Ms. Linda Ann Mathews Williams, 71
Ms. Linda Ann Mathews Williams, 71 of Baxley, passed away Sept. 7 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Savannah. Ms. Williams was born May 30, 1947, in Hazlehurst to the late Ernest and Tillie Brooks Mathews. She was a member of Crosby Chapel United Methodist Church and was retired from the United States Department of Agriculture.…
Read MoreBadly Needed Bye Week
It’s bye week for the Jeff Davis High football team and an extra week of rest is something badly needed by the Yellow Jackets. Injuries are at a staggering number as 21 players have been sidelined or seeing diminished playing time as their wounds heel. Coach Lance Helton enumerated the injuries this week. The team…
Read MoreSoftball Team Sweeps Wayne County
Jeff Davis High’s softball teams took a pair of wins over Wayne County Wednesday in a jayvee-varsity doubleheader. The junior varsity won 10-1 in six innings and the varsity took a 9-4 victory. In the Jayvee game, Cara Edwards led the offense, going 3-for-4 with an RBI. Serenity Carter tripled, singled and drove in three…
Read MoreLady Jackets rout Bryan County
Jeff Davis High’s softball team took a pair of 15-0, 3-inning victories over Bryan County last Thursday in Hazlehurst as they rebounded from a 5-1 loss to Bacon County Tuesday in Hazlehurst. In the Lady Jackets’ softball tournament over the weekend, Jeff Davis fell 9-5 to Pinewood Christian as errors led to seven unearned runs…
Read MoreDeja Vu Moments
I went to Tuesday morning’s called city council meeting out of curiosity. I had instant deja vu. The biggest deja vu moments came while accountant Tammy Dyal was giving her report on the dire financial condition of the city. It was the same song, different verse I had heard a year ago as a council…
Read MoreCaveat Lector — By John Reed
Caveat Lector Two Latin quotes in two weeks…bear with me, the reason will become clear. Last week I wrote about how the press is critical to keeping the public informed and the government in check. A lot gets said these days about slanted coverage, and there’s more than a little truth to the accusation. Most…
Read More‘Happy Spending’ Has City In Trouble
By MARY ANN ANDERSON “We are spending too much, and we have to live within our means.” That’s the directive that City of Hazlehurst accountant Tammy Metts Dyal issued to the Hazlehurst City Council during a called meeting on Tuesday morning. During the hour-long meeting, cool heads prevailed although the focus was on the hot…
Read MoreMeeting Slated To Address Downtown Area
A meeting is planned to discuss development in downtown Hazlehurst Sept. 13 at 11:30 a.m. Those interested in future planning for downtown Hazlehurst are invited, especially business owners, property owners and investors located in downtown. JoAnne Lewis, who started the Main Street program in Douglas, and currently serves on the Douglas Downtown Development Authority, will…
Read MoreJackets nip Knights in O.T.
Last Friday night’s Jeff Davis-Windsor Forest football game will go down as one of the most exciting in Yellow Jacket history. The game was tied four times before the homestanding Yellow Jackets escaped with a 41-40 overtime victory. Jeff Davis jumped out to a 13-0 lead only to see the Knights tie the game at…
Read MoreYellow Jacket overtimes
Jeff Davis High School’s football team hasn’t played many overtime games over the years. Before last Friday’s 41-40 overtime win over Windsor Forest, the last time the Jackets went into extra periods was in 2015 when the lost 14-7 to Bryan County. The year before, they also lost in overtime to Bryan County 27-21. It…
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