Four Dies in Fiery Crash
Four people died last Thursday in a fiery two-vehicle crash on the Lumber City Highway not far outside the city limits of Hazlehurst. According a Georgia State Patrol Accident Report, Nicholas Russ Coleman, 26, of Lumber City, was driving a 2012 Chevrolet Avalanche north on State Route 27 (Lumber City Highway) in the right lane…
Read MoreMr. John Douglas Looney, 82
Mr. John Douglas Looney, 82, of Rochester, N.Y., passed away March 24 at Strong Memorial Hospital. Mr. Looney was born March 31, 1942, in Johnson City, Tenn. He was a hard worker who was very successful and achieved all the goals he set for himself, graduating from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a degree…
Read MoreMr. Mark Durden Rowland, 89
Mr. Mark Durden Rowland, 89, of Griffin passed away March 28. Mark was born July 29, 1935. His parents, George Rowland and Ocie Key Rowland; wife Charlotte Kimbrel Rowland; sisters Nadine Rowland and Georgia Mae Broach; and son Scott Rowland preceded him in death. Mark served in Vietnam before retiring from the U.S Navy and…
Read MoreMrs. Joy Keller Peebles, 91
Mrs. Joy Keller Peebles, 91, of Alpharetta, passed away March 23 at Wellstar North Fulton Medical Center. She was born June 11, 1933, in Abbeville, Ala., to the late Charles Spurgeon and Eunice Byrd Oldacre Keller. She grew up in Abbeville and later attended college at Auburn University. She married Grover Peebles Jr. in 1951…
Read MoreJackets get another 3-game sweep
The Yellow Jacket baseball team gets a week off of region play this week but on the schedule are three worthy opponents. Yesterday (Tuesday) the Yellow Jackets hosted Class AAAA Wayne County (19-3), Wednesday they travel to Cochran to play Class A/1 Bleckley County (13-7) and Friday they’ll go to Vidalia to play the always…
Read MoreSnipesville holds New Year’s Day Celebration
Folks gathered in Snipesville New Year’s Day to enjoy good food, a parade and each other at the annual event held to raise funds for the community fire station. Above Thomas Kirkland (right) auctions off a cake with the help of Jerry Wooten, below kids enjoy a ride and at right cooks show off a…
Read MoreMr. Herndon — By Tommy Purser
This sudden snap of cold weather got me to thinking about my sixth grade teacher, Mr. Herndon. At least that’s what I recall his name being. Sixth grade has been a long time ago for me. Mr. Herndon was a tall man, and the only male teacher I had before I hit high school. He…
Read MoreA Brighter Future Ahead — By John Reed
A Brighter Future Ahead I’ve been absent here in recent weeks as travel, family, and work have taken precedence. I’ll try to do better in the new year, but you know how resolutions go… I was privileged recently to visit Argentina. Most Americans think all of Latin America is filled with short, brown men with…
Read MoreSellers, Beach earn All-State honors
Two members of the 2024 Jeff Davis High School football team earned All-State Honors in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Class A, Divison 1 All State Team. Defensive back La’Trell Sellers, a 6′-2″, 210 lb. junior, was named to the First Team All State Defense. And senior quarterback Colby Beach was named an Honorable Mention All-State selection.…
Read MoreCounty, EMS, Hospital working to solve EMS employee shortage
January 6, Jeff Davis County Administrator Shane Richardson held an Emergency Medical Service and Hospital Transport Committee Meeting. Among the attendees were the Jeff Davis Hospital CEO, ER Services Director, EMS Director and Vice Chairman Vann Wooten. The initiative is an effort to solve the ongoing issue of EMS coverage and hospital transport services in…
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