College Achievements

The following local students earned Faculty Honors for Spring 2025: Reagan Hicks of Gray, Austin Hutchison of Gray and Evan McGalliard of Gray.The following local students made Dean’s List for Spring 2025: Wilson Bridges of Macon, Barrett Moody of Macon and Lauren Rutherford of Haddock.

Horne hopes to bring business acumen to council

Memories of being a 10-year-old riding his bicycle to the store in downtown Gray was a catalyst for one candidate running for city council.Billy Horne qualified last month to run for the city’s District 4 council seat.

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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. 7Stolen vehicle recoveredOfficer Holloway was on patrol when the Flock camera at Gray Hwy. and Lite-N-Tie Rd.

City council candidates to answer questions at forum

Next week’s election forum for the City of Gray is an opportunity for voters to meet and ask questions of candidates in the Nov. 4 election and an opportunity for the candidates to meet and interact with each other and their constituents.The forum will be held Tuesday, Sept. 30, at Butler Hall.

Florida teenagers nabbed for car break-ins

Three Florida teenagers have been charged with multiple entering auto offenses that all occurred the same day last month.The offenders, all 17 and 18 years of age, are Angel Uriel Jaramillo Hernandez, Lucas Neria Rebolledo and Dwayne Curtis Ryan.

Students learn to GROW

Turner Woods Elementary plants seeds of changeTurner Woods Elementary, with support from Shaome Cooperative, has launched Jones County Schools’ first GROW (Growing with Real Organic Wisdom) initiative to help students and families grow their own food, embrace healthier living, and explore...

Wimbish pleads guilty for election bomb threat

A former Jones County poll worker received a prison sentence in federal court last week after pleading guilty in February to the charge of conveying false information and making hoaxes.Nicholas Wimbish received a sentence of 20 months to serve in prison, followed by one year of supervised release.

Lawmakers look for ways keep social media from harming children

In a rare bipartisan act to protect children, Georgia legislators adopted a law last year that regulated social media companies.But the industry sued and, for now, has sidelined the prohibition on advertising to children.

Nurse manager to retire; reflects on her career

The Jones County NewsSherry Bryant lived in many different cities while growing up and worked at numerous jobs before settling in, but the nurse manager for the Jones County Health Department has called Forsyth home for 35 years and worked in public health for 30.