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Hunter Safety Class
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources will be conducting the required Hunter Safety classes soon in Jones County. Georgia Law requires the Hunter Safety Certification for anyone born on or after Jan 1, 1961, in order to hunt on public lands.
A classroom course taught by qualified instructors with hands on training will be taught on Saturday, Aug. 19, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This class will be held at the Jones County Fire Station 5 in Wayside. Attendance is required to be certified. There is no cost for this class. All supplies are provided.
Signing up for the classes on the DNR 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.
2nd Annual LUCAS KADE STRONG Family 5K fun run
Saturday, Aug. 12, 4 p.m.-until at the JCHS track. There will be a 5K fun run, food trucks, face painting silent auction, cornhole tournament and inflatables. To sign up, please call 478-972-7960 or 478-951-5777. Join us for this fun family event to benefit Lucas Massengale and family.
Book Sale
Saturday, Aug. 12, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at 273 Railroad St. in Gray on JC Pre-K campus, building next to JCHS track. 1000’s of books and audio visuals for all ages. Incredible prices – many are FREE! Feature of the month – MYSTERIES/ADVENTURE.
Sponsored by Jones County Friends of the Library.
Salem AME Church Homecoming
Salem AME Church, 115 Holloman Road, will be celebrating its Homecoming service on Sunday, August27,2023,at2:00p.m. The speaker for this event will be Rev.
LeQuint Caswell of St. Paul AME Church, Clinton, GA.
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Bradley Baptist Church will have 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.
• 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.
• 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.
