Shop Local This Season — By Rhea Landholm
Shop local this season By Rhea Landholm, Center for Rural Affairs This holiday season, will you be among 83 percent of consumers who plan to do some portion of their holiday shopping at a small, independently owned retailer or restaurant? These types of businesses are what keep our small communities thriving. Up and down rural…
Read MoreFinances Top City’s Agenda
By MARY ANN ANDERSON In a break from standard procedure, most of last week’s agenda items for the Hazlehurst City Council were approved in Tuesday night’s monthly work session instead of Thursday night’s regular meeting. Most items were timely and needed to be voted on before the Thursday meeting, Mayor Bayne Stone explained to the…
Read MoreCounty To Ask For Bids On Farmers Market
After months of working with government funding officials, the Jeff Davis County Commission has finally received the go-ahead to solicit bids for the new Jeff Davis County Farmers Market to be located at the Baxley Highway recreation complex. At last Tuesday night’s short commission meeting, the commissioners authorized County Administrator Keith Carter to seek the…
Read MoreGrand Jury Returns Indictments
The Jeff Davis County Grand Jury last week returned 10 true bill indictments during a session. Jeffery Lavon Chambers and Nacarvas Kemell Chambers were indicted with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute in connection with an Oct. 12 arrest. Jeffery Lavon Chambers was charged with sale of methamphetamine and sale of marijuana. Both charges…
Read MoreMrs. Eliza Jane Drayton, 79
Services for Mrs. Eliza Jane Drayton, 79, who died Nov. 8, were held Nov. 17 at Kirkland Grove Missionary Baptist Church. Pastor Reuben Bennett Jr. served as eulogist and Pastor Gwaine Davis Sr. presided. Burial was in the church cemetery. Mrs. Drayton was born Oct. 8, 1939, in Halifax, Va., to the late Phillip and…
Read MoreMrs. Estelle Douglas Powell, 97
Mrs. Estelle Douglas Powell, 97, of Graham, passed away Nov. 17 in Appling Health Care. Mrs. Powell, the daughter of the late Steven Douglas and Mattie Hutchinson Douglas, was a native of Jeff Davis County. She was a seamstress formerly employed with Hazlehurst Manufacturing Co., and a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church. She was…
Read MoreWrestlers Get Off To Good Start
The Jeff Davis High School Wrestling Team started their season Saturday in Watkinsville. The team faced Elbert County, Oconee County, Harlem, White County, and Clarkston. With a second place finish the team’s only loss was to Elbert in the first match of the day, then bouncing back to defeat the other four teams. The coaches…
Read MoreHollywood Stars — & — Is No One Safe?
President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence both made visits to Georgia during this year’s gubernatorial election to prop up the chances of Trump admirer Brian Kemp. It’s hard to say whether or not their visits helped but Kemp did win. But he certainly didn’t win by as big a margin as he was…
Read MorePoppies — By County Agent Jennifer Miller
Poppies As we observe Veterans Day we remember all of those who have given their lives in war. This past week I took some time to look at the Veterans Memorial here by my office. The memorial looks amazing. Over the last few months I have seen it transformed. All those involved with the project…
Read MoreTime Will Tell — By John Reed
Time Will Tell We’re all in such a hurry. As technology has improved, every aspect of our lives seems to have speeded up. We drive faster, communicate faster, and grow up faster. Ask any teacher about their kids now compared to even 10 years ago. So it’s no surprise we expect to know last week’s…
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