Area News
As 1-Year Anniversary Nears, Helene Recovery Continues
As the 1-year anniversary of Hurricane Helene’s arrival in Jeff Davis County approaches, the Federal and Georgia Emergency Management Agencies (FEMA and GEMA) continue to send millions of dollars to the county to assist with paying the enormous costs of mitigating the disaster the storm caused here. At last Thursday’s meeting of the Jeff Davis…
Read MoreChanges Proposed To Coffee/Jarman Streets
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) will begin running a legal advertisement in next week’s edition of the Ledger informing the public of proposed changes to Coffee/Jarman streets along U.S. Hwy. 341. The project proposes to construct safety improvements, including Reduced Conflict U-Turns (RCUTs), median turns, and pedestrian safety improvements along State Route 19/US Highway…
Read MoreJoint Development Authority Meets Monday
The Joint Development of Jeff Davis County, Hazlehurst and Denton will meet Monday at 3 p.m. at The Big House. Following is the meeting agenda: Call to Order Prayer & Pledge Approval of Agenda Comments from Guests, limited to no more than 5 minutes. Consent Calendar • Approval of Minutes • Report of Financials •…
Read MoreCouncilman Charged In Accident
Hazlehurst Ward 3 Councilman Christopher Michael Jones was arrested Aug. 23 by a Georgia State Patrol (GSP) Trooper and charged with failure to yield at intersection of roadways and being an intoxicated/impaired driver. According to a GSP incident report, two GSP troopers responded at approximately 10:16 p.m. to an accident at the intersection of Tallahassee…
Read MoreSchool board meets
At Monday night’s meeting of the Jeff Davis County Board of Education, Primary School Principal Dr. Shelly McBride recognized one student from each homeroom for good behavior. Recognized were Brittany Acosta Trejo, Rafael Barrios, Evie Brantley, Sabrina Brown, Bryn Bullard, Allison Caballero-Quijada, Adriana Cabrera, Joseph Carroll, Kambree Carter, Kimber Carter, Kashden Chapman, Andrea DeLaCruz Rubio,…
Read MoreFour inducted into Hall of Fame
MC Jim Sewell Four more people were inducted into the Jeff Davis High Football Hall of Fame at Saturday evening’s Legends Gala 2025 held at the school system’s Multi-Purpose Ag Center. Inducted were former player and coach the late Cecil Morris from the 1950s-1960s, lineman Frank Bragg from the 1970s, Ricardo Williams from the…
Read MoreHill to speak at ABAC
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College will host “An Afternoon with ABAC Alumni Authors” Sept. 6 from 3-5 p.m. Part of the Herbert Shippey Visiting Writers Series, the event will be held in Bowen Hall Room 100 on the Tifton Main Campus. The event is free and open to the public, no ticket required. ABAC alumni will…
Read MoreDefendant sentenced to almost 18 years
On August 28, in Brunswick, the Honorable Lisa Godbey Wood sentenced the defendant, Ismael Delgado-Celis, 37, a Mexican national illegally living in Hazlehurst, to a term of 215 months of imprisonment for Possession and Attempt to Possess with Intent to Distribute 500 grams or more of Methamphetamine. The sentencing followed a jury trial in the…
Read MoreThe History of the Jarman Building
The historic Jarman Building, irreparably damaged by Hurricane Helene last September, finally met its end some 120 years since it was built shortly after the beginning of the 20th century. During its existence, it was the home of many businesses ‚Äî Jarman and Winn, R.E. Jarman, R.E. Jarman and Sons, Jarman and Hammock, and most…
Read MoreAnimal shelter now a no-kill zone
By MARY ANN ANDERSON The Hazlehurst City Council passed a new and historic vote last Thursday that formally transitions the city-run animal shelter to a no-kill shelter, a decision that didn’t come without controversy, confusion and misunderstandings swirling around. Some two dozen or more volunteers and supporters of the animal shelter, concerned about euthanasia, were…
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