Tuesday is election day
Tuesday is election day for Jeff Davis County and the City of Hazlehurst with four candidates running for Mayor, three for the Ward 3 council position and two for the Ward 4 council seat. And the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) will be on the ballot for all county voting precincts. City voters…
Read MoreWilkes chosen as Veterans Day speaker
Georgia Senior Judge E.M. Wilkes III will be the featured speaker at the Nov. 11 Veterans Day ceremony at Veterans Square in Hazlehurst. Judge Wilkes is a native of Hazlehurst, the son of E.M. Wilkes Jr. and Beatrice McDuffie Wilkes. He is a 1964 graduate of Jeff Davis High School where he was president of…
Read MoreMrs. Virginia Carroll Shrouder Bass, 90
Mrs. Virginia Carroll Shrouder Bass, 90, of Hazlehurst passed away Oct. 25 at Jeff Davis Hospital. Mrs. Bass was born in Douglas to the late Mr. Selma Monroe Shrouder and Mrs. Wilma Wayne Young Shrouder. She enjoyed fishing, reading, and going to the Senior Citizen Center. She loved to crochet, gardening and was known to…
Read MoreMr. Robert Marshall Bryant Sr., 68
Mr. Robert Marshall Bryant Sr., 68, of Mt. Vernon, died Oct. 25 at Fairview Park Hospital in Dublin after a brief illness. He was born in Atlanta and lived in St. Pete, Fla., for many years before moving to Mt. Vernon in 1992. He was a trucker for 50 years and a veteran of the…
Read MoreMr. Aubrey Floyd, 75
Mr. Aubrey Floyd Sr., 75, of Hazlehurst, passed away Oct. 27 at his residence. He was born May 6, 1948, in Jeff Davis County. He is preceded in death by his parents, Devoy Floyd and Katie Mae Hall Floyd, son, Christopher Shane Floyd, sisters, Alene Killi, Patricia Griffin, brothers, Eddie Joe Floyd, David Floyd and…
Read MoreMr. Clint Tyler McCullar, 52
Mr. Clint Tyler McCullar, 52, of Lumber City passed away Oct. 28 at Memorial Hospital in Savannah. Mr. McCullar was born Nov. 15, 1970, in Fitzgerald to the late Bernard Carl McCullar and the late Carolyn Register Hembree. He was a member of Lumber City Baptist Church and a retired logger for Beasley Timber Company.…
Read MoreMrs. Vernell Mincey, 86
Mrs. Vernell Mincey, 86, of Hazlehurst, passed away Oc. 27 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Mincey was born Aug. 28, 1937, in Bacon County to the late Joe Cothern and the late Geneva Taylor Cothern. She was a charter member of Hillcrest Baptist Church. She was a member of the Pilot…
Read MoreMr. Jesse Gene Newell Sr., 80
Mr. Jesse Gene Newell Sr., 80, of Hazlehurst, passed away Oct. 23 at his residence. Mr. Newell was born Sept. 19, 1943, in Jeff Davis County to the late Joe W. Newell and the late Ruby Burkett Newell. He was a heavy equipment operator and mechanic with Tidewater and a member of Graham Church of…
Read MoreMr. Willard Stevens, 82
Miles Funeral Home in Hazlehurst announces the funeral for Mr. Willard Stevens, 82, who passed away Oct. 25 at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Jesup. Mr. Stevens was born in Coffee County. He was the son of the late Desso and Mag Stevens. He was also preceded in death by his wife Martie Stevens and a…
Read MoreMrs. Linda McLoon Williams, 78
Mrs. Linda McLoon Williams, 78, of Denton, passed away Oct. 28 at Southeast Georgia Health in Brunswick. Mrs. Williams was born July 8, 1945, in Jeff Davis County. She is preceded in death by her parents, Martin and Eula Mae McLoon, son, Michael Tanner. She was married to Mr. Dennis for 53 years and was…
Read More