Officers recognized
Four officers with the Hazlehurst Police Department were recognized Monday night for their efforts in recovering a stolen car with a 9-month-old baby in the car last week. Police Chief James Mock said that Rylie Cravey of Waycross went to the Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen drive-in on Coffee Street to make an order. She told officers…
Read MoreMrs. Donna Chapman Brewer, 83
Mrs. Donna Chapman Brewer, 83, of Hazlehurst passed away peacefully at Community Hospice in Vidalia. Mrs. Brewer was born in Hazlehurst to the late Mr. Felt Chapman and Mrs. Jeanette Calhoun. She is preceded in death by her parents Felt and Jeanette Chapman, husband Johnny C. Brewer, sister Teresa Dal Porto, brother Pat Chapman. Donna…
Read MoreMrs. Shirley Floyd Chavis, 60
Mrs. Shirley Floyd Chavis, 60, of Hazlehurst, passed away March 16 at Memorial Hospital in Savannah. Mrs. Chavis was born Sept. 27, 1963, in Palatka, Fla. She is preceded in death by her parents, Charlie Floyd and Elanor Mattie Meadows Floyd, great-granddaughter, Avery Prescott, sister, Cindy Floyd, and brother Clayton Floyd. She was a homemaker,…
Read MoreMrs. Jane Lindauer Elder, 76
Mrs. Jane Lindauer Elder, 76, of Hazlehurst, passed away peacefully in her sleep Feb. 28 at home. Celebration of life at First Methodist Church and interment at Hazlehurst Memorial Cemetery followed March 4. Jane was born March 9, 1947, in Belleville, Ill., to the late Maurice Lindauer and Ruth Shiver Lindauer. Growing up she lived…
Read MoreMr. Terry Leon Jackson, 57
Mr. Terry Leon Jackson, 57, of Hazlehurst, passed away March 16 at his residence. Mr. Jackson was born n July 17, 1966, in Telfair County. He is preceded in death by his son, Jordan Jackson and his father, Walter Allen Jackson. His family called him Mr. Outdoorsman, he loved fishing, hunting, sports of all kinds…
Read MoreMs. Frankie Lee ‘Yank’ Drummer, 83
Services for Ms. Frankie Lee “Yank” Drummer, 83, who died Feb. 24 after an extended illness, while under the care of Community Hospice with her sisters and nieces present, were held March 9 at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in Alston, with the Rev. Lehman Smith and the Rev. Sylvester Roundtree officiating. Interment was in Old…
Read MoreMr. Milton Davis Tobler, 65
Services for Mr. Milton Davis Tobler, 65, who died March 2 at Memorial Health University Health Center in Savannah, were held March 9 at St. John Missionary Baptist Church in Lumber City with Bishop William Hollis and the Rev. Charles A. Anderson Sr. officiating. Burial was in Dillard Cemetery in Alamo. Active pallbearers were nephews…
Read MoreJackets have 6-game win streak
Jeff Davis High’s baseball team has turned a 7-game losing streak into a 6-game win streak as they swept a hapless Sumter County team 15-0, 24-0 and 17-0 last week. The 15-0 win came Tuesday in Hazlehurst and the other two games, scheduled to be played Friday in Americus, were moved to Hazlehurst Thursday as…
Read MoreBlue team drops 2 of 3
Jeff Davis Middle School’s Blue Team lost two of three games last week, falling Monday to Bleckley County 5-3, defeating Bleckley 16-8 Thursday and falling to J.R. Trippe of Vidalia Monday 4-2. In the loss to Bleckley, the Jackets out-hit the Barons 5-4 but couldn’t get the runs they needed. Gio Torres had a double,…
Read MoreGold team wins 3 of 5
Jeff Davis Middle School’s Gold Team closed out the season with a trio of wins after a pair of losses early last week. The team lost to Coffee 11-7 last Monday, dropped an 17-6 game to Appling County Tuesday, avenged that loss Friday with a 12-7 win, then swept a double header against Thomas County…
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