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The Kiwanis Club recently donated $6,350 to Boy Scout Troop 485 and the Altman Scout Center in Jones County. The donation represents the net proceeds of the Francis Golson Memorial Golf Tournament which is run by the Kiwanis Club each year and sponsored by many local businesses and donors. Shown in the photo in the center is Kiwanis President, Owen Pruitt. On the left and right are Max Wood and Joe Briley, Jr. who represent Scout Troop 485 and are also members of Kiwanis.
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The Lynn and Brick Nelson Fund gave a $1,000 grant in honor of Frank and Bonnie Duke for their service to the Jones County Library. This is a new set of books we ordered with part of that grant. This is the Moncure “Letter Sound Box Series” for children learning their letter sounds. This set of books, which circulates constantly, was so worn out that the books were becoming tattered. It is wonderful to see the new books on the shelves.
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And then there were three. The first Jones County College and Career Academy Foundational Leadership and Entrepreneurship X-perience (FLEX) contest is down to three finalists.
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Fresh Start Tutoring Center in Gray is open to help those who need extra help in academics, so they can improve their grades and boost their confidence.
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The Bright Ideas program, sponsored by Tri-County EMC, helps teachers receive grants for innovative projects from grades Pre-K through 12. Heather Jackson, a kindergarten teacher at Gray Elementary School, won $997.80 from the Bright Ideas grant for math.
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Construction students at the Jones County Career Academy are learning to hone their skills. Two seniors shared their experiences in the program and explain why they feel it’s important to have the skills they have learned.
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