playoffs as the Region 2-AA #4 seed. They will take on the Dodge County Indians in the first round of the GHSA state playoffs. Yellow…
Read MoreGirls Advance To Elite 8
Jeff Davis High School’s girls tennis team advanced to the Elite 8 in the 2019 Georgia High School Association state playoffs. The JD boys, however, were eliminated from play 3-0 by Early County in the second round. The Jackets opened the playoffs with a 3-0 victory over East Laurens. The Lady Jackets opened playoff play…
Read MoreSHHH…. by John Reed
SHHH… Is there ever a time when the public DOESN’T have a “right to know”? With the arrest of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange last week, the topic of government secrets, hacking, and the ethics of secrecy once again gets into the open. To some he’s a hero for exposing official and corporate misconduct; to others,…
Read MoreRoppe Is Sole Finalist For Superintendent
The Jeff Davis County Board of Education unanimously selected Jeff Davis High Principal Chris Roppe as the sole finalist for Superintendent of Schools to replace Dr. Stan Rentz who will retire at the end of the school year. The action was taken at Monday’s April board meeting. In bringing up the matter, Board Chairman Roger…
Read MoreBoard Recognizes Coach Glass
The Jeff Davis County Board of Education Monday night recognized JDHS Baseball Coach Paul Glass for achieving his 400th victory in the Yellow Jacket baseball program. Athletic Director Roger Metts addressed the board, explaining that Glass achieved the milestone in 20 years as a head coach, all at Jeff Davis High School. He said it…
Read MoreSpend Your Tax Refund At Home
April 15 has come and gone and with it the tax season. Many have received tax refunds and are contemplating what to do with the proceeds. One opportunity can take that refund from the past year and provide great benefits for the future. Donate the refund to Jeff Davis Hospital through the Georgia Heart Rural…
Read MoreWilliam Alton Hays Jr., M.D., 77
William Alton Hays Jr., M.D., 77, husband of Dr. Sylvia Knight Hays, died April 9 in Athens. Born in Hazlehurst, Bill was the son of the late William Alton Hays Sr. and Mary Nell Adams Hays and brother of the late Anne Hays Dennard. Dr. Hays attended Emory University School of Medicine and practiced psychiatry…
Read MoreMr. James W. Rowell, 74
Mr. James W. Rowell, 74, of Baxley, died April 12 at Jeff Davis Hospital. Mr. Rowell was born March 19, 1945, in Jeff Davis County to the late J.W. Rowell and the late Sadie McNeal Rowell. He was retired from Hazlehurst Mills. Survivors include his wife Joan Yawn Rowell of Baxley; sons, Gary Rowell of…
Read MoreMr. Brandon Lee Stephens, 25
Mr. Brandon Lee Stephens, 25, of Hazlehurst died April 6. Mr. Stephens was born Jan. 21, 1994, in Toombs County. He was making his home in Hazlehurst and was a student attending Coastal College of Georgia. Survivors include his mother, Jennifer Dyal Lowe of Hazlehurst; father, Richard Stephens of Hazlehurst; sisters, Haley Stephens of Hazlehurst…
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