Vehicle Tags
News Staff
SEPT. 4-10, 2026Jones County ($4,242.85) City of Gray ($203.36) River North ($54.18) Total tags ($4,500.39)
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
News
Real Estate Transactions
News Staff
SEPT. 4-11, 2026SEPT. 4Jeremiah Parrish to REI Velocity II LLC, a Georgia Limited Liability Company; 944 Lite N Tie Rd.; parcel J5200103; $75,000.00 Glen R. Edwards, III to National Assets & Company, LLC a Florida Limited Liability Company; 2058 Graham Rd., Lots 8 & 9, Blk.
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Superior Court Motions
News Staff
SEPT. 10, 2026PLEASState vs. Bob Allen - five years for the offense of hit and run with the first 180 days served in confinement and the remainder of sentence served on probation.
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Crime Watch
News Staff
The following information is gleaned from incident reports, which are public record, from the Jones County Sheriff’s Department and Gray Police Department Sept. 5-9, 2026Sept. 5Eluding an officerOfficer Holloway was patrolling the area of Bill Conn Pkwy. when he observed a vehicle approaching at a...
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Real Life
–george Sheffield
“Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth--2 Tim 2:15 Every Thursday morning at Jarocho’s Mexican Restaurant here in Gray, a body of believers gather to study the Bible.It’s a laid back, informal study open to anyone who...
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
GWM’s Haunted Eatonton tours return
GWM’s Haunted Eatonton tours return
News Staff
Several people were recently asked about their spookiest experience ever and several mentioned the movie, The Exorcist, while others recalled a particularly bad nightmare – but (maybe) 68% said Haunted Eatonton was the scariest of all!Haunted Eatonton features annual ghost tours presented by...
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
This Week In the Word
This Week In the Word
News Staff
Pastor & Mrs.Joe L. RidleyFear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Micheal Dorough
Former deputy to serve 30 years for incest
Debbie Lurie-Smith
Sheriff, investigator disagree on plea dealEmotions ran high in Superior Court last week when a former Bibb County law enforcement officer entered a guilty plea to three counts of incest after fathering a child with a stepdaughter he had raised since she was four years old.Micheal Scott Dorough,46,...
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
County, BOE roll back millage rates; tax bills for many will not go down
County, BOE roll back millage rates; tax bills for many will not go down
Debbie Lurie-Smith
’Tis the season for budgets and millage rates with public input at a minimum for both Jones County and the Jones County Board of Education.Jones County Commissioners held public hearings for the millage rate and work sessions for the budget with only a few interested parties bothering to come to...
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
An American Tactical 5.56 pistol with over 40 rounds of ammunition was found on the rear seat of the Altima. CONTRIBUTED
Flock cameras respond to BOLO; four arrested
Debbie Lurie-Smith
Three men from Athens and one with a Camilla address are spending time in the Jones County jail following their recent arrests.The men were taken in custody Sept. 5 after a traffic stop that was triggered by the suspects’ car being identified by a Flock camera in response to a “be on the lookout...
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
