Grand Jury Returns Indictments
The September Term, 2018, Jeff Davis County Grand Jury returned four indictments last week. Nicholas Jamal McCall was indicted on a charge of sale of methamphetamine on March 21, 2018. Christopher Trai McCall was charged with violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act, trafficking methamphetamine and possession of marijuana, less than an ounce. The first…
Read MoreMr. Earl James Haggard, 85
Mr. Earl James Haggard, 85, of Lumber City, died March 11 at his residence. Mr. Haggard was born Jan. 25, 1934, in Tahlequah, Okla., to the late Jess James Haggard and the late Dolly Belle Hale Haggard. He was a retired veteran of the United Sates Army serving tours in Vietnam, Korea, Germany and Greece…
Read MoreMrs. Barbara Orvilla Huffman Mason, 77
Mrs. Barbara Orvilla Huffman Mason, 77, died March 4 at Lumber City Nursing Home. Mrs. Mason was born in Trenton, N.J., to the late Orville R. Huffman and the late Margaret Anna Knechel Huffman. She was a housewife and is preceded in death by her husband, William Harold Mason. Survivors include sons, William H. Mason…
Read MoreMrs. Vermell Daniels Towns, 83
Mrs. Vermell Daniels Towns, 83, of Hazlehurst, died March 6 at her residence. Mrs. Towns was born Aug. 27, 1935, in Odom to the late Dave Madison Daniels and the late Bealer Channell Daniels. She was retired from Hazlehurst Mills and a member of Satilla Free Will Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by…
Read MoreMr. Phillip Ray Tysinger, 71
Mr. Phillip Ray Tysinger, 71, of Lumber City, died March 9 in Jeff Davis Hospital. Mr. Tysinger was born July 26, 1947, in Whiteville, N.C., to the late Tony and Irene King Tysinger. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force, landscaper and member of Lumber City Methodist Church. Survivors include son and…
Read MoreMrs. Geraldine Mason Williams, 56
Services for Mrs. Geraldine Mason Williams, 56, who died March 3, were held March 9 at Bennett Tabernacle Church. Elder Eddie Harmon was eulogist. Mrs. Williams was born July 5, 1962, in Hawkinsville to Willie Mason (deceased) and Bessie Mae Thomas (Ms. Mary). She grew up in Hazlehurst and attended schools in the Jeff Davs.…
Read MoreJackets Sweep Metter
Jeff Davis High played its first Region 2-AA 3-game series last week, sweeping Metter in a series that had to be delayed by rain. The Jackets opened with a 9-0 win in Metter Thursday, and swept a Friday double-header 14-3 and 9-3. The Jacket bats were hot as Jeff Davis collected 35 hits in the…
Read MoreTennis girls continue to roll
Jeff Davis High School’s tennis teams hosted Tattnall County March 4. The boys won 4-1 and the girls won 5-0. JDH traveled to Swainsboro March 6. The boys again won 4-1 and the girls again won 5-0. The Yellow Jackets have three more region opponents to play in the upcoming weeks in order to solidify…
Read MoreJayvees split games
Jeff Davis High’s jayvee baseball team took a 12-1 win over Vidalia Wednesday in Vidalia and fell 12-5 to Appling County in a 10-inning game Saturday in Hazlehurst. Against Vidalia, Ethan Hulett was 5-for-5 at the plate with two RBIs to lead the victory. Cole Baucom had a double, a single and an RBI, Cam…
Read MoreA City In Chaos
I worked on and supported the roundabouts project near our schools. At the time, I assumed the city would do the work as was engineered and approved by the council, the Georgia Department of Transportation, and State Sen. Blake Tillery who helped me secure a grant to fund much of the cost of the project.…
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