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James Collins/Contributed There was standing room only for the public comments portion of a Jan. 23 called meeting of the Jones County Board of Education.

James Collins/Contributed There was standing room only for the public comments portion of a Jan. 23 called meeting of the Jones County Board of Education.

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BOE calls meeting to listen to concerns

Debbie Lurie-Smith
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
The Jones County Board of Education held the second of its required three hearings last week to opt out of HB 581 without any members of the public in attendance. That changed about 30 minutes later when the room started filling up for a public comments session.
Weather postpones basketball games to later in season

Weather postpones basketball games to later in season

Weather postpones basketball games to later in season

Brad Harrison
Saturday, January 25, 2025
This week's winter weather put athletic events at Jones County High School on hold, resulting in a condensed schedule to end the regular season for the Greyhounds and Lady Hounds on the basketball court. This past Tuesday's game against Ola will now take place Jan.
Sally Wicker in uniform before her marriage to Hoyt. CONTRIBUTED

Sally Wicker in uniform before her marriage to Hoyt. CONTRIBUTED

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Browns stay close despite lifetime of travel

Greenberry Moore
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
While Hoyt and Sally Brown have been ‘together’ for more than 52 years, there were many times during the past half century they were not actually together.Brown and the former Sally Wicker met in 1970 and have been married 52 years, and they both worked for airlines for their adult life.
John J. Staggs

John J. Staggs

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Failure to listen to officers leads to guilty plea

Debbie Lurie-Smith
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
The failure of a Macon man to comply with instructions from law enforcement resulted in two five-year sentences for the charge of obstruction of an officer.John James Staggs entered a guilty plea to the charges in Jones County Superior Court Jan. 5.
The Jones County News salutes the local Veteran of the Week

The Jones County News salutes the local Veteran of the Week

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The Jones County News salutes the local Veteran of the Week

News Staff
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Schiller Garrette Kelly was inducted October 8, 1942, at Fort McPherson into the 8th Air Force, Headquarters, Quartermaster. He sailed on the Queen Elizabeth from Hoboken, NJ, February 1943, for Great Britain. He was stationed near Windsor, until after the liberation of France. Cpl.
Submit yourselves

Submit yourselves

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Submit yourselves

News Staff
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Pastor & Mrs. Joe L. RidleySubmit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. James 4:7 From whence come wars and fightings among you?Come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?

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Real Life

–george Sheffield
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Search the scriptures… they are they which testify of Me (Jn 5:39).Finding Jesus in the Old Testament. He’s there.Not by the name Jesus, but He’s there. He told people in His day to investigate the scriptures and they will find Him--and the only scriptures the Jewish people had back then was the OT.
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