Commission Changes January Meeting Date
The Board of Commissioners’ regular monthly meeting time for January has been changed from Tuesday, Jan. 8, to Thursday, Jan. 10 at 6 p.m.
Read MoreCity’s Financial Woes Among Top Stories of 2018
A city battling financial difficulties and highly successful high school sports programs were two of the many highlights of the news during 2018. Here’s a look back at some of the news that made the Ledger during the past year: January 3 Jeff Davis High School sports programs lost one of its most faithful volunteers…
Read MoreMr. Robert James Geier, 84
Mr. Robert James Geier, 84, of Hazlehurst, died Dec. 24 at Lumber City Nursing Home. Mr. Geier was born June 27, 1934, to the late Louis John Geier and the late Kathrine Kissling Geier. He worked in maintenance with Olin Wooten Trucking and is preceded in death by his brother, Charles Geier. Wainright-Parlor Funeral Home…
Read MoreMr. George (Shot) Hand, 75
Mr. George (Shot) Hand, 75, of Hazlehurst, died Dec. 29 at Meadows Regional Medical Center in Vidalia. Mr. Hand was born Nov. 20, 1943, in Coffee County to the late Elias Hand and the late Leaty Mae Whittle Hand. He was retired from Southeastern Freight Lines and a member of Hazlehurst Pentecostal Church. He is…
Read MoreMr. Charles E. Kight Sr., 82
Mr. Charles E. Kight Sr., 82, of Baxley, formerly of Hazlehurst, died Dec. 29 at Community Hospice in Vidalia. Mr. Kight was born Nov. 25, 1936, in Jeff Davis County to the late John Earnest Kight and the late Donnie Clifton Kight. He was a veteran of the United States Army, owner of CTC Industrial…
Read MoreMr. Glynn Edwin Miles, 78
Mr. Glynn Edwin Miles, 78, of Reidsville, formerly of Hazlehurst, died Dec. 24 in Tattnall Health Care Center. Mr. Miles was born Oct. 13, 1940, in Jeff Davis County to the late John Edwin Miles and the late Beatrice Harrell Miles. He was the retired owner of Miles Body and Repair Shop and member of…
Read MoreJacket boys are now 10-5
Jeff Davis High’s boys basketball team is a young squad, starting two freshmen, a sophomore and a pair of juniors much of the season. First-year Coach Bo Boatright’s Jackets are 10-5 overall and 3-2 in Region 2-AA. The team is led by junior Ja’Queze Kirby who was named to the Class AA All State Team…
Read MorePoinsettia — By Jennifer T. Miller
Poinsettia Through the holiday season, we celebrate many familiar traditions. One symbol of the holidays that graces the window seals, hearths and tabletops; is the poinsettia. Every time I see a poinsettia, it takes me back to my college days. I worked in the greenhouse at ABAC for several semesters and I came to loathe…
Read More31-year-employee loses insurance, salary
By MARY ANN ANDERSON At last Monday night’s Hazlehurst City Council workshop, Blan Williams, who has worked for the city for more than 31 years, most recently as supervisor of the water and sewer department, made an impassioned plea to the council to help him get several issues resolved regarding a January, 2018, accident when…
Read MoreCouncil Has A Busy Week
By MARY ANN ANDERSON The Hazlehurst City Council was busy last week, passing flurries of motions in the final regularly scheduled workshop and meeting of the year. During Monday night’s work session, a controversial resolution was passed as the result of the media not being informed of a called meeting the previous Thursday. During the…
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