Hazlehurst News

Many stood in the uniforms they wore more than a generation ago. But their patriotic salutes hadn't aged a day.

Most kids of the human species don't get to meet kids of the goat species very often anymore, let alone horses or pigs.

As Georgia's foreclosure rate remains among the highest in the country, mortgage counselors say the toughest challenge isn't the onslaught of new clients - - it's reaching out to those at risk of losing their homes.

A flood warning continues for the following Altamaha River at Doctortown affecting Wayne County; for the Altamaha River at Baxley affecting Appling and Toombs counties; for the Altamaha River at Charlotte affecting Jeff Davis, Montgomery, and Toombs counties; as well as for the Altamaha River near Everett City affecting Glynn County.

The GOP's struggle over its future and the party's fitful steps to attract minorities are on full display in the differing responses of Republican governors to a major Supreme Court case on voting rights. GOP Govs. Sonny Perdue of Georgia and Bob Riley of Alabama have asserted in court filings that the continued obligation of their states to get advance approval for all changes involving elections is unnecessary and expensive in view of significant progress they have made to overcome blatant and often brutal discrimination against blacks.

TERESA STEPZINSKI-The Times-Union: Although it has damaged and destroyed homes, the flooding of the Altamaha River is actually a natural phenomenon that revitalizes the river and enriches the ecosystem, state Department of Natural Resources scientists said.

Mid-size farms are on the decline while small farms supplemented by off-farm income are on the rise.

Opposing Punxsutawney Phil's cowardice at seeing his own shadow, the South's General Beauregard Lee has come out to play.

It appears that while the North will endure more winter, we will have the warmth that we are so accustomed to.

Why do Phil and Lee see it differently? Gen. Beau Lee says:

"I am the only groundhog predicting an early spring? Can they ALL be wrong? Of course!"

Richard Deas has defeated Ken williams in the Jeff Davis County Sheriff's Race. What will go down as the most divisive political race in recent Hazlehurst History ended last night Dec 30, 2008 around 8:00 pm.

"Would you rather have one tyrant 3,000 miles away or 3,000 tyrants one mile away?" Mel Gibson as Benjamin Martin, The Patriot This is the latest on the Obama citizenship crisis and then some research resources ...