Tennis splits with Pierce, downs Walker & Appling
On April 23 the Yellow Jacket boys and girls tennis teams faced the Pierce County Bears. The boys faced a tough Pierce team, eventually falling 0-3. The Yellow Jacket fellas finished their season with a region championship title and Sweet 16 state appearance. The Yellow Jacket ladies also faced a tough battle against the Lady…
Read MoreWill’s Beekeeping — By Tommy Purser
The community is full of excitement these days for favorite son Will Moseley who, this week, was chosen to be among the final seven in the 2024 competition for American Idol. This Sunday the group will be pared down further and you can bet thousands of Jeff Davis County citizens, along with millions across the…
Read MoreSoccer boys defeat Appling in overtime
Jeff Davis High School’s boys soccer team defeated Appling County 5-4 in overtime Friday in the second round of the Georgia High School Association Class AA State Payoffs. The win propelled the Jackets into the Elite 8, facing Providence Christian Academy of Lilburn yesterday (Tuesday) for an opportunity to advance to the Final Four. In…
Read MoreDebutantes participate in community project
HHS-Debutantes participated in a community service project April 21 at Mary McLean Frazier Community Park. The debutantes were honored to get assistance from community residents, Dorothy Harleston and Margie Long, who now resides in Marietta, Fla. Both are former colleagues, who once worked as teachers in Hazlehurst with Mary McLean. The group took a field…
Read MoreRich Protesters — By John Reed
Rich Protesters So it looks like we’re going to have another “summer of discontent.“ My generation remembers the late 60’s when protests for civil rights and against the Vietnam war flared up across the country. Then, as now, college campuses were the focal points. Then, as now, it seems the higher the tuition, the louder…
Read MoreLady Jackets back in the Final Four
Jeff Davis High’s defending State Champion girls tennis team is back in the Final Four this year after defeating the Walker School from Cobb County Monday afternoon in Hazlehurst 3-0. No. 3 singles player Demi Rush easily defeated her opponent as she was the first off the courts. Then the No. 2 doubles team of…
Read MoreMr. Archie Harold Knox, 75
Services for Mr. Archie Harold Knox, 75, who passed away April 24 at Hazlehurst Court Care and Rehabilitation Center under Spanish Oaks Hospice, were held April 27 at Kings Brothers Funeral Home and Cremation Services Chapel with the Rev. Henry Josey officiating. Mr. Knox was born in Jeff Davis County to the late Johnny Lee…
Read MoreMr. Christopher Grant Anderson, 43
Mr. Christopher Grant Anderson, 43, of Hazlehurst, passed away April 26 at Candler County Hospital in Metter. Mr. Anderson was born Dec. 12, 1980, in Appling County, He was preceded in death by his parents Mr. Homer Lamar Anderson, Mrs. Grace Evelyn Hesters Anderson and his brother Richard Anderson. Chris loved life, his family and…
Read MoreJackets sweep Westside
Jeff Davis High’s baseball team swept by Westside of Augusta last week 13-3, 19-0 to advance to the second round of the 2024 Georgia High School State Playoffs. The wins ran JD’s win streak to 21 games. The Yellow Jackets (21-7) play Pierce County (18-10) in the second round this week in Hazlehurst. The first…
Read MoreLady Jacket Tracksters win Region championship
The Jeff Davis High track and field teams competed last Tuesday at the Region 1AA Championship hosted by Worth County. Both the girls and boys teams had an outstanding performance as a team. The Lady Jackets won the Region Championship in exciting fashion as they were 3.5 points behind Worth County going into the…
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