Area News
Three promoted to captain
Last Thursday, the Hazlehurst-Jeff Davis County Fire-Rescue Department held a badge pinning ceremony in Hazlehurst City Hall to celebrate the recent promotion of three firefighters to new positions. As Mayor John Ramay and the city council looked on, Fire-Rescue Chief Charles Wasdin promoted Cody Herndon, Dustin Hyers and David Sellers to the rank of captain.…
Read MoreKat will be in Times Square
Kat Waters of Hazlehurst will appear in the bright lights of Times Square Sept. 6, as part of the annual National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) Times Square Video Presentation. The one-hour video of 500+ photographs includes children, teens, and adults with Down syndrome from all 50 states and 11 countries. The images highlight individuals with…
Read MoreOliver will run for Ward 2 seat
When last week’s 3-day qualifying period for the 2025 City of Hazlehurst election ended, no one had qualified for the Ward 2 City Council position currently held by Steve Land. So Supervisor of Elections Christy Riner re-opened the qualifying for a 2-day period, Monday and Tuesday of this week. Tuesday afternoon, Elizabeth Kingery Oliver qualified…
Read MoreWooten elected vice president of GACD
Georgia Association of Conservation Districts elected Tabatha Wooten of Jeff Davis County as Vice President at their Annual Meeting Aug. 17-19 on Jekyll Island. As Vice- President, Tabatha will assist with leading GACD as they work with federal and state partners of the United States Department of Agriculture and with all 40 Georgia Soil and…
Read MoreHeavy rains cause little damage
The weekend thunderstorms that hit south Georgia over the weekend appear to have dodged Jeff Davis County as there were no reports of road closures due to heavy rainfall. Jeff Davis County Administrator Jamey Crosby said she had heard of no road closures but was aware that heavy rains hit in area of the county.…
Read MoreTillman re-elected
Brunswick Judicial Circuit Public Defender Stephen E. Tillman of Baxley has been re-elected to serve on the Board of Governors of the 56,000-member State Bar of Georgia. Tillman will continue to serve in the Brunswick Circuit, Post 1 seat on the board, representing Appling, Camden, Glynn, Jeff Davis and Wayne counties. He earned his law…
Read MoreCity Council Meets
By Mary Ann Anderson During last week’s joint workshop and regular monthly meeting of the Hazlehurst City Council, the agenda was mostly routine and moved along quickly. After the invocation was given by the Rev. Dustin Hutto, and with Ward 1 Councilman Dywane Johnson absent, the council discussed and considered a flurry of motions. Of…
Read MoreNew bridge opens to traffic
The bridge on Post Road over Hurricane Creek was opened to traffic last week after months of construction work to replace the old bridge at the site. Jeff Davis County Road Department Director Chris Horton told the members of the Jeff Davis County Commission that the work is far from complete in the southernmost portion…
Read MoreCole Baucom dies in crash
An early Sunday morning UTV (Utility Task Vehicle) crash on Hatton Still Road claimed the life of 22-year-old Cole Matthew Baucom of Hazlehurst, sending shock waves through the community, especially through the tight-knit Jeff Davis High School baseball program. Baucom was a standout pitcher for the Yellow Jacket baseball program and went on to play…
Read MoreTrio nabbed in connection to burglaries
The Jeff Davis County Sheriff’s Department investigated a series of incidents in the Pat Dixon Road area over the past few weeks. On May 21, damage was done to construction equipment at the job site for construction of the new Jeff Davis County Primary School on Pat Dixon Road. Five days later, the concession stand…
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