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Vehicle Tags

News Staff
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
DEC. 27, 2024 – JAN. 2, 2025 Jones County ($6,039.06) City of Gray ($3.50) River North ($5.13) Total tags ($6,047.69)

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Marriage Licenses

News Staff
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Marriage licenses filed with the Jones County Probate Court Dec. 27, 2024 – Jan. 2, 2025 DEC. 27Casey Shaw Whittington to McKayla Marie Phillips DEC. 30Rajesh Narayan Patre to Sherri Lane Griffis

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Building Permits

News Staff
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
DEC. 27, 2024 – JAN. 2, 202512/31/24 – Quintrea Hill $105.0012/30/24 – Christopher Martin $150.00

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Crime Watch

News Staff
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
The following information is gleaned from incident reports, which are public record, from the Jones County Sheriff’s Department and Gray Police Department Dec. 31, 2024 – Jan. 2, 2025.Dec. 31No licenseDeputy Elrod was patrolling the area of Hwy.

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Traffic Citations

News Staff
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Traffic citations filed with the Jones County Probate Court for Dec. 27, 2024 – Jan. 2, 2025VGCSA less than 1 oz.

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Superior Court Motions

News Staff
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
JAN. 2, 2025PLEASState vs. Dontavious Jalan Houser – 10 years ct. 1: theft by taking, five years each cts.2-6: entering an automobile. Count 2 to run consecutively to count one, all other counts to run concurrently for a total of 15 years with the first five years served in confinement.
GFD Chief Keith Eisele (l) and Deputy Chief Carl Zimmer (far right) present Meritorious awards to firefighters Ernest Faircloth (next left then l-r) , Patrick Peebles and Caroline Thompson at the Dec. 19 awards ceremony held at Butler Hall. CONTRIBUTED

GFD Chief Keith Eisele (l) and Deputy Chief Carl Zimmer (far right) present Meritorious awards to firefighters Ernest Faircloth (next left then l-r) , Patrick Peebles and Caroline Thompson at the Dec. 19 awards ceremony held at Butler Hall. CONTRIBUTED

City firefighters awarded at annual meeting

Debbie Lurie-Smith
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
The Gray Fire Department celebrated accomplishments and recognized the dedication of members at its annual Christmas party, which includes promotions and awards.Fire Chief Keith Eiesle welcomed attendees to the Dec. 19 occasion with a huge announcement for the residents of the City of Gray.
Jones County Chief Tax Appraiser Tony George (right) speaks to the Board of Assessors. He also faced tough questions from commissioners in the same room throughout the Fall. FILE PHOTO

Jones County Chief Tax Appraiser Tony George (right) speaks to the Board of Assessors. He also faced tough questions from commissioners in the same room throughout the Fall. FILE PHOTO

YEAR IN REVIEW 2024

Debbie Lurie-Smith
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
(Editor’s note: this is the second half of a two-part review of the top news stories of 2024. January through July were published last week.)AugustJones County’s first responders were celebrated Aug. 3 with an annual appreciation banquet held at Bradley Baptist Church.
Felix Cordes / Bibb County Sheriff's Office

Felix Cordes / Bibb County Sheriff's Office

Macon man pleads guilty to robbing credit unions

Dave Williams
Sunday, January 5, 2025
ATLANTA - A Macon man has pleaded guilty in federal court to robbing two credit unions in 2022 and attempting to rob a third.Felix Cordes, 57, faces up to 25 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 after pleading guilty Thursday in U.S.
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