Stone Gets Permission To Sign Lease
By MARY ANN ANDERSON One of the first orders of business during last Monday night’s work session of the Hazlehurst City Council was to authorize Mayor Bayne Stone to formally sign a three-year lease contract with Jeff Davis Hospital to rent the building that previously housed Dr. Sidney P. Johnson’s medical practice. In late 2018,…
Read MoreTwo Indicted In Family Pet’s Death
Two Hazlehurst men were indicted last week by the Jeff Davis County Grand Jury and accused of shooting a family’s pet dog Dec. 30, 2018, on Kendall Stone Road, paralyzing the dog which led to it being euthanized. Michael George Walls and Marvin Wilson were named in a five-count indictment. Both were charged with aggravated…
Read MoreFormer Commissioner James Tate Dies
Former Jeff Davis County Commissioner James Dockery Tate of Snipesville died Jan. 13 at his residence at the age of 90. A native of Lumpkin County, Mr. Tate lived almost all of his life in Jeff Davis County. He represented the Whitehead District on the Jeff Davis County Board of Commissioners for many years. A…
Read MoreMrs. Margarette Claxton Chavis, 82
Mrs. Margarette Claxton Chavis, 82, of Hazlehurst, died Jan. 19 at her residence. Mrs. Chavis was born May 12, 1936, in Toombs County to the late James Elry (Jack) Claxton and the late Janie McNair Claxton. She was a retired executive secretary with Hamlet and Rockingham Housing in North Carolina. She was a member of…
Read MoreMrs. JoAnn Lynn Hutcheson, 59
Mrs. JoAnn Lynn Hutcheson, 59, of Hazlehurst, died Jan. 20 at Augusta University Hospital. Mrs. Hutcheson was born July 23, 1959, in Pottsville, Penn., to the late Malvern Robert Bitting Sr. and the late Evelyn Wall Bitting. She was previously employed with Alco and was a member of Satilla Free Will Baptist Church. Survivors include…
Read MoreRev. Grady Selph, 85
Miles Funeral Home in Hazlehurst announces the funeral for the Rev. Grady Selph, 85, of Brooklet formerly of Hazlehurst, who passed away Jan. 15. Services were held Jan. 18 in North Gate Baptist Church. The Rev. Kenneth Harrellson officiated with burial in Hazlehurst City Cemetery. Rev. Selph was born in Milan. He was the son…
Read MoreMr. James Dockery Tate, 90
Mr. James Dockery Tate, 90, died Jan. 13 at his residence. Mr. Tate was born Nov. 22, 1928, in Lumpkin County to the late Emory Tate and the late Lula Dockery Tate. He was a farmer and served as a long-term member of Jeff Davis County Commissioners and chairman and board member of ASCS (FSA).…
Read MoreCagers Drop Key Games
Jeff Davis High’s twin basketball losses in Metter Friday night were crucial to both the boys and girls teams’ runs to get the No. 4 spot in the Region 2-AA standings. Coach Nicki Perry’s girls had defeated Metter earlier in the season in Hazlehurst by a score of 47-39. But Friday night the Lady Tigers…
Read MoreThree Named All State
The Jeff Davis High School Band and Band Director Charles Westman congratulate Abby Toler, Shelby Kerns, and Shelby Kertz on their acceptance to the Georgia All-State Honor Band tto be held at the Classic Center in Athens Feb. 28-March 2. This is the first time in Jeff Davis High School Band history that three students…
Read MoreSavannah’s Shining Star
It’s a well known fact around Georgia that the City of Savannah has a crime problem. I love Savannah and have never experienced any problems during my frequent visits there, most times to visit my daughter and son-in-law who live in nearby Richmond Hill and work in Chatham County. I traveled to Savannah last Friday…
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