Discussion of the recent revisions to Jesup’s Light-Industrial zoning ordinance prompted serious disagreement.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Discussion of the recent revisions to Jesup’s Light-Industrial zoning ordinance prompted serious disagreement with Mayor Ralph Hickox’s proposal to revisit those changes.Commissioners Perry Morgan, Tim Cockfield and Isaiah Houston all questioned why the ordinance needs to be changed again following...
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Wayne County’s eighth-grade softball team won the 2026 Coastal Empire Middle School Conference championship. Members of the team include, from left, Makenzie Sakuta, Carson Yarborough, Madelyn Spell, Gracelynn Long, Addie Davis, Paisley Hollingsworth, Brooklyn Griffin, Kara Mallard, Adalyn Dowdy, Mattie Kate White, Karianne Peek, Cheslee Morales, Jada Harvey and Emory Wilkerson. Not pictured are coaches Jason O’Steen, Rob Royal, Shawn Peek and athletic director Shelia Brockington.
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ERIC DENTY / Staff Pinch runner Bella Ellis slides hard into second base in play against Maynard Jackson High of Atlanta. The Lady Jacket team and fans wore pink in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month
ERIC DENTY / Staff Marlee Walling hustles to first in GHSA state play against Maynard Jackson High of Atlanta.
Members of the 2026 Region 1-5A Lady Jacket championship team include, from left, coach Summer Frye, Bella Ellis, Hardie Purcell, Jaelyn Hall, coach Charlie Lyons, Bella Hannah, Emery Aspinwall, Ada Sluder, Morgan Boatright, Ellie Harrison, Emme Richardson, coach Tyler Rogers, Kallie Scott, Addison Thompson, Chaelen Gilleon, Brooklyn Wood, Emma Mallard, Makayla Trice, Allie Ward, Eda Anderson, Olivia Eubanks, Marlee Walling, coach Chase Hinson and coach Chase Bryant.
