Jayvees squeak out 5-4 win over Swainsboro
Jeff Davis High’s jayvee baseball team squeaked out a 5-4 win over Swainsboro last Wednesday in Swainsboro. Noah Brantley got the game-winning RBI in the top of the seventh inning. Brayden Lolley had a single and a double to lead JD at the plate. Brantley had a pair of singles and two RBI, Reese…
Read MoreTennis sweeps Sumter
Jeff Davis High Tennis hosted region opponent Sumter Feb. 28. The Yellow Jackets girls and boys both swept Sumter with a 5-0 score. JDH played really well in this match in the wind, only downing a couple of games in the straight sets against Sumter. Currently the JDH boys team is tied with wins and…
Read MoreTracksters open season
The middle school and high school track teams opened their seasons over the last several weeks. Below is a brief description of the meets and the highlights from each. Bleckley County Runnin’ Royal Distance Carnival Both MS and HS distance runners competed in the inaugural Bleckley County Runnin’ Royal Distance Carnival. The event consisted of…
Read MoreBird Feeder — By Tommy Purser
Did I tell y’all about the Christmas present my oldest offspring gave me? Well, if I did, listen up (or read up) I’m fixin’ to tell you again (“fixin’ ”, now there’s a Southern word that makes absolutley no sense to those unfamiliar with Southern dialect. To say I’m fixin’ to do something means I’m…
Read MoreCounty holds February meeting
Larry Bruce visited last week’s County Commissioner meeting and shared his thoughts pertaining to county roads from the standpoint of his 55 years in the construction business, saying the road problems in the county can’t be fixed with 2-3 men. He added that the county needed five motor graders. He suggested the commissioner get a…
Read MoreMs. Wanda Rainey Gillis, 85
Ms. Wanda Rainey Gillis, 85, of Hazlehurst, passed away Feb. 21 at the Bethany Home in Vidalia. Ms. Gillis was born Feb. 27, 1938, in Soperton. She is preceded in death by her parents, James Seward Rainey and Vera McCranie Rainey, husband, Lester Gillis and daughter, Jeanine Gillis. Ms. Wanda was a southern, classy, sassy…
Read MoreMr. J.B. Smith, 87
Services for Mr. J.B. Smith, 87, who died Feb. 14, were held Feb. 24 at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church with Elder Gregory Rainey Jr., Evangelist Alma Haynes, the Rev. Henry Josey, and Supt. James Futch officiating. Burial was in Hill Memorial Cemetery in Hazlehurst. Pallbearers were family and friends. Mr. Smith was born in Glenwood…
Read MoreMrs. Shirley Ann Wright Turner, 76
Mrs. Shirley Ann Wright Turner, 76, of Hazlehurst, died Feb. 23 at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Jacksonville, Fla. Mrs. Turner was born June 16, 1947, in Denton. She was preceded in death by her parents, Willie James Wright Sr. and Azalee Mullis Wright, daughter, Janet Louise Dockery, stepdaughters, JoAnn Robson, Lou Ann Fulwiler, step-granddaughter, Twyla…
Read MoreRev. Grey Holt Robinson, 87
The Rev. Grey Holt Robinson, 87, was born and raised in Lakeland, Fla. After being called to the ministry as a teenager, he accepted Christ at the age of 24 and followed God’s calling of full-time ministry for 52 years. As a Lee College student, he married Linda, his wife of 58 years. After graduating,…
Read MoreJackets fall to 6-0
Six games into the 2024 baseball season, Jeff Davis High has yet to taste victory. The fact that the six losses have come at the hands of formidable foes is little consolation to Yellow Jacket Head Coach Paul Glass. He knows his charges are better than the glaring 0-6 record. And his frustrations have begun…
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