Rev. Herman Carter, 88
Rev. Herman W. Carter, 88, of Hazlehurst, died Dec. 05 at Wynfield Park Nursing Home in Albany. Rev. Carter was born May 14, 1930, in Jeff Davis County to the late Ralph Carter and the late Ruby Mae Pair Carter. He was a veteran of the United States Navy, retired truck driver with Carolina Freight,…
Read MoreMrs. Wanda Joyce Carver Foskey, 66
Mrs. Wanda Joyce Carver Foskey, 66, of Baxley died Dec. 1. Ms. Foskey was born Sept. 29, 1952, in Coffee County to Charles Alton Carver and the late Gloris Irene Fowler Carver. She was a member of Big Oaks Church of God and was retired from Hazlehurst Mills. In addition to her mother, Ms. Foskey…
Read MoreMrs. Lelia Albertina Borkenhagen McLeod (Tina), 92
Mrs. Lelia Albertina Borkenhagen McLeod (Tina), departed for her Heavenly Home Dec. 8 after a long and joyful life. Nana Mac, as she was affectionately known by most of her family, was born Sept. 17, 1926, in Titusville, Fla., to Albert J. and Leila M. Borkenhagen. After graduating from Jeff Davis High School in Hazlehurst,…
Read MoreMrs. Rhonda Stone Morris, 58
Mrs. Rhonda Stone Morris, 58, of Hazlehurst, died Dec. 05 at her residence. Mrs. Morris was born April 29, 1959 in Chatham County. She was homemaker and is preceded in death by her father, T.R. (Buddy) Stone. Survivors include her husband, Pete Morris; mother, Claudine Googe Stone; son, Taylor Yost; and brother, Randy (Carol) Stone.…
Read MoreMr. J.M. Ricketson,k 88
Mr. J. M. Ricketson, 88, of Denton passed away Dec. 5 at his residence. Mr. Ricketson was born March 30, 1930, in Broxton, the son of the late Robert Taft Ricketson and Fannie Louise Lott Ricketson. He was a farmer and a member of Providence Baptist Church. Mr. Ricketson was preceded in death by his…
Read MoreMr. William L. ‘Bill’ Seebeck, 77
Mr. William L. “Bill” Seebeck, 77, passed away Dec. 3 at East Georgia Regional Medical Center in Statesboro after an extended illness. He was born Feb. 25, 1941, in Hazlehurst to Charlie and Frances Keen Seebeck and lived in this area most of life. He was employed with Winn Dixie, Bi-Lo and IGA grocery stores…
Read MoreJackets Win Two, Drop One
Jeff Davis High’s boys won a pair of Region 2-AA games last week, rolling over Toombs County 85-59 Tuesday in Lyons and getting a big win over ranked Metter Friday in Hazlehurst 78-70. Saturday, the Jackets traveled to the Atlanta Area and played well against a strong team from South Paulding in a boys showcase,…
Read MoreLady Jackets Win Two
Jeff Davis High’s girls won a pair of games last week, defeating Toombs County Tuesday in Lyons 46-43 in overtime and downing Metter at home Friday 47-39. Against Toombs, the Lady Jackets trailed throughout most of the first half, and trailed 21-16 at intermission. In the second quarter, JD had problems with their inside game…
Read MoreWrestlers Finish Second In Lumpkin
The Jeff Davis High School Wrestling team traveled to Lumpkin County this past weekend. The team competed against 16 other teams from North Georgia, in an individual tournament. The team finished 2nd only three points behind Walnut Grove. Below are the top four teams and the individual placers for the Yellow Jackets. John Smith Memorial…
Read MoreLight Up Georgia With Kindness – By Tommy Purser
Do yourself a favor and visit www.LightUpGeorgiaWithKindness.com It’s a heartwarming initiative that is being launched this December “to strengthen and bring together communities with a new annual tradition.” According to an article by Cindi Pickett in GwinnettForum.com, every individual, family, local neighborhood, business and organization is being encouraged to be more intentional in performing acts…
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