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Main Street Fall Festival provides fun downtown

Main Street Fall Festival provides fun downtown

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Main Street Fall Festival provides fun downtown

Debbie Lurie-Smith
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Main Street Gray Director Ashley Roberson celebrated the Sept. 21 Main Street Gray Fall Festival in a weekend Facebook post.Roberson said the First Main Street Gray Fall Festival was incredible, minus the heat.
Elementary schools host Family Engagement nights

Elementary schools host Family Engagement nights

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Elementary schools host Family Engagement nights

Story And Photos By Bethany Tapee
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Each elementary school in the Jones County School System offered its students and guardians a Title 1 Family Engagement night in compliance with federal standards designed to help students meet academic requirements and close achievement gaps.
Childs embraces local history and world travel

Childs embraces local history and world travel

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Childs embraces local history and world travel

Greenberry Moore
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Patsy Childs has lived in Clinton all her life and can tell you as much history of the community as most anyone, but the spry 96-year-old also was a worldwide traveler who can tell you a lot about places around the globe.
Community branding process kicks off

Community branding process kicks off

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Community branding process kicks off

Debbie Lurie-Smith
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
The Jones County Community took its first step in the process of developing its brand identity at a kickoff meeting last week.The Sept. 5 meeting was held at Butler Hall and was attended by an estimated group of 20 that included elected officials, community leaders and interested residents.
Pre-game scenes from future cheerleading clinic, rec night

Pre-game scenes from future cheerleading clinic, rec night

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Pre-game scenes from future cheerleading clinic, rec night

Photos By Brad Harrison / Staff
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Plenty of glances at the future of Jones County football and cheerleading was all around Greyhound Field prior to Friday’s game. Cheerleaders from the Greyhound Cheerleading Future Cheerleader Clinic, held earlier in the week, helped fire up the crowd with cheers before kickoff against Union Grove.
This Week In the Word

This Week In the Word

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This Week In the Word

News Staff
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Pastor & Mrs. Joe L. RidleyThough I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 1 Cor. 13:1 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.
Kiwanis Club raffle

Kiwanis Club raffle

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Kiwanis Club raffle

News Staff
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
The Kiwanis Club of Jones County presented a Browning Silver shotgun to the grand prize winner of their raffle, Lamar Happoldt.

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CALENDAR OF COMMUNITY EVENTS

News Staff
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Voter Registration DriveSt. Paul A.M.E. Church is sponsoring a voter registration drive on Saturday, Sept. 21, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The location is the Maggie Califf High School where the shop and/or Alternative School was located.Any young people who will be 18 on or before Nov.
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