Submit your events to articles@jcnews.comSee more events and a regional events calendar online at www.jcnews.com LOOK FOR THE CALENDAR MENU ITEMJONESSATURDAY, AUG. 15What: Jones County Hunter Education Class When: Sat., Aug. 15, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Where: Jones County Fire Station 5 in Wayside More…
Frankie A. Kitchens
July 10, 1936 - July 20, 2026Frankie A. Kitchens, 90, of Jones County, passed away on Monday, July 20, 2026. Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, July 24, 2026, at Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County Chapel, with the Reverend Butch Mullis officiating. The family greeted friends one hour…
Ronald Emory “Ronnie” Holloway
Oct. 15, 1951 - July 26, 2026Ronald Emory “Ronnie” Holloway, 74, of Gray, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2026.The family will greet friends from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, at Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County Chapel. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on…
Clyde Ronald Haynes II
July 14, 1963 - July 20, 2026Pray with our family as we mourn the loss of Clyde Ronald Haynes II, 63, of Jones County, Georgia. Clyde went home to be with our Lord on July 20, 2026.Funeral services were held at 2:00 pm, Tuesday, July 28, 2026, at Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County Chapel, with the…
Lady Greyhounds head coach Tripp Burt addresses the team during the start of Monday’s midnight madness workout. BRAD HARRISON/Staff
Lady Hounds officially begin practice with midnight madness workoutWith an hours-worth of work just past midnight on Monday morning, the Lady Greyhounds officially began practice for the 2026 season.Monday was the first day that fall sports such as softball could officially practice as approved by…
Greyhounds welcome future at youth camp
The energy for the future of football in Jones County was fired up Saturday morning at Greyhound Field as the JCHS football program hosted a youth football camp.Event participants spent the morning working on various skills and techniques with both Jones County football coaches and players, getting…
Bryan Ulrich
For most wrestlers in the Jones County program, Bryan Ulrich is hardly new.With him having coached many of them on the middle school level, a level of familiarity is already built in when it comes to the Greyhounds new head coach.But during the summer workouts for JCHS, that wrestler-coach bond had…
Gray DQ ready for Miracle Treat Day
The day the communities of Gray and Jones County come together to take care of the children of Middle Georgia and beyond is back, with expectations high for another miracle at the “Busiest Dairy Queen on Earth.”Thursday, July 30, is Miracle Treat Day for all Dairy Queens, but the Gray restaurant…
Gray City Councilmen heard good news about the city’s most recently drilled water well and had a lengthy discussion about trash cans at their July meeting of all committees.Mayor Pro Tem James Collins called the July 20 meeting to order, and the first report was from the finance committee. Chairman…
The Jones County Board of Commissioners had a brief meeting on the third Tuesday in July with a short agenda but lengthy closed session at the conclusion of the meeting.Chairman Chris Wiedner called the July 21 meeting to order with the opening prayer and pledge led by Commissioner Sam Kitchens.For…
