Traffic Citations

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

Vehicle Tags

AUG. 8-14, 2025Jones County ($6,195.63) City of Gray ($188.63) River North ($277.53) Total tags ($6,661.79)

Building Permits

AUG. 8-14, 20258/13/25 Derek Davis $150.008/11/25 Jerome & Michelle Foltz $221.00

Chastain enters plea to avoid indictment

It is difficult to believe statements of no wrongdoing by the former varsity football coach for Jones County High School, who recently pled guilty to a felony charge.

BOE considers rollback tax rate due to revaluation

Jones County Board of Education members appear ready to join the Jones County Board of Commissioners in rolling back tax rates to help property owners due to rising property values that are the result of the reassessment of county properties.Tax Commissioner Brian Jackson attended the Aug.

DDA welcomes new board member, hears project update

Gray Downtown Development Authority members welcomed a newcomer to their board and discussed two new projects anticipated to be completed by the fall at their August meeting.Chairman Sherri Rollins called the Aug. 11 meeting to order and introduced the new board member, Anndrea Lumpkin.

Hounds open season with over Warhawks

First, the Greyhounds took an early lead in Friday's season opener at Veterans.Then, they poured it on, going on to begin the Justin Montgomery era with a 34-12 win against the Warhawks.Jones County blew the game open with two big first-half plays on each side of the ball.

Life on a Jones County dirt road suits Vaughn just fine

Wendy Vaughn is no stranger to dirt roads. She has run rescue calls on them, lives on one, and now as their county commissioner, represents her constituents who live on them.Vaughn, 55, has lived in Jones County all her life, graduating from Jones County High in 1988.

Barbee announces campaign for re-election as mayor

The mayor of Gray announced his intention to run for reelection last week, a decision he did not make lightly.In an Aug. 7 interview, Ed Barbee said he gave the question of running again a lot of consideration.

Auditions set for Finding Nemo Jr.

Jones County Arts will hold auditions next week for its fall production of Finding Nemo Jr., open to elementary students who are eight years old or older and to all current middle school students.Finding Nemo Jr.