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Fridays on Main
Fridays on Main will be held in downtown Gray, Aug. 16 from 6-9 p.m.
Outreach Yard Sale/Giveaway
Central Baptist Church, 3201 Graham Road, corner of Gray Highway and Graham Road, will be having their Outreach yard sale/giveaway Aug. 17, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. First 20 items free.
All additional items $1 each.
Furniture, adult and children’s clothes and shoes, household goods and more.
White Chapel AME Church
White Chapel AME Church, 2370 Old Highway 11, Round Oak, will have their annual Homecoming celebration Aug. 18, at 2:00 p.m. Guest will be Rev. Dr. Maria Gordon and Greater Jordan AME church family, Haddock. For more information, call 478-986-4281.
Mount Salem Missionary Baptist Church
The Mount Salem Missionary Baptist Church, 159 Cleveland St., Gray, invites everyone to attend their 138th Church Anniversary, Aug. 25, at 11:00 a.m. The guest speaker for this glorious occasion is Minister Jontae Nash of Atlanta.
Hunter Education Classes
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources will be conducting the required Hunter Safety classes Saturday, Aug.
17, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Jones County Fire Station 5 in Wayside.
Qualified instructors and hands-on training. Attendance is required to be certified. There is no cost for the class and all supplies are provided. Signing up for the classes on the DNR web site is required and easy. Simply go to https://georgiawildlife. com/hunting/huntereducation and click on the ‘Find’ and sign up for a class under FREE COURSES.
You will have to create an account if you do not have one. Make sure the account is for the student taking the class. If you have any questions or problems, call or text the instructor at 706-476 3200 or email mdsteed@live.com. Bring something to drink. Lunch is not provided, but options will be available at a small cost.
Salem AME Church
Salem AME Church, 115 Holloman Road, will hold its Homecoming Program on Sunday, Aug. 25, at 2:00 p.m. The speaker will be their own Rev. Gwyniese Ballard.
JCHS 2nd Annual Block Party
Family engagement event for parents and students will be Aug. 27, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the high school. Information on standards, assessments, how to track your child’s progress and more. The Hound’s Pound school store will be open, prizes and gift cards, the Snack Shack will be open, and student showcase for band, chorus, cheerleaders, art gallery, welding and audio/visual tech available.
REGULAR
MEETINGS
• TheFederatedGardenClub of Gray meets monthly on the first Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. at Bradley Baptist Church with the exception of May and December.
Members discuss participation in upcoming events in the area and projects beautifying our community. Visitors are welcome to attend. For information, call 478-986-8898.
• BibleStudyatJarocho’sMexican Restaurant each Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. All invited.
• 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 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-AnonmeetseveryTuesday and 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.
• TheJonesCountyKiwanisClub meets every Monday in the fellowship hall of Gray Baptist Church at 6:30 p.m.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
