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JCFD Annual BBQ
Jones County Fire Department Station 8 on Gray Highway is having its annual Open House and Barbecue fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 23 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. It will be prepared by Station 8’s Cooking Crew and include their own local “Snow’s Famous Brunswick Stew.” Plates are $10.00 including drinks. Once again, the Southern Pride Cloggers will be performing at 12:00 noon. The community is welcome.
6th Annual Touch-A-Truck
Sept. 23, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
- Grounds of Sheriff of Jones County. Emergency Vehicles, Construction Equipment and more! Admission is $5.00. Food will be available for purchase.
Tickets can be purchased at Morris Bank, Ace of Gray, Chevy’s Pizza, Jones County Sheriff’s Department, or any Pilot Club of Jones County Member.
Pilot Club of Jones County All proceeds benefiting brain awareness. Find them on Facebook or email pilotclubjonescounty@yahoo. com.
Jones County 4-H upcoming events
• 9/22:4-HArcheryTeam Registration Opens, 8am
• 9/25&9/27:CottonBolland Consumer Judging Practice, 4-5pm
• 9/28:CloverleafConference Registration Deadline
• 9/29:DPAProjectDeclaration Day, 9am-5pm Please call the Jones County Extension Office at 478-986-3958 or email Savanna.Clark@uga.edu for more information on each event.
Sonrise Gospel Opry
3378 Gray Hwy., Saturday, Sept.
30, 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Free Gospel music on the pavilion next to the thrift store. Featuring Rhea Ward the Banjo Lady and Friends. Bring a chair and come celebrate Jesus. Musicians--Book your Gospel/Christian group at the Opry. Call 478-305-7702 for more information. In case of bad weather, Opry will be held at Greenwood Baptist Church.
Jones County Farm Bureau
Jones County Farm Bureau will hold their County Annual Meeting Oct. 3, at 6:00 p.m. at 180 Eatonton Hwy., Gray.
CASA volunteer training
Ocmulgee Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) will hold a new volunteer training beginning Wednesday, October 11, and running every Monday and Wednesday until November 8, from 1-4 pm. CASA volunteers serve as the voice for children and advocate for the best interests of children in foster care. The location will be determined as the date gets closer. For more information, please call 478-4529170.
REGULAR
MEETINGS
• BradleyBaptistChurchwillhave Sunday services at 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. Drive-in services can tune to 89.1 for both services. Sunday school will be at 10:00 a.m.
• TheJCHSFFAAlumniChapter meets the second Monday of every month at 6:30 p.m. inside the JCHS lunchroom. Membership is open to anyone, even if they were not a former FFA member.
• Al-AnonmeetseveryTuesdayand Thursday at 7:00 p.m. at the Jones County Senior Center, 126 Senior Center Way. For information, call 986-7192.
• AAmeetsattheAmericanLegion Building every Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 7:00 p.m. For more information, call 986-3207.
• St.PaulAMEChurchwillbe having a clothing bank the first Saturday of every month from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at 127 Saint Paul Church Circle.
• NarcononofGeorgiaoffershelp for drug and alcohol addiction.
For more information, call Narconon of Georgia at 1-877-413 3073 or visit www.drugsno.com.
Narconon offers referrals, free assessments, drug education and out-patient rehabilitation.
• TheJonesCountyKiwanisClub meets every Monday in the fellowship hall of Gray Baptist Church at 6:30 p.m.
• NewHarvestChurchofGod, 12689 Highway 87, Juliette, hosts a community prayer service every Monday in the sanctuary at 6:30 p.m.; it does not end until everyone is finished praying.
Everyone is invited. For more information, contact pastor Mark Moore, (478) 993-6705, or Tina McMurray, (478) 957-7299.
• TheGrayCityCouncilmeetsthe first Monday of each month at the D.V. Childs Civic Center at 6:00 p.m.
• TheGrayJayceesmeetthesecond Monday of each month at 7 p.m., in the lobby of Main Street,109 James Street, downtown Gray. For more information, contact Gray Jaycee President, Michael Fields at 478-414-8087.
• GrayStationMiddleSchool council meets the 3rd Tuesday of the month.
• AmericanLegionPost142meets the first Tuesday of each month at 314 Old Clinton Road (directly behind Tri-County EMC) at 6:30 p.m. For more information, email graylegionpost142@windstream. net.
• TheJonesCountyCruisersmeet the first Monday of each month at Chevy’s Pizza at 7:00 p.m. For more information, call Dannie Curtis at 258-5502.
• TheGrayDowntown Development Authority meets the second Monday of each month in the conference room at City Hall at noon.
• TheJonesCountyAmateur Radio Society (JCARS) meets the first Thursday of each month at the Jones County EMA office classroom on Industrial Boulevard in Gray at 6:30 p.m. All are welcome. Amateur Radio License testing begins at 5:00 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month at this same location. For more information, call Gary at 737-2077.
• TheJonesCountyDemocratic Party meets the fourth Monday in each month September - May at the W.E. Knox Civic Center.
