God bless our military

Our friend, Levi Bowman, is a scion of the multi-awarded Isaacs who are famous for their blood harmony in their bluegrass gospel group. His mother is Becky Isaacs Bowman.The Isaacs are the ONLY gospel group to be members of the respected Grand Ole Opry.

Some random thoughts on random subjects

Color me bummed. I found out last week that despite my sterling silver credentials, it seems my chances of being appointed Duke of York have been flushed down the loo. I got a note from a reader who says I made a “serious factual error” in my column. (Editor’s aside: So what’s new?

Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor,I was a student in the public schools of rural Georgia during segregation and integration. And yes, there were some difficult days. But here I am today, no mental illness, PTSD, or hatred in my heart. Why?Because my parents instructed us on the real cause of hatred, war, crime and death.

Manning Brothers: More than half a century of innovative food service

Great people meet challenges with innovative solutions, and we’ve been there. Whatever your food service opportunity, we’ve likely seen it—and solved it—before. At Manning Brothers, you are served by people with real-world, frontline experience.

Jail Report

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Traffic Citations

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

Vehicle Tags

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

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 Oct. 4-16, 2025.Oct. 24ForgeryOfficer Josey responded to a local financial institution in reference to a forgery case.

Defendant found guilty of child molestation

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

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.