Good Food, Good Company — By John Reed
Good Food, Good Company While enjoying a meal out last week, I looked up from my plateful and surveyed the crowd. I’m convinced Southern restaurants are the most culturally integrated places in society: I saw people of every race there, speaking multiple languages. Poor people, rich people. Kids, adults, (very) senior citizens. As a country…
Read MoreBoard of Education meets
Teacher training improvements, construction projects, athletics updates and free meals for high school students were the highlights of Monday night’s meeting of the Jeff Davis County Board of Education. The school system is on track to have three facilitators to address the training of teachers, enabling teachers to update their teaching skills locally in the…
Read MoreMs. Lela Pearl Myles, 82
God, in his infinite wisdom and power, called Lela Pearl Myles home May 25. She was born Aug. 4, 1941, to the late John and Elvira Myles. She graduated from Hazlehurst High School. Pearl was called to Christ at a young age and attended Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church. She worked as a caregiver and…
Read MoreMs. Janet Bennett Johnson, 72
On May 17, Janet Bennett Johnson departed this earth for her heavenly home. Janet was born Aug. 19, 1951 to the late Charlie Spencer and Mattie Lou Bennett in Denton. She resided in Jacksonville, Fla., for many years. She attended Hazlehurst Elementary and High School, and Jeff Davis High School. She was a member of…
Read MoreMrs. Janice Elaine Wood Brown, 70
Mrs. Janice Elaine Wood Brown, 70, of Lumber City passed away June 10 at Jeff Davis Hospital. Mrs. Brown was born Jan. 12, 1954, in Hazlehurst to the late Tramel Wood and the late Vona Mae Strange Wood. She was a member of Lumber City Baptist Church where she was a longtime pianist. Mrs. Brown…
Read MoreRec teams win district tournaments
The Jeff Davis County Recreation Department’s All Star baseball and softball teams played well in the Georgia Recreation and Parks Association District 2 tournaments last week. The 8U, 10U and 14U boys teams all won the their District 2 tournaments while the 12U team made it to the finals played Tuesday (too late for publication).…
Read MoreRetiring after 44 years
Alice Sellers celebrated her retirement last Friday from the Bank of Hazlehurst after 44 years. She has worked in many capacities during that time and when she retired she was Assistant Vice-President/ Human Resources. According to her fellow employees, she will be greatly missed. Happy Retirement, Alice!
Read MoreHospital Stay — By Tommy Purser
I had another memorable stay at Jeff Davis Hospital last week as Dr. Jason Laney was a concerned that I had become dehydrated, a matter that needed attention. His nurse, Ashley, gave me two options. I could have some fluids injected into my system on an out-patient basis or I could have it done while…
Read MoreFailur to communicate
Communication. Or lack of communication. It is a problem that plagues the world and Jeff Davis County is no exception. Monday afternoon at the Big House the Jeff Davis County Commission and the Joint Development Authority (JDA) of Jeff Davis County, Hazlehurst and Denton held a joint meeting sparked by a lack of communication. The…
Read MoreMs. Linda Faye Wood Davis, 77
Ms. Linda Faye Wood Davis, 77, of Hazlehurst, passed away May 29 at her residence. Ms. Davis was born April 21, 1947, in Jeff Davis County. She is preceded in death by her parents Woodrow Wood and Maxine Lutrelle Claxton Wood, her husband James Ronnie Davis, sisters Geraldine Stewart, Betty Ann Crawford, Mary Nell Duck,…
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