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Munashe Jones, a graduating senior at Jones County High School, has been selected the Young Jazz Musician Scholarship winner for 2020 by the Jazz Association of Macon. With a 3.9 grade point average, Miss Jones has been accepted to Louisiana State University, where she will study music.
Read moreOrganizers of downtown’s first-ever Drive In Movie Night were hoping for “around 15 to 20 cars.”
Read moreWear It Again Consignment & Thrift, a local consignment shop in Gray, is now open for business with a new owner.
Read moreScroggins said she’s lived in Jones County her entire life, growing up on a farm with six other siblings. She said she loves the county, and she’s happy she has the opportunity to watch her children grow up in the same town as she did.
Read moreBetter internet access countywide and bike trails on Highway 49 were items considered by Jones County Commissioners at their second June meeting.
Read moreJones County Fire Station 1 recently took delivery of a new K-12 saw purchased with grant money received from Norfolk Southern Railroad. The saw is the first one for the department and is designed to assist firefighters in gaining access in commercial buildings during fire conditions. Jones County Deputy Fire Chief Thomas Coleman said volunteers at Station 1 were excited about the delivery and are eager to get started on training with the new piece of equipment. “This is just one more tool in our toolbox to better help serve our community in their time of need,” Coleman said.
Read moreTwo local students were recently awarded Operation Roundup Scholarships from the Tri-County EMC Foundation. Asia Logan and Dylan Gattie, both from Gray, will each receive a $1,000 scholarship to go towards school expenses.
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