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JCHS School Council Meeting

The JCHS School Council will meet Nov. 17, in the JCHS Community Room at 6:00 p.m.

Spencer-Williams Christmas dinner

The Spencer-Williams family 2022 Christmas dinner will be Saturday, Dec. 17 at Jonesco Clubhouse, 834 GA 22, Gray.

Contact Carolyn Shinholster at 478-234-4501. All monies due by Nov. 14.

The Jones County Senior Center

We are seeking help from the community for donations for our annual senior auction.

During the year, our seniors participate in different programs at The Jones County Senior Center to earn Senior Bucks to use to buy items at the auction. With help from the community donating items such as, any household items, decor, furniture, kitchen items, towels, tissue paper, paper towels, dish detergent, etc., it would make the auction a great success.

Thanking you in advance for all your help. Drop off times are 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday at the Senior Center at 126 Senior Center Way in Gray. Items will be accepted through Nov.

29. You may contact Sharon Turner or Mary Manson at 478 986-6815.

Velma McFadden Food Bank

Velma McFadden Missionary Food Bank will be at Greater Jordan Chapel, 1415 Highway 22 East, Haddock, on the following schedule each month: First Saturday, 10:00-11:30 a.m. Third Thursday, 10:00-11:30 a.m.

Mobile Food Truck Distribution - Fourth Wednesday, 11 a.m. until all is gone.

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-AnonmeetseveryTuesday and Thursday at 7:00 p.m. at the Jones County Senior Center, 126 Senior Center Way. For information, call 986-7192.

• AAmeetsattheAmerican Legion 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.

• NarcononofGeorgiaoffers help 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.

• TheGrayJayceesmeetthe second 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.

• TheJonesCountyHighSchool Touchdown Club meets the first Thursday of each month. For more information, contact Lee Perkins, (478) 973-2018.

• TheJonesCountyChildrenIn Care Parent’s Association meets the third Monday of each month at Elam Baptist Church from 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

• TheCityofGrayHistoric Preservation Commission meets the first Tuesday of each month in City Hall’s conference room at 6:00 p.m.

• TheMarineCorpsLeague Detachment #970 meets the first Tuesday of each month at United Community Church, 2411 Heath Road, Macon, at 6:00 p.m. For further information, call Ed Barbee, 960-3917.

• TheSexualAssaultSurvivors (SAS) group meets the first Tuesday of each month at Reflections Psychotherapy LLC from 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. For more information, call (706) 224-3396 or email angiemeells@yahoo.com.

• TheJonesCountyHighSchool Band Boosters meet the second Tuesday of each month in the band room or the lunch room at 6:30 p.m.

• TheJonesCountyBoardof Commissioners meets the first and third Tuesday of each month in the Charlotte C. Wilson Conference Room at 6:00 p.m.

• ThealumniofWhittle Elementary School, Spring Street, Macon, meet the second Tuesday of each month at Fresh Air Bar-B-Que, 3070 Riverside Drive in Macon, at 11:30 a.m. For more information, call Mike King, (478) 994-6757, or email Bobby Sanders at rasanders@cox.net.

• TheOldCapitalCarClubmeets the second Tuesday of each month at the IHOP, Wal-Mart Market Central, 2598 N.

Columbia St. in Milledgeville, at 6:30 p.m. for dinner, followed by the meeting at 7:30 p.m. All auto enthusiasts are invited to attend.

For more information, call (478) 453-0295.

• GrayGardenClubmeetsonthe first Tuesday of the month at the Bradley Baptist Church 10:00 a.m.

• TheDomesticViolenceSurvivors (DVS) group meets the third Tuesday of each month at Reflections Psychotherapy LLC from 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. For more information, call (706) 224-3396 or email angiemeells@yahoo.com.

• TheYoungAtHeartcovered-dish luncheon and program of First Baptist Church meets the last Tuesday of each month, 11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.

• GreaterFaithRevelational Outreach Ministries, 1501 Highway 22 East, Haddock, distributes free nonperishable canned goods every Wednesday from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

This food bank ministry is free for those who are in need.

Monetary donations, as well as canned goods, are also accepted. Their prayer line is also open from 11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Call 361-1303, 932-0142 or 932-5760.

• TheJonesCountyRotaryClub meets every Wednesday at Agave Azul.

• TheKeepJonesBeautiful Commission meets the third Wednesday of each month at the W.E. Knox Civic Center in the Tammy Brittain Conference Room at 11:00 a.m.

• HeartsOfLoveCovenant Community Medical Clinic, 221 Gray Highway, Gray, is open every Thursday from 4-7 p.m., with a physician and three PAs there. Income eligibility requirements must be met. For more information, contact the clinic director, Goldie Hicks, 731-9961, or Beth Fox, office manager, 361-1554.

• GreaterFaithissponsoring“Men Laying It On The Line” every Thursday from 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

• NewHopeBaptistChurch meets every Thursday at 7:00 p.m. for their prayer vigil and community visitation.

• GreaterFaithissponsoringa Christ-centered drug addiction and alcohol treatment program every Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the church sanctuary. Prayer time and Bible study are from 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. For more information, contact Lavonne Reaves: church, 932-5760; home, 452-2708.