Mr. Walter Allen Jackson, 82
Mr. Walter Allen Jackson, 82, of Hazlehurst, died May 19 at his residence. Mr. Jackson was born Dec. 21, 1935, in Sanford, Fla., to the late Walter Adrian Jackson and the late Mary J. Thomas Jackson. He was a retired loom mechanic with Hazlehurst Mills and a member of Hazlehurst Church of God. He is…
Read MoreMrs. Patsy Wolfe Anderson
Mrs. Patsy Wolfe Anderson passed away May 11 in Norcross. She was preceded in death by her parents, Hoke and Frances Rackley Wolfe. She is survived by daughter, Sandra Anderson of Brookhaven; son and daughter-in-Law, Andy and Angie Anderson of Uvalda; granddaughter, Cheyenne Anderson of Uvalda; and twin brother, Pat Wolfe and his wife Elizabeth…
Read MoreJackets Sweep Elbert, Eliminated By Berrien
Jeff Davis High’s baseball team saw its season come to an end Tuesday in Nashville as the Jackets lost the best-of-3 series with Berrien County 2-6, 9-3, 1-4. Berrien will face Benedictine in Savannah in the Class AA State Finals. Elbert County’s baseball team came into last week’s third round matchup with Jeff Davis High…
Read MoreHelton Urges Community Support For Football
During the public comments section of last Tuesday’s Jeff Davis County Commission meeting, JDHS Head Football Coach Lance Helton spoke to the commissioners, not to ask for money but, rather, to ask for the commission’s support of the Yellow Jackets football program and for the support of the entire community. Helton said the program was…
Read MoreCommissioners Hear Updates
The Jeff Davis County Commission last week received a mountain of information at its May meeting as representatives of the recreation department, roads department, tourism, the fairgrounds and the Joint Development Authority updated the commissioners on the activities of those departments. Recreation Director Bruce Johns told the commissioners the department’s spring baseball season was winding…
Read MoreSheeler Wins Shot Put Title
Yellow Jacket senior Harrison Sheeler was the only Jeff Davis athlete to take a first place medal in the 2018 Class AA State Track and Field Meet last week in Albany. Wheeler set a school record and personal best — twice — in the shot put and won the title with a throw of 52-3.…
Read MoreAnderson Enjoys Honor Flight
Chilly breezes and the bluest of skies greeted a group of 24 veterans who had gathered at Hunter Army Airfield for a long bus ride to Washington, D.C., for this spring’s Honor Flight Savannah. Among those veterans who had gathered in Savannah on that morning in early May was Roy Anderson of Hazlehurst. Anderson, a…
Read MoreArrests Put Dent In Area Drug Trade
The Southeastern Regional Drug Enforcement Office, along with the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Douglas Coffee Drug Unit, the Douglas Police Department, the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office, the Appling County Sheriff’s Office, and the Jeff Davis Sheriff’s Office on May 1 and 3 executed seven search warrants and four arrest warrants in Coffee and Jeff Davis…
Read MoreBaseball Playoff Venues Were Inadequate
So far this year in the baseball playoffs, the Yellow Jackets have played in four ball parks. By far, the Jackets’ home stadium is the best. It seems little thought was given to parking arrangements at Westside High School. Not only was the walk to and from the field from the small parking area long,…
Read MoreThe Price Of Paradise — John Reed
The Price Of Paradise From everything I’ve heard, Hawaii is a paradise. Lush scenery, warm climate, breathtaking mountains…if you don’t count the typhoons and volcanoes. As the current eruption of Kilauea burns through neighborhoods, my feelings are split between sympathy and disbelief: who would build their house on top of an active volcano? Many of…
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