Council meets without proper notification
By TOMMY PURSER Editor-Publisher The Hazlehurst City Council was forced to rescind action taken last Thursday at a called meeting that was not announced as required by law. Or perhaps not. Council members met Thursday afternoon but failed to send notice of the meeting to the local newspaper as required by the Georgia Open Meetings…
Read MoreConflict continues
Long-simmering conflicts between the Jeff Davis County Commission and the Jeff Davis County Board of Assessors continued last week at the commission’s December meeting. Issues began during the Public Comments section of the meeting when David Desousa of the Tax Assessors Board gave the commissioners copies of a contract with Georgia Mass Appraisal Solutions and…
Read MoreMrs. Judy Wooten Robinson, 77
Mrs. Judy Wooten Robinson, 77, of Hazlehurst, died Dec. 12 at Hazlehurst Court Care. Mrs. Robinson was born in Coffee County to the late Eddie Clyde Wooten and the late Cora Bell Kight Wooten. She was a homemaker and a member of Southside Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by a brother, Charles Bryant…
Read MoreMr. William Archie (W.A.) Shuman Jr., 86
Mr. William Archie (W.A.) Shuman Jr., 86, of Hazlehurst, died Dec. 10 at Navicent Health in Macon. Mr. Shuman was born May 7, 1932, in Brantley County to the late William Archie Shuman Sr. and the late Mary Ella Altman Shuman. He was a veteran of the United States Army, retired from GAF Corporation and…
Read MoreMrs. Mattie Lee Hearn Thompson, 98
Mrs. Mattie Lee Hearn Thompson, 98, of Hazlehurst, died Dec. 9 at her residence. Mrs. Thompson was born May 13, 1920, in Wheeler County to the late Peter Peacock Hearn and the late Rosa Lee Sears Thompson. She was a housewife and member of Shiloh Methodist Church. She is preceded in death by her husband,…
Read MoreMr. Brad Walters, 84
Mr. Brad Walters, 84, of Hazlehurst, died Dec. 9 at his residence. Mr. Walters was born Sept. 14, 1934, in Jeff Davis County to the late Marcellus G. Walters and the late Mamie Lou Colson Walters. He was a retired farmer, retired from Hazlehurst Auto Parts and member of Union Springs Baptist Church. He is…
Read MoreLeadership Changes — By Tommy Purser
I think I was 20 years ahead of my time when, 30 years ago, I lamented the fact that many of our elected officials were more interested in not raising taxes than they were in providing our community what it deserved. At one time, decades ago, members of the county commission refused to raise taxes…
Read MoreBoard Okays Bond Sale
The Jeff Davis County Board of Education Monday night approved three bond resolutions to allow the school system to proceed with improvements approved by voters in the most recent Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (E-SPLOST) referendum. Bond Attorneys Jon Pannell and Bill Kemp discussed the bond sales with the board. Kemp explained the…
Read MoreSchool To Join USA High School Clay Target League
Members of the Jeff Davis County Board of Education want to arm students ….. in a safe, responsible manner through participation in the USA High School Clay Target League. At Monday night’s board meeting, the proposal of establishing a clay target team at Jeff Davis High School was suggested by Board member Andy Ramay and…
Read MoreHe Came For One Year, Stayed Here 53
By MARY ANN ANDERSON When Dr. Sidney Johnson hangs up his stethoscope, takes down his shingle, and closes his office on December 18, he’ll end his medical practice that began in Hazlehurst more than five decades ago. “It’s past time to retire,” says Johnson, who is Hazlehurst’s oldest and longest practicing physician. “It’s too hard…
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