Area News
Rose of Sharon Ministries building dedicated
The Rose of Sharon Ministries Building Dedication was held Saturday, June 27, 2026. Located on Hallspur Road in Jeff Davis County, the building was initially established by Wilhelmina Hill Parrish with the assistance of her cousins, Luke and Carolyn Hill Arnold, Jr. A second building was erected by James E. Hill and is in the…
Read MoreCrisp fugitives nabbed in Jeff Davis
A fatal shooting Saturday in Crisp County led to a multi-county police chase that ended in Jeff Davis County, with four suspects taken into custody. Police responded around 6:44 p.m. Saturday to a Drayton Road residence in Cordele, where officers found two men suffering from gunshot wounds. Both were taken to Crisp Regional Hospital, and…
Read MoreFew Problems From Heavy Rain
Heavy rains and thunderstorms rolled through Jeff Davis County over the weekend with five, six and more inches of rain recorded in parts of the county. While the county was under a National Weather Service Flash Flood Watch for much of the weekend, the damage caused by the rainfall was not catastrophic. Jeff Davis Emergency…
Read MoreWhere Did All The Water Go?
By MARY ANN ANDERSON “Where did the water go?” That was the question posed by Michael Mangold of Inframark, the company contracted to operate the City of Hazlehurst’s Water Department, during the city council’s regular monthly meeting. Mangold said the Environmental Protection Division (EPD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources requires an annual water…
Read MoreSchool Board Meets
The Jeff Davis County Board of Education met June 11. School Superintendent Dr. Chris Roppe presented the May attendance report, saying the average attendance for was 90.05%. The average attendance for the 2025-2026 school year was 93.48%, an increase from last year. Dr. Adam Kirby gave an update on the Safety Department including current safety…
Read MoreCitizens Don’t Want Data Center Here
A large crowd of citizens was on hand last Tuesday for the June meeting of the Jeff Davis County Board of Commissioners. What prompted most of the citizens to attend the meeting was an agenda item entitled “Data Centers – Discuss Moratorium.” It was clear from comments at the meeting that most of the people…
Read More250 Attend Summer Reading program
The Jeff Davis County Library’s Summer Reading program is experiencing unprecedented growth this year, prompting a collaborative venue shift to accommodate the larger crowds. Following a turnout of more than 250 attendees for the Wild Wonders Animal Show on June 10, it was decided the final three summer performances would need to be moved to…
Read MoreIndictments returned
The March 2026 Jeff Davis County Grand Jury last week returned indictments against four defendants including a four-county indictment of former Altamaha Bank employee Tabitha Elouise Mathis of Hazlehurst. Mathis was charged with one count of theft by deception, one count of identity fraud and two counts of theft by taking in connection with her…
Read MoreHazlehurst woman wins $500,000 scratch off
A Hazlehurst accountant has tallied a half-million-dollar Georgia Lottery win. Azucena Hernandez, 56, played the $500,000 Ca$h Blowout scratch-off game and won one of the game’s $500,000 top prizes. The lucky ticket was purchased at Mr. T’s, located at 1400 Bowens Mill Road SE, Douglas. The mother of two stopped by the store and decided…
Read MoreBoard has called meeting
The Jeff Davis County Board of Education held a called meeting last Friday. School Superintendent Dr. Chris Roppe and Chief Financial Officer Joshua Worth presented the FY27 Proposed Budget to the board for review. The proposed budget was open for public comment. No public comments were given. The board accepted the resignations of elementary school…
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