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Students practice “hibernating” on the play mat. BETHANY TAPPEE/Staff

Students practice “hibernating” on the play mat. BETHANY TAPPEE/Staff

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Turtle Classroom learns about surviving winter

Bethany Tapee
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Students in Teacher Page Sole’s Turtle Classroom, along with Paraprofessional Kristen Bunce, have engaged in discussions about how people and animals care for themselves during the winter. They have also collaborated to complete various winter-themed small group activities.
Ashton Jones on American Idol

Ashton Jones on American Idol

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Ashton Jones on American Idol

News Staff
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Residents of Brookstone Village were treated to a concert by singer, songwriter and American Idol contestant Ashton Jones Feb. 27. The 20-year-old was born and raised in Gray and has been playing the guitar and singing since the age of 16.

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Crime Watch

News Staff
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
The following information is gleaned from incident reports, which are public record, from the Jones County Sheriff’s Department and Gray Police Department Feb. 24-25, 2025.Feb. 24Animals being shotDep. Reno was dispatched to the area of E.
In Manning Brothers’ 35,000 square-foot showroom and warehouse with a million-dollar-plus inventory, you’re bound to find exactly what you need. CONTRIBUTED

In Manning Brothers’ 35,000 square-foot showroom and warehouse with a million-dollar-plus inventory, you’re bound to find exactly what you need. CONTRIBUTED

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Manning Brothers: More than half of a century of innovative food service

News Staff
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Great people meet challenges with innovative solutions, and we’ve been there.Whatever your food service opportunity, we’ve likely seen it—and solved it— before. At Manning Brothers, you are served by people with real-world, frontline experience.
Students at Jones County Pre-K dressed up as their favorite Fairy Tale characters for the ball. BETHANY TAPPEE/Staff

Students at Jones County Pre-K dressed up as their favorite Fairy Tale characters for the ball. BETHANY TAPPEE/Staff

Pre-K students dress up for Fairy Tale Ball

Bethany Tapee
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Jones County Pre-K recently held its enchanting annual Fairy Tale Ball, where students dressed in costumes representing their favorite fairy tale characters, including princesses, princes, and heroic figures.
A Twiggs County man found inside the fence of an electrical power station is facing multiple charges following his recent arrest.

A Twiggs County man found inside the fence of an electrical power station is facing multiple charges following his recent arrest.

Man caught within power substation fence

Debbie Lurie-Smith
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
A Twiggs County man found inside the fence of an electrical power station is facing multiple charges following his recent arrest.Barry Dewayne Hasty, 47, was arrested Feb.
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