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Mrs. Claire McLendon, 83
Mrs. Claire McLendon, 83, of Hazlehurst passed away June 24 at her residence under the care of Hospice of South Georgia. Mrs. McLendon was born July 23, 1940, in Rumford, Maine, to the late Roy A. Freeman and the late Verna C. Moore Freeman. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Hazlehurst and…
Read MoreMr. Rhonwyn Dawson, 75
Rhonwyn Dawson, 75, left us peacefully early on the morning of June 22 at his home in the care of his family, friends, and Southern Regency Hospice. Rhonwyn now rests in the arms of our Lord and is reunited with his parents, Harmon O. Dawson and Cloteel Carver Dawson, and numerous much-loved family and friends…
Read MoreSmall group at JDA meeting
Visitors outnumbered members last week at the monthly meeting of the Joint Development Authority of Jeff Davis County, Hazlehurst and Denton (JDA). With only three members present, Terry Stone called the meeting to order in the absence of Chairman Bo Reese and she, Johnny Watkins and Wanda Marchant conducted the business. Visitor David DeSousa of…
Read MoreGroup wants to revive golf course
By MARY ANN ANDERSON Once again, the years-long drama of what to do with the city-owned and now-shuttered golf course and civic center has taken yet another twist. During last week’s combination June workshop and regular session of the Hazlehurst City Council, local residents John Turner, Joel Poe, Rod Rentz and Tyler Clifton presented a…
Read MoreJackets participate in line camp
Jeff Davis High School was one of 17 schools represented at the Battle at the Beach OL/DL Camp held over the weekend at Jekyll Island Camp. Jeff Davis Head Coach Lance Helton said this week that 240 linemen from schools all over Georgia participated in the camp which began last Friday and ended Monday with…
Read MoreFather’s Day — By Tommy Purser
Fathers’ Day Sunday was decidedly special for me for a number of reasons. Two of my three children came to our home to help me celebrate the occasion — my oldest, Laura, was unable to be there because she and her husband were somewhere in the skies returning to the United States after a 3-week…
Read MoreMeeting covers wide range of topics
Last week’s meeting of the Jeff Davis County Board of Commissioners covered a wide range of subjects. Fonda Ussery spoke to the commissioners briefly about Towns Bluff Park and Heritage Center before turning over the floor to park administrator Nadine Lollis. Lollis said park tools needed to be replaced, and there is a need for…
Read MoreYawn wins runoff
Challenger Dennis Yawn rolled to a 219-103 victory over incumbent County Commissioner Hank Hobbs to win a seat on the Jeff Davis County Commission. 322 votes were cast in the Blackburn District runoff after Yawn and Hobbs were the top two vote-getters in the initial voting in May. Yawn got 115 in May, Hobbs 100…
Read MoreFeeling my age — By Tommy Purser
Over the years, I’ve developed a sense of when we’re going to have enough news to fill the paper and when we’re going to have to leave things out for lack of space. I sensed early last week that filling up the newspaper was going to be tough this week. So the good wife and…
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