Marriage Licenses

Marriage licenses filed with the Jones County Probate Court May 24-30, 2024MAY 28Ethan Caleb Harris to Peyton Dallas WalkerMAY 29Bradley Michael James to Rachel Lynn High

Building Permits

MAY 2430, 20245/24/24 Otis Thomas Construction Inc. $492.005/28/24 Michael Few $282.005/30/24 Joseph Michael Hinton $476.00

Vehicle Tags

MAY 2430, 2024Jones County ($5,895.44) City of Gray ($425.57) River North ($859.30)Total tags ($7,180.11)

Traffic Citations

Traffic citations filed with the Jones County Probate Court for May 24-30, 2024Speeding – 28 Passing in no passing zone – no accident – 1 Safety belts violation (adults) – 3

Superior Court Motions

MAY 30, 2024PLEASState vs. Charles Cornick – 10 years ct. 1: aggravated assault, 5 years ct. 2: theft by taking. Counts to run concurrently for a total of 10 years with the first 180 days served in a probation detention center.The remainder of sentence to be served on probation.State vs. Curtis T.

Crime Watch

The following information is gleaned from incident reports, which are public record, from the Jones County Sheriff’s Department and Gray Police Department May 23-28, 2024.

Immigration status leads to new guilty plea

A defendant in a 2019 trafficking case was back in court to enter a guilty plea for the second time for the same offense of bringing drugs into Jones County.

House on the Hill joins AirBnB

How to keep a home place in the family after parents are gone and children have moved away can be a struggle, but the answer for one former Jones Countian may be getting into the short-term rental business.

Coalition works to identify most vulnerable to suicide risk

Jones County is concluding its third year of a five-year grant to bring attention to the issue of the number of suicides that occur in the county.

Child molester pleads guilty, to serve eight years

A Jones County man received a 20-year sentence after pleading guilty to child molestation, with eight of those years served in confinement.Todd Austin Kohlmayer was in Superior Court May 23 to enter his plea.