Childs pleads guilty; to serve one year in prison

At the conclusion of a long day in a federal courtroom, Alan Childs was sentenced to 12 months plus one day in prison, with restitution to be decided within 90 days.U.S. District Judge Marc Treadwell pronounced the sentence following eight hours listening to witness testimonies and arguments by U.S.

BOC increases coroner pay; discusses vendor choice

The Jones County Board of Commissioners increased pay for the coroner and deputy coroners at last week’s meeting, which was the first time it had been increased in 34 years.Chairman Chris Weidner called the Sept. 2 meeting to order, and the opening prayer and pledge were led by Greg Mullis.

Program addresses food insecurity through schools

Food insecurity was one of the topics discussed at the Jones County Board of Education’s September business meeting with one school putting forth the effort to do more than talk about it.Chairman Ginger Bailey called the Sept.9 meeting to order and welcomed those in the audience.

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Open Records

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Real Estate Transactions

SEPT. 511, 2025SEPT. 5Brittany Lynn Clark to Complete Custom Homes, LLC; 111 Old Stagecoach Rd.; parcel M01C00110; $21,000.00 Todd Alfred Bright to Jenny Lynn Durham; 111 Stone Edge Dr., Lot 22 Stone Edge Estates, PB 15/200; 3 acres; parcel J320032V; $449,900.00SEPT.

Superior Court Motions

SEPT. 4, 2025PLEAState vs. Norissa Jordan Reeves – six months each ct. 5: lesser included offense of possession marijuana less than ounce, ct. 6: open container, ct. 7: underage possession of alcohol. Counts to run concurrently for a total of six months. Sentence to be served on probation.

Jail Report

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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 Sept. 4-9, 2025. Sept. 4 Interference with Government Property Dep.

Butts pleads guilty to manslaughter

Three years and four months after his arrest, a Milledgeville man entered a guilty plea to the shooting death of 20-year-old woman, also from Milledgeville. Both were attending a party in Jones County.Jeremy Xavier Butts, 30, was sentenced Sept.