Mrs. Camille Lynn ‘Boots’ Kimball, 85
Mrs. Camille Lynn “Boots” Kimball, 85, of Graham, passed away peacefully Sept. 7. She was the devoted wife of the late Charles Foster Kimball Sr., to whom she was married for 41 years. Boots was born Jan. 25, 1940, and grew up in the Graham community of Jeff Davis/Appling County and attended Hazlehurst High School,…
Read MoreMr. Don Darwin Kirkland, 64
Mr. Don Darwin Kirkland, 64, of Hazlehurst, passed away Sept. 14 at East Georgia Regional Medical Center in Statesboro. He was born Nov. 27, 1960, in Jacksonville, Fla., to the late John Darwin Kirkland and Beverly Bond Kirkland. He spent most of his life in Hazlehurst, where he was known for his kind heart and…
Read MoreMr. William ‘Bill’ Newham, 70
Mr. William “Bill” Newham, 70, of Hazlehurst, passed away Sept. 13 at Jeff Davis Hospital. Bill was born Oct. 27, 1954, in Jacksonville, Fla., to the late Raymond Newham and Geneva Hazlip Newham. After graduating high school, he proudly joined the United States Army, where he served for 20 years and retired as a drill…
Read MoreMr. Bobby Overstreet, 68
Mr. Bobby Overstreet, 68, of Hazlehurst passed away Sept. 9 at his residence. Mr. Overstreet was born Nov. 23, 1956, in Appling County to the late Evans Overstreet Sr. and the late Cleo Jewell Yawn Overstreet. He was a retired contractor with Local 256. Bobby enjoyed hunting and watching old tv shows, especially the Andy…
Read MoreLady Jackets sweep Lady Hurricanes
Jeff Davis High’s Lady Jacket softball team had few problems sweeping Fitzgerald last week in a 3-game region series, defeating the Lady Hurricanes 17-1, 10-0 and 11-3. In the series opener in Fitzgerald, the Lady Jackets needed only 3 innings to run-rule the Lady Hurricanes. JD had 13 hits, five for extra bases including Ava…
Read More9th Annual Southern Georgia Cross Country Championships
The Jeff Davis cross country program hosted the 9th Annual Southern Georgia XC Championships. The meet has grown to be one of the largest and most competitive meets in south Georgia over the last nine years. The event brought in 25 high school teams and 12 middle school teams from all over southern Georgia. Richmond…
Read MoreNobody Cooks Anymore — By John Reed
Nobody Cooks Anymore At least it seems that way. We seem to have more restaurants, fast food joints, and food trucks per capita than most small towns. Even as I write this two legacy local names (Smith’s, Rebel/Googe’s) and a national chicken outlet (Zaxby’s) have opened or soon will. Sure, the county’s population has surged…
Read MoreSchool board meets
At Monday night’s meeting of the Jeff Davis County Board of Education, Primary School Principal Dr. Shelly McBride recognized one student from each homeroom for good behavior. Recognized were Brittany Acosta Trejo, Rafael Barrios, Evie Brantley, Sabrina Brown, Bryn Bullard, Allison Caballero-Quijada, Adriana Cabrera, Joseph Carroll, Kambree Carter, Kimber Carter, Kashden Chapman, Andrea DeLaCruz Rubio,…
Read MoreFour inducted into Hall of Fame
MC Jim Sewell Four more people were inducted into the Jeff Davis High Football Hall of Fame at Saturday evening’s Legends Gala 2025 held at the school system’s Multi-Purpose Ag Center. Inducted were former player and coach the late Cecil Morris from the 1950s-1960s, lineman Frank Bragg from the 1970s, Ricardo Williams from the…
Read MoreJD offensive line named Line of Distinction
Jeff Davis High’s offensive line was recognized this week by Georgia High School Football Daily as a Line of Distinction for the effort put forth last Friday night against Tattnall County. The seven players cleared the way for Jacket runners to pick up 521 yards rushing and nine touchdowns in the 63-21 victory. Members of…
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