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Important dates for City of Gray voters

News Staff
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
• MunicipalelectionNov.4• Deadlinetoregistertovoteinthe election is Monday, Oct. 6• Advancevotingwilltakeplaceat the Government Center Elections Office Oct. 14–31• TheonlySaturdayforadvanced voting is Oct. 18• Onelectionday,Nov.4,city voters will vote at their regular county precincts

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Trial ends in guilty verdict, 2-year sentence

Debbie Lurie-Smith
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Last week’s trial of a Gray man was wrapped up in a day and resulted in a sentence that includes two years in prison.Michael Latoralan Hutchings, 60, was in Jones County Superior Court Sept. 23 facing charges of possession of cocaine, possession of marijuana less than an ounce and open container.
Treevana Powered by Sanctuary staff and the Milledgeville-Baldwin Chamber of Commerce cut the ribbon Sept. 9 to officially open the first medical cannabis facility in Milledgeville. BAILEY BALLARD/Staff

Treevana Powered by Sanctuary staff and the Milledgeville-Baldwin Chamber of Commerce cut the ribbon Sept. 9 to officially open the first medical cannabis facility in Milledgeville. BAILEY BALLARD/Staff

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New medical cannabis facility opens in Baldwin County

Bailey Ballard
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Treevana Powered by Sanctuary opened its doors Sept. 9 at 3015 Heritage Place NE, located beside the former roller-skating rink in Baldwin County.Treevana is a state-licensed medical cannabis facility that aims to educate on and make low-THC products more accessible for patients across Georgia.
Jones County Interim School Superintendent Clinton Burston receives his board member oath from Jacquiline Mitchell with the North Central Health District. DEBBIE LURIE-SMITH/Staff

Jones County Interim School Superintendent Clinton Burston receives his board member oath from Jacquiline Mitchell with the North Central Health District. DEBBIE LURIE-SMITH/Staff

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New director, board member join Board of Health

Debbie Lurie-Smith
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
debbie@jcnews.comThe Jones County Board of Health welcomed a new district health director and board member at its September quarterly meeting, while also wishing its retiring nurse manager well.The Sept. 3 meeting began with a welcome by Chairman Ed Barbee.
2026 gubernatorial primaries a toss-up

2026 gubernatorial primaries a toss-up

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2026 gubernatorial primaries a toss-up

Columnist
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Before I tell you what I am about to tell you, I need to tell you this: Back in 2001, as incumbent Democratic Gov. Roy Barnes was gearing up for a second term, a know-it-all columnist wrote, “I hear people say Roy Barnes will have a tough reelection. Forget it.
The light of wisdom

The light of wisdom

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The light of wisdom

Dixie Divas
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
By the time I was 21, my good parents had taught me much of what they knew. And, that was a lot.Some of it had been hard learned in the mountains, some came from town life and some was just born in them.

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–george Sheffield
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
“Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights“--Jonah 1:17 God called Jonah to follow Him. Jonah didn’t want to, so he ran from God.
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