Proud of Our Hospital
What Tammy Mims, the Jeff Davis Hospital Authority and the hospital staff have accomplished over the past few years is remarkable. In 2014 the hospital was losing lots of money. Four years later, it is on track to earn a $1.4 million profit this year. The behavioral health center opening will address a growing need…
Read More800 Runners Compete In Hazlehurst
The Jeff Davis Cross Country programs hosted the Second Annual Southern Georgia Cross Country Championship last Thursday, with 17 middle school and 27 high school teams from all over south Georgia. Over 800 MS and HS runners competed. Teams as far as Brunswick, Warner Robins, and Thomasville traveled to compete in what is quickly becoming…
Read MoreJackets Fall 24-17 to Bacon County
Jeff Davis High School’s football players played like they were in a fog most of the evening Friday night in Alma, as mental errors wreaked havoc on their play almost from start to finish. The result was a 24-17 win for previously winless (0-4) Bacon County over the previously unbeaten (4-0) Yellow Jackets. It was…
Read MoreMrs. Mildred Williams Tompkins, 82
Mrs. Mildred Williams Tompkins, 82, of Lumber City, died Sept. 22 at her daughter’s residence. Mrs. Tompkins was born March 19, 1936, in Telfair County to the late Corda Williams and the late Bonnell Rewis Williams. She was a retired lunchroom worker with Telfair County Board of Education and a member of Lumber City Church…
Read MoreMrs. Evelyn Ware Varnadoe, 81
Mrs. Evelyn Ware Varnadoe, 81, of Hazlehurst, died Sept. 9 in Honduras. Mrs. Varnadoe was born June 2, 1937, in Honduras. Survivors include her husband, Mitchell Varnadoe of Nichols; daughter, Cindy Cabral of Clear Water, Fla.; son, Mitchell Varnadoe Jr. of Nichols; sister, Melida Terry of Hazlehurst; brother, Robert Ware of Honduras; four grandchildren; two…
Read MoreRev. Curtis Lee Selph, 58
The Rev. Curtis Lee Selph, 58, of Hazlehurst, died Sept. 23 at Community Hospice House in Vidalia. Mr. Selph was born July 11, 1960, in Appling County. He was a retired school bus driver employed with Jeff Davis County Board of Education and a member of House of Praying Church. He is preceded in death…
Read MoreLady Jackets Wrap Up Regular Season
Jeff Davis High wrapped up its 2018 Region 2-AA softball schedule last week, squeaking by Vidalia 5-4 last Tuesday in Vidalia and downing Swainsboro 6-0 in Hazlehurst to secure the top seed for the region playoffs. Monday, the Lady Jackets hosted Telfair County and fell 11-1. Jeff Davis finished the regular season with a 17-9…
Read MoreMrs. Harriett Hulett Brown, 86
Mrs. Harriett Hulett Brown, 86, of Lumber City, died Sept. 21 at Lumber City Nursing Home. Mrs. Brown was born Dec. 2, 1931, in Telfair County to the late Duncan Hulett and Eliza Roberson Hulett. She was a homemaker and member of Lumber City Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her husband, Guy…
Read MoreMs. Elnora Harris Curry, 56
Services for Ms. Elnora Harris Curry, 56, who died Sept. 5 at her residence in Atlanta under the care of Homem Nurse Home Care, were held Sept. 22 at Big Bethel Baptist Church with the Rev. C.D. Johnson officiating. Ms. Curry was born Dec. 24, 1961, to the late Lola Mae Harris and Mark Harris.…
Read MoreMr. Ronald Griffin, 69
Miles Funeral Home in Hazlehurst announces the graveside service for Mr. Ronald Griffin, 69, of Hazlehurst, who passed away Sept. 18. Services were held Sept. 20 in Palms Memorial Garden Cemetery on the Lumber City Highway with the Rev. Jinker Horton officiating. Mr. Griffin was born in Appling County. He was the son of the…
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