Real Life

“I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion”--Rom 9:15 God is God. He is sovereign. He can do anything He desires. God will therefore have mercy on whom He chooses to have mercy on.

The way to the Father

I and My Father are one.John 10:30 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. “If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him.

Superior Court Motions

AUG. 14, 2025PLEASState vs. Jayvyn Whetstone – 10 years for the offense of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute with the first 180 days in confinement. The remainder of sentence to be served on probation. Credit for time served 4/22/25 – 8/21/25.State vs.

Jail Report

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Real Estate Transactions

AUG. 15-21, 2025AUG. 15Estate of William Barron to Dennis Jason Bryant; parcel J30/020 & 021; $75,000.00 Estate of Paul C. Simpson, Jr. & Estate of Marguerite M. Simpson to Justin Blake Connolly; parcel J5200209; $118,000.00AUG. 18Levarn Clemons aka Levarn Bradford to Lonnie Floyd, Jr.

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 Aug. 15-19, 2025.Aug. 15ShopliftingCorp.

Marriage Licenses

Marriage licenses filed with the Jones County Probate Court Aug. 15-21, 2025 AUG. 15Oscar Manuel Hernandez Alcal to Emily Black Wells AUG. 18William Brandon Harrell to Whitney Caraway Shifflet AUG. 19Steven Lamar Barker to Sarah Elyse Couch AUG. 20Joseph Tyler Bass to Hannah Rose Conti

Traffic Citations

Traffic citations filed with the Jones County Probate Court for Aug.

Vehicle Tags

AUG. 15-21, 2025Jones County ($4,927.74) City of Gray ($1,254.09) River North ($74.95) Total tags ($6,256.78)

Commissioners award paving contract, approve quarry entrance

Jones County Commissioners considered the contract award for road paving, adjustments for the upcoming SPLOST renewal and supporting a new entrance for Vulcan Materials at last week’s meeting.Chairman Chris Weidner called the Aug.