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Turkey Vulture aka The Buzzard — By Jennifer Miller
Turkey Vulture aka The Buzzard As I travel back and forth to the Jeff Davis Primary School with my daughter, I too have noticed what Mr. Purser and others see every day; the water tower and its looming cronies. In my three years here in Jeff Davis County I have seen them come and go…
Read MoreRecognition And Rewards — By John Reed
Recognition and rewards Is it possible to compliment someone without insulting another? By extension, is it possible to recognize the achievements of one group of people without sounding biased against others? These days it seems that if you single out one person or group for excellence, you are obligated to say something nice about everybody…
Read MoreBlack History Month — By Margie Hill
Black History Month 2019 By MARGIE HILL A year ago, the movie “Black Panther” was released in movie theaters worldwide. Directed by an African American with a predominantly African American cast, the movie was an immediate hit, earning positive reviews and breaking box office records. It has gone on to win numerous awards and accolades.…
Read MoreDeath In The Swamp — By Tommy Purser
A hundred years ago this week, The Hazlehurst News — which later became The Georgia Cracker, then The Jeff Davis County Ledger, and finally Jeff Davis Ledger — carried a story about a young farmer who drowned in the river swamp. There’s a small reference to the story in The Ledger Looks Back below this…
Read MoreThe Fourth Estate — By John Reed
So now the circus in Washington enters the next act. All of those poor unionized overpaid federal workers go back to work, while the politicians continue to bicker. Meanwhile here at home the spectacle of idiocy continues at City Hall. In either place, it’s hard to see any semblance of competence or conscientiousness… and recent…
Read MoreNews From The Dome — By Sen. Blake Tillery
This week the Legislature recessed to hear reports from each state department head on their requests for FY 2020 in what we refer to as “Budget Week.” It’s hard to sum up everything I heard in our 17 hours of hearings but let me hit a few takeaways, as well as where we stand economically.…
Read MoreProud of Salvation Army Connection — By Tommy Purser
I wrote a few weeks back of my hopes to live to be 100. My Uncle Glenn made it to 96. He died Jan. 10, two weeks ago, in Mesa Springs Health Care Center in Texas. I had last seen my last surviving uncle in 2008, when he and my Aunt Renee celebrated their 65th…
Read MoreCelebrating Civil Rights — By John Reed
Celebrating Civil Rights Monday was the observance of Martin Luther King Day. Signed into law in 1983 by Republican President Ronald Reagan, it was finally celebrated in all 50 states in 2000. Following soon will be February, which Republican President Gerald Ford recognized as Black History Month. He urged Americans to “seize the opportunity to…
Read MoreUnder The Dome — By Sen. Blake Tillery
By: Sen. Blake Tillery (R – Vidalia) The 155th convening of the Georgia General Assembly occurred Monday. It was an exciting week as we inaugurated a new Governor for the first time in eight years and a new Lt. Governor for the first time in 12 years. I am honored to serve as a Governor’s…
Read MoreSavannah’s Shining Star
It’s a well known fact around Georgia that the City of Savannah has a crime problem. I love Savannah and have never experienced any problems during my frequent visits there, most times to visit my daughter and son-in-law who live in nearby Richmond Hill and work in Chatham County. I traveled to Savannah last Friday…
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