Author: Donna Wilcox

Jeff Davis and Vidalia split a Thursday doubleheader in Vidalia, with the Jackets taking the opener 7-2 before Vidalia held off a late JD charge for a 12-10 victory in Game 2. The Jackets collected 23 hits across the two games, while Briley Reagin turned in a complete-game performance in the opener and later went 4-for-4 with a home run in Game 2. Game 1: Jeff Davis 7, Vidalia 2 Vidalia struck first in the opener, scoring on a Jeff Davis error in the bottom of the first inning. The Jackets answered in the third when Abby Williams delivered an…

Jeff Davis saw its two-game shutout streak come to an end Wednesday as Effingham County defeated the Jackets 11-1. Effingham jumped out quickly, scoring three runs in the top of the first. Hart opened the scoring with a solo home run to left field, while RBI hits from Wiley and Hill gave Effingham an early 3-0 advantage. Effingham added two more runs in the second and three in the third, with RBI doubles from Hill and Hart helping stretch the lead. Gabby Taylor started in the circle for Jeff Davis and worked 1⅔ innings, allowing three runs — only one…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee death row inmate remained alive after the state administered two doses of its lethal injection drug Wednesday night, an extraordinary turn of events that has prompted the governor to halt the state’s remaining execution for 2026 and order an independent investigation. the execution been completed, Christa Pike would have been the first woman executed by Tennessee in at least 200 years. Instead, the attempt ended with Pike still alive after two doses of pentobarbital. Christa Gail Pike, 50, was transported to an off-site medical facility after Tennessee officials attempted to execute her at Riverbend Maximum Security…

Most consumers probably don’t give much thought to the inspections, documentation and safety procedures behind the food they purchase at the grocery store. At Wednesday’s Hazlehurst Rotary Club meeting, Gary Evans introduced guest speaker Kimberly Gombert-Marlow, who gave members a behind-the-scenes look at the food production process and the safeguards designed to help keep food safe from the farm or processing facility to the consumer’s table. Gombert-Marlow, who now works at South Georgia Cotton Gin here in Jeff Davis County, brought years of experience in food safety to the discussion. Her background includes work with the USDA Food Safety and…

Jeff Davis wasted no time taking control Tuesday, exploding for 13 runs in the first inning on the way to a 17-0 shutout victory over Fitzgerald. The Jackets pounded out 18 hits, while Anna Grace Alligood was dominant in the circle, holding Fitzgerald to just one hit over four scoreless innings. Jeff Davis sent batter after batter to the plate in a huge opening inning. Alligood got the scoring started with a two-run double, followed by an RBI triple from Savanna Robinette. Gabby Taylor, Skyden Chaney, Ava Bohannon, Abby Williams and Madison Joyce all contributed to the scoring as the…

College sports as fans have known them have changed dramatically over the past several years. Players can now earn money from their name, image and likeness, schools are sharing revenue with athletes, and the transfer portal has made changing teams easier than ever. Now, Congress is considering stepping in with a national set of rules. The U.S. Senate voted 77-22 Monday, Sept. 28, to pass the bipartisan Protect College Sports Act of 2026, legislation that could bring some of the biggest changes yet to college athletics. The bill was developed by Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and Democratic Sen.…

Jeff Davis celebrated Senior Night with a convincing victory Monday, shutting out Wilcox County 12-0 behind a strong offensive performance and another solid outing in the circle from Briley Reagin. The Jackets collected 11 hits in the win, led by Gabby Taylor, who went a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate and drove in two runs. After a scoreless first inning, Jeff Davis broke through in the bottom of the second. Skyden Chaney delivered an RBI single up the middle, and Reagin brought home another run on a groundout to give the Jackets a 2-0 advantage. The Jeff Davis offense then…

Rare discovery carries a surprising local history stretching back decades along the Ocmulgee near Jacksonville and Lumber City TELFAIR COUNTY, Ga. — Something remarkable was hiding beneath the sand and gravel at the bottom of the Ocmulgee River. For 15 years, no one had documented a living Altamaha spinymussel — an endangered freshwater mussel found naturally nowhere in the world except Georgia’s Altamaha River basin. Some wildlife experts had begun to wonder whether the species had disappeared altogether. Then, on July 7, Georgia Department of Natural Resources aquatic biologist Zach Schumber reached into the river bottom below Jacksonville in Telfair…

With the Jeff Davis Yellow Jackets off to an undefeated 5-0 start and reaching their highest AJC ranking since 1962, excitement is building around the second half of the 2026 football season. But for Jeff Davis Touchdown Club President Scottie Graham, Friday nights are about more than football. They are also about recognizing the players, coaches, band members, cheerleaders and students who put in countless hours representing Jeff Davis County. With Homecoming against Bacon County set for October 9 at the Pinelands, Graham is issuing a challenge to the community: pack the stadium, be loud and show these students just…

MACON, Ga. — New details are emerging after a weekend shooting at Carolyn Crayton Park in Macon that has now left 12 young people wounded. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office says a 12th victim has been identified in the shooting, which occurred shortly after midnight Sunday during a large gathering at the park. The additional victim is a 19-year-old man who later sought treatment for a gunshot wound that was not considered life-threatening. The discovery raises the number of people wounded from the 11 initially reported to 12. Two of the victims remained in critical condition in the latest update,…