Jail Report

SEPT. 30 – OCT.

Real Life

“For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king: He will save us.”(Isa 33:22) A person once said that God doesn’t has the right to judge him. But God does have the right to judge him, to judge all of us. Here’s a few reasons.1--We are God’s creations.

ALUMNI UPDATE

Jontavis Robertson and Duke suffered their first loss of the season on Saturday with the Blue Devils falling 24-14 to Georgia Tech. Duke hosts Florida State Oct. 18.

Father, son arrested for shooting

A Jones County father and son are facing aggravated assault charges following a shooting that was reported to law enforcement by the victim in the midst of recent hurricane conditions.Kelly Edward Cleary Jr., 35, and Kelly Edward Cleary Sr. were arrested Sept. 27.

Trafficking, child molestation among 15 indictments

A Jones County Grand Jury brought back true bills of indictment on 15 out of 16 cases they were presented.Grand jurors convened Oct.

Homecoming Queen 2024

Angel Dennis was crowned the 2024 Jones County High School Homecoming Queen at last Friday’s win against McDonough.>> CHECK OUT OUR FULL GALLERY OF HOMECOMING PHOTOS

Chief appraiser has history of arbitrarily lowering property values, harassing employees

The city of Portsmouth, Virginia, almost solved a problem for Jones County in a Jan. 23 city council meeting.After regular business was concluded, Mayor Lisa Lucas-Burke made a motion to add a new item to the agenda, which passed by a vote of 4-3.

County makes appeal case to state auditors

All members of the Jones County Board of Commissioners, the Board of Education chairman and school superintendent and four representatives of the Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts, including its sales ratio director, were left to stand in the hall outside of the Board of Assessors Office...

Jury selection leads defendant to plead guilty

The power of a jury of peers was evident in Jones County Superior Court this week with three defendants scheduled for trials entering guilty pleas while jurors were waiting to take their place in the courtroom.The third of those defendants was Dan Thomas Cleveland Jr.