Jacket win streak goes to 13
Jeff Davis High’s baseball team extended its win streak to 13 games last week as they swept a 3-game series again Fitzgerald, 12-2, 15-0 and 13-0. The Hurricanes managed only five hits in the three games as the Jacket pitching staff continued to shine. Carter Mullis threw a 4-hitter in the first game, Colby Beach…
Read MoreBaseball Stats
Twenty games into the 2024 baseball season, Carter Mullis, Jude Worthington and Colby Beach lead the Jeff Davis High Yellow Jackets at the plate. Mullis is batting .389 with five extra-base hits, including two homers. He has 17 RBI which ties him with senior Duke Stone. Beach and Worthington have far less plate appearances than…
Read MoreOn Witnessing An Accident — By Tommy Purser
I was driving out Coffee Street in the left lane Thursday on my way to the Jeff Davis-Dodge County baseball game in Eastman. As I passed Coleman Tire and Auto, I quickly glanced into my rearview mirror as I approached the traffic light at the Dairy Queen. When my eyes returned to the road, I…
Read MoreBack To Therapy — By Tommy Purser
Well, I’m back in theraphy again and I get to see some friends I don’t get to see all that often so it’s kinda nice. There are a lot of my friends of my age who are also in therapy. The exercises leave my legs weak but that will get better as time passes. We’re…
Read MoreLittle Things Matter — By John Reed
Little Things Matter We’ve all seen the phrase “don’t sweat the small stuff.” The idea is that if you take care of small things, they don’t become bigger things. Years ago, that philosophy was adopted into crime prevention as the “broken windows” initiative. Adopted in New York as well as other cities, the idea was…
Read MoreTwo from here take ‘Wrong Exit’
Two local men were among 54 suspects arrested in Twiggs County during St. Patrick’s Day weekend in “Operation Wrong Exit.” Richard Williams of Uvalda and William Hall of Hazlehurst were arrested after they took an exit off I-16 and ran into a large number of law enforcement officers. Deputies were able to search their vehicle…
Read MoreSoccer boys win Region 1-AA
Jeff Davis High School’s boys soccer team defeated Sumter County last week 6-1 to win the Region 1-AA championship. It was the first region boys soccer championship in Jeff Davis High School history. Gael Valora had a hat trick and an assist, Tony Toledo and JL Mendoza both scored goals, and Konnor Munsayac, Josue Avila…
Read MoreTragedies hit Hazlehurst
Tragedies hit Jeff Davis County hard over the last week as high school baseball player Karter Galbreath was hospitalized after being struck in the head by a baseball, Jeff Davis High graduate Deangelo “Dee” Adams died in an Appling County car accident and Jeff Davis Hospital Pharmacy Technician Renee Waters was hospitalized after being accidentally…
Read MoreYawn will run in Blackburn
Dennis Yawn has announced that he will seek election as Jeff Davis County Commissioner for the Blackburn District. Yawn was born and raised in Jeff Davis County. He has resided in the Blackburn District for the past 26 years. He is the son of Helen Yawn and the late Jimmy Yawn. In 1982, he graduated…
Read MoreMr. Maxie ‘Mac’ Collins, 85
Mr. Maxie “Mac” Collins, 86, of Hazlehurst went to be with his Lord and Savior on Good Friday, March 29, at his residence. Mr. Collins was born Feb. 8, 1938, in Appling County and has lived in Jeff Davis County since 1960. He graduated from Appling County High School in 1956 and retired from Hazlehurst…
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