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Traffic Citations

News Staff
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Traffic citations filed with the Jones County Probate Court for Oct. 17-23, 2025VGCSA less than 1 oz.

Vehicle Tags

News Staff
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
OCT. 24-30, 2025Jones County ($6,026.21) City of Gray ($948.32) River North ($108.08) Total tags ($7,082.61)

Crime Watch

News Staff
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
The following information is gleaned from incident reports, which are public record, from the Jones County Sheriff’s Department and Gray Police Department Oct. 4-16, 2025.Oct. 24ForgeryOfficer Josey responded to a local financial institution in reference to a forgery case.
Kirby V. Moore

Kirby V. Moore

Defendant found guilty of child molestation

Debbie Lurie-Smith
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
The trial of a Jones County man facing multiple child molestation charges last week ended in guilty verdicts in three of the five counts.Kirby Vincent Moore was arrested February 25 and indicted by a Grand Jury April 8. His trial started Oct. 28 and included more than a dozen witnesses.
BOC meets with citizens concerned over data centers

BOC meets with citizens concerned over data centers

BOC meets with citizens concerned over data centers

Debbie Lurie-Smith
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Members of the Jones County Board of Commissioners and the Planning and Zoning Commission listened to concerned citizens at a work session last week.The Oct. 30 work session was called to order by Board Chairman Chris Weidener.
Capt. Donnie Lee Maynard, whose plane went down just outside a German town in 1975, and son Eric, who is a Gray Police Department captain. CONTRIBUTED

Capt. Donnie Lee Maynard, whose plane went down just outside a German town in 1975, and son Eric, who is a Gray Police Department captain. CONTRIBUTED

German town regards veteran Maynard as hero

Debbie Lurie-Smith
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
A Jones County family recently received answers to questions about the death of a husband and father in a small town in Germany, 50 years after the plane crash that took his life.Capt. Donnie Lee Maynard and 1st Lt. John Wayne Roberts were killed Oct.
Javian Gibson (center) with his notice of selection for a place on the Georgia Department of Education Advisory Council. CONTRIBUTED

Javian Gibson (center) with his notice of selection for a place on the Georgia Department of Education Advisory Council. CONTRIBUTED

JCHS senior named to state student advisory council

Bethany Tapee
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Javian Gibson, a senior at Jones County High School, has earned a place on the Georgia Department of Education’s Student Advisory Council. He is one of 78 students selected from more than 1,250 applicants across the state.
2025 City of Gray, SPLOST election results

2025 City of Gray, SPLOST election results

2025 City of Gray, SPLOST election results

News Staff
Monday, November 3, 2025
Gray City Council - District 1Rick Tipton – 27.41% – 37David Tufts (I) – 72.59% – 98Gray City Council - District 2Ikea Simmons – 70.18% – 40Lehman R. Wood – 29.82% – 17Gray City Council - District 3Terrell Fulford (I) – 63.43% – 137Natalie A. Lurie – 36.
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