Lady Jackets win four straight
Jeff Davis High’s softball team has turned around a lackluster 2-3 start into a 6-3 record with a 4-game win streak last week. They started the streak Tuesday with 17-0 and 13-0 spankings of St. Vincent’s Academy in a Savannah doubleheader. Wednesday, they defeated Telfair 5-3 to improve to 5-3 and Thursday topped Vidalia 6-3…
Read More“Done Deal” Isn’t So Done
Members of the Hazlehurst City Council attended last Tuesday’s meeting of the Jeff Davis County Commission where Mayor Bayne Stone gave a presentation on his plans to build a facility to house this area’s Georgia State Patrol station. While Stone asked the commissioners to authorize him and Commission Chairman Jerry Wooten to open a $500,000…
Read MoreQuis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes? – By John Reed
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Who watches the watchers? The Roman poet Juvenal asked that question nearly 20 centuries ago, yet it’s just as relevant today. Even Libertarians will concede one of the absolutes of government is to provide for the common defense of the nation. Most democracies leave the jobs of external defense to the…
Read MoreSchool Board Honors Lewis
Jeff Davis County Roads Department Supervisor Robert Lewis is earning a reputation as a team player who does everything he can for the betterment of Jeff Davis County. And at the Jeff Davis County Board of Education’s August meeting, School System Transportation Director Alvin Merritt publicly expressed his appreciation for Lewis’ work by honoring him…
Read MoreCity of Hazlehurst Has Short Meeting
The August regular meeting of the Hazlehurst City Council was short and sweet, clocking in at under 20 minutes, with Mayor Bayne Stone leading the council quickly through the agenda. To kick off the meeting, Andrea Taylor of the Joint Development Authority addressed the council, pointing out that a promised incentive package from the City…
Read MoreMrs. Velma Irene Crosby Walker, 91
Miles Funeral Home in Hazlehurst announces the funeral for Mrs. Velma Irene Crosby Walker, 91, of Baxley, formerly of McRae, who passed away Aug. 14. Services were held Aug. 17 in Eureka Baptist Church. The Rev. Charles Carter officiated with burial in Riverside Cemetery near Lumber City. Mrs. Walker was born in Jeff Davis County.…
Read MoreJackets Top Glenn Hills 35-6
Jeff Davis High got its football season off on the right foot in Augusta Friday night as the Yellow Jackets took a 35-6 victory over Glenn Hills in a non-region game. The game was never seriously in doubt as the Jacket down linemen controlled the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball. The…
Read MoreLady Jackets Win 2 of 3
Jeff Davis High’s softball team won two of three games last week to move its record to 2-3. The Lady Jackets routed Toombs County Thursday in Hazlehurst 12-0 in four innings, moving their Region 2-AA record to 1-1. And they split a pair of non-region games Saturday in Hazlehurst, falling 3-1 to Jones County and…
Read MoreCross Country Teams Sweep Winnersville Classic
The Jeff Davis High and Middle schools cross country teams dominated the Winnersville Cross Country Classic Saturday in Valdosta as both the girls and boys teams from both school won their events. The highlight of the meet was the middle school girls team scoring a perfect score of 15 by finishing with the first five…
Read MoreJayvees Win Two In Douglas
Jeff Davis High’s jayvee softball team won both their 5-inning games in the Coffee County Jayvee Tournament Saturday in Douglas. The Lady Jackets topped Brunswick 5-3 and Coffee 4-3. In both games, JD gave up three runs in the first inning and rallied to win. Against Brunswick, Serenity Carter had a triple, a single and…
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