Mr. Harold J. Taylor, 67
Mr. Harold J. Taylor, 67, of Hazlehurst, died Aug. 13 at Crossview Care Center in Pineview. Mr. Taylor was born May 6, 1957, in Lyons and lived most of his life in Hazlehurst. He is preceded in death by his parents Otto and Gladys Clark Taylor; and his sister Geneva Moore. Survivors include his brother…
Read MoreMr. Bennie Carver Ussery, 82
Mr. Bennie Carver Ussery, 82, of Hazlehurst, died Aug. 15 at his residence. Mr. Ussery was born Dec. 1, 1941, in Jeff Davis County. He is preceded in death by his parents Benjamin “Pete” Ussery and Plura Rollins Ussery and his daughter Kathy Ranae Ussery. He was a member of Elizabeth Baptist Church and an…
Read MoreMrs. Bonnie L. Wood, 88
Mrs. Bonnie L. Wood, 88, of Lecanto, Fla., passed away Aug. 11 at Brentwood Retirement Community under the care of VITAS Hospice. Bonnie was born June 18, 1936, to the late Raliegh and Earnestine McLoon of Hazlehurst. The family moved to Ft. Myers, Fla., when she was in her teens. She was a homemaker who…
Read MoreJackets open with win over Washington County
Jeff Davis High’s football team opened the 2024 season Friday night in Sandersville as the Yellow Jackets took a 22-6 victory over Washington County. The Jackets were impressive in their opening drive, taking the opening kickoff and marching 80 yards in 19 plays as the JD front wall dominated the line of scrimmage. Interior linemen…
Read MoreLady Jackets off to 0-5 start
Jeff Davis High School’s softball team dropped a 3-game Region 1, Class A, Division 1 series to Bacon County last week, losing 9-6 Tuesday in Hazlehurst and dropping both ends of a double header Thursday in Alma, 2-0 and 5-3. Saturday in Vidalia, the Lady Jackets suffered two more losses, falling 2-1 to West Laurens…
Read MoreCross Country Opens Season
The Jeff Davis cross country program opened the 2024 season by hosting the 4th Annual Peach State Preview Invitational. The event brought in over 400 runners from 16 high school and nine middle school teams from across south Georgia. The Yellow Jacket high school squads had a great showing in the first meet of the…
Read MoreHazardous Duty — By Tommy Purser
Fifty-one yers ago, during my first season of covering Jeff Davis High School football, 260-lb. nose guard Gerald Briggs bowled me over on the sidelines at the old football field on the Baxley Highway. For the next five decades, I avoided a repeat of such a collision. For years, I was nimble enough to quickly…
Read MoreUnusual Site
Norfolk Southern’s corporate train car made an unusual trip through Hazlehurst Monday. The immaculate engine and car included a large viewing picture window across its back (right), giving corporate riders a view of the countryside as it made its way south along the line.
Read MoreMs. Katy Ann Clegg Hess, 39
Ms. Katy Ann Clegg Hess, 39, of Hazlehurst passed away July 29. She was born Oct. 2, 1984, in Monroe and was employed with the City of Hazlehurst. A celebration of life was held Aug. 9 in the chapel of Wainright-Parlor Funeral Home. There were several songs played and a eulogy was given by her…
Read MoreHurricane Debby Hits Jeff Davis
“We dodged a bullet other than water.” That’s what Jeff Davis Emergency Management Agency Director Charles Wasdin had to say about the effects of Hurricane Debby that passed through Southeast Georgia last week dumping heavy rains throughout the region. Inside the city limits of Hazlehurst, apartments on Cromartie Street and the Jeff Davis Health…
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