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Sonrise Gospel Opry
Saturday, June 24, 7:00 to 8:30 p.m., 3378 Gray Hwy. Free Gospel music on the pavilion next to the Thrift Store. Featuring Soul’s Desire. Bring a chair and come celebrate Jesus with us.
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.
Ol’ Time Fourth
Saturday, July 1, 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Jarrell Plantation Historic Site, Juliette. Celebrate Fourth of July weekend at Jarrell Plantation with live bluegrass music, old time carnival games, relays, and races and see the farm come to life with farm skill demos like spinning, weaving, wood-stove cooking and blacksmithing. Stay for a slice of watermelon and a reading of the Declaration of Independence at noon. Admission: $3.50-$9.
Call us at 478-986-5172 for more information. 711 Jarrell Plantation Rd, Juliette, GA 31046 Southeast of Juliette, 18 miles from I-75 Forsyth exit #185 or 18 miles north of Macon exit #171.
New Hope Baptist
New Hope Baptist Church, Highway 49, will be having the following events: Revival - June 26-28, 6:30 p.m. each night Vacation Bible School - June 12-14, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
For more information, contact Mike Gordon at 478-297-7788.
Jones County 4-H Upcoming Activities
• June19-23: CloverleafCamp
• June22: SportsHallofFameand Indian Mounds Day 10am-5pm
• June23-25: StateCouncilatRock Eagle
• June28: TopGolfandDaveand Buster’s Day 9am-6pm
• June29: GeorgiaNationalFair Contest Day 9am-12pm
• June30: GoFishandGray8Skate Day 8am-5pm Please call the Jones County Extension office at 478-986-3958 or email mailto:pamela.walker@uga.edu
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.
• 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.
