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–george Sheffield

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

“I must work the works of Him that sent Me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.”(John 9:4).Jesus never wasted time in doing His work. He was always about His Father’s business, leading people to salvation in Him.

This Week In the Word

Pastor & Mrs. Joe L. Ridley

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

“He who would love life and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit.Let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it.

Crowds filled Gray’s Dairy Queen all day July 30 to support the Miracle Treat Day effort, working together to raise what turned out to be a quarter of a million dollars for the Beverly Olson Children’s Hospital in Macon. BRANDY ROUND/Staff

$250,000 raised at Dairy Queen of Gray

Debbie Lurie-Smith

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

But wait, there’s more … In his social media broadcast immediately after the conclusion of Jones County’s Miracle Treat Day last week, Dairy Queen owner and miracle worker Justin Kelly kept saying “But wait, there’s more” each time he announced a new total.His final announcement, however, came...

Shamica S. Burney

Woman to serve a year for fleeing, hit and run

Debbie Lurie-Smith

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

A Jones County woman who led law enforcement on a chase through Gray, southern parts of the county and into the heart of Macon will be serving the first year of her sentence in the Jones County jail.Shamica Shanta Burney entered her guilty plea in Superior Court July 23 and received one year for...

Jones County School Superintendent Dr. Jessica Graves speaks to school system employees at the July 29 Convocation, kicking off the new school year. CONTRIBUTED

Teachers, staff, leaders attend 2026 convocation

Debbie Lurie-Smith

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

The Jones County community was present for the Jones County School System Convocation last week, an annual JCSS tradition that celebrates educators while looking forward to the new school year.This year’s event included members of the Jones County Sheriff’s Office, Gray Police Department, Gray’s...

College achievements

Georgia College And State University

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Melissa Spoon of Gray, Georgia, was recently elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, at Georgia College & State University.The following local students made Dean’s list for Spring 2026: Robert...

Christmas 2025 (l-r): Kelli, Lindsey, Courtney, Thomas, Makenzie and Kendall. CONTRIBUTED

New Putnam General CEO a well-rounded individual

Greenberry Moore

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Thomas Goss has done a lot of racing in his life — on foot, in cars, and on motorcycles — but it was a short trip in an airplane that nearly ended disastrously.Goss, now 56 and the new Chief Executive Officer at Putnam General Hospital, had taken off in Macon Nov. 17, 2018, with two daughters and...

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News Staff

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

George Sheffield “For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be saved.” (John 3:17).In John 3:16, God sent Jesus into this world to save this world, a world drowning in sin, plagued with rebellion against God.

This Week In the Word

Pastor & Mrs.

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. “If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him.”

BOE hears last reports before schools open

Debbie Lurie-Smith

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Board of Education members had a short meeting last week, taking care of several items of business in preparation for the beginning of school only a few days away.The July 23 meeting was called to order by Chairman Ginger Bailey, and the first item of business was the approval of school fundraisers.

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