Kiwanis donates to Boys & Girls Club

The Kiwanis Club was pleased to make a donation to the local Boys and Girls Club. President Charles Newberry presented the donation to Pamela Peek, representing the Boys and Girls Club. The Kiwanis motto is “Serving the Children of the World.

GES Zoomies compete in Sport Stacking

A couple of GES Zoomies, the school’s Sport Stack team, Parker O’Gorman and Lucas Watts, attended the AAU Junior Olympics in Greensboro, N.C. July 26-28. Students qualified for the Junior Olympics after attending the Hotlanta tournament in February.

Armyworms invade local home lawns, gardens, crops

Putnam County and the rest of Georgia are being invaded by armies right now, specifically armies of destructive caterpillars called fall armyworms. The armyworms eat up an entire home lawn or farm hay pasture, forage or row crops in no time flat.

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SEE PUZZLE ANSWERS >> PAGE D4Sonrise Gospel OprySonrise Gospel Opry, 3378 Gray Highway, Saturday, Aug. 31, 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Featuring Still Cruisin’. Free Gospel music on the pavilion next to the Sonrise Thrift Store. Bring a chair and come celebrate Jesus. Call 478-305 7702 for more information.

Tufts has served community through life’s challenges

David Tufts has had two specific second chances in his life, and he has clearly made the most of both of them.Tufts, a lifelong resident of Gray, has served on city council for a total of 34 years but over a 38-year period. His service was interrupted i n 1991 when Charlie Ridley ran against him.

McMichael ready to lead as EMA director

Jones County’s new Emergency Management Director is not new to the job or the people she works with, having worked in the department for more that 15 years.

‘Soothing critters’ delivered to law enforcement

Pilot Club members Kathy Jackson, Cindy Jones, Beth Coon, Fay Mathews, and Sherry Daniel delivered “soothing critters” to the Jones County Sheriff’s Department and the Gray Police Department.

The Jones County News salutes the local Veteran of the Week

Harold A. Phillips was born in Forsyth and attended Hubbard Elementary and Hubbard High schools from 1959 until 1970. In 1970, he began his senior year in the first all-integrated class at Mary Persons High School in Forsyth, graduating in 1971. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in February 1972.

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Mount Salem Missionary Baptist ChurchThe 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.

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