Mr. Raymond Joseph Daugherty, 92
Mr. Raymond Joseph Daugherty, 92, of Hazlehurst, passed away Oct. 10 at Grace Living Personal Care Home in Woodstock. He was born Oct. 5, 1933, in Akron, Ohio, to the late Giles Francis Daugherty and Margaret Harkins Daugherty. He was the middle child of seven and was immensely proud of his Irish heritage. He graduated…
Read MoreJackets top Bacon 34-17
Jeff Davis High football team spotted Bacon County to early leads of 10-6 and 17-13 lead Friday night in Alma and, from there on out, it was all Jeff Davis as the Jackets improved to 6-1 with a 34-17 Region 1A, Div. 1 victory. Bacon County dropped to 4-3 with the loss. This week Jeff…
Read MoreCross country runs in 3-Rivers Classic
Jeff Davis High’s boys and girls varsity and boys jayvee cross country teams ran in the Three Rivers Cross Country Classic last Thursday in Hazlehurst. Girls Varsity 5K Run 24. Laysie Lewis, 22:41.80; 31. Jade Franco, 40. Christina Wilcox, 44. Aurie Taylor, 47. Graysie Lewis. Team Scores 1. Bleckley County 19 2. Frederica Academy 94…
Read MoreLady Jackets down Vidalia, Lanier
Jeff Davis High Schools softball team ended its regular season last week with a pair of non-region wins to reach the 20-win plateau for the season. The Lady Jackets defeated Vidalia 4-1 last Monday and downed Lanier County 5-2 last Wednesday. Today (Wednesday) Jeff Davis (20-10) hosts Bleckley County (18-5) in a best-of-3 series…
Read MoreTaxes Are Going Up — By Tommy Purser
I don’t remember her name. But I DO remember her attitude. She was from The Government. I suppose she was wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase and announced upon her arrival, “I’m from The Government and I’m here to help.” But that’s just a supposition. I wasn’t there when she arrived and I couldn’t…
Read MoreThank God For Our Children — By Tommy Purser
National Newspaper Week is this month so now is as good as any time to reflect on what has consumed my life for the past 52 years. I came to Hazlehurst to take over the helm of this newspaper in 1973, after a 2-year absence from newspaper work while I worked in the classroom teaching…
Read MoreMarkyla Durden is 2025 Homecoming Queen
Markyla Durden was crowned as the 2025 Jeff Davis High School Homecoming Queen by last year’s Queen A’Sheerah Wright. First runnerup was Kaleah Hamilton and 2nd runnerup was Keishana Johnson. Photos by Lauren Dixon
Read MoreBoard of Elections makes polling changes
The Jeff Davis County Board of Elections has made changes to three polling locations for the Nov. 4 General and Municipal elections. In Denton, voters in District 402 (Ocmulgee II) who previously voted at Denton City Hall, will now vote at the Denton Fire Station at 7 W. Georgia Avenue. City of Hazlehurst voters who…
Read MoreGood Ground launches ‘The Big Give’
As the leaves turn and the holidays draw near, Good Ground Food Pantry & Resource Center, is launching a powerful fall outreach called “The Big Give” — a mission to feed 300 families for Thanksgiving and bless 100 families with Christmas gifts across Jeff Davis County and surrounding areas. For Good Ground, this effort isn’t…
Read MoreJeff Davis has one of state’s top graduation rate
The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) recently released the 2024-2025 statewide high school graduation rate, reporting a 1.8% growth in the four-year graduation rate. According to the GADOE, the 2024 graduation rate rose from 85.4% to 87.2%, an all time high since the state began using an adjusted cohort calculation method which has been required…
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