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Traffic Citations

Traffic citations filed with the Jones County Probate Court for May 30 – June 5, 2025VGCSA less than 1 oz. – 1 VGCSA less than 1 oz.

Vehicle Tags

MAY 30 – JUNE 5, 2025 Jones County ($6,295.64) City of Gray ($856.65) River North ($901.50) Total tags ($8,053.79)

Building Permits

MAY 30 – JUNE 5, 20256/2/25 Terrence Neblett $2,095.366/2/25 Ray Construction $608.00

Jail Report

MAY 29 – JUNE 6, 2025Loyd Bert Brown, 54, arrested 6/5/25 – batteryThomas Earl Buchanan, 40, arrested 6/5/25 – probation violation for fingerprintable charge felonyBrenda Plummer Bunkley, 71, arrested 6/3/25 – public drunkenness, hit and run duty of driver to stop at or return to scene of accident,...
Amber N. Griffin

Amber N. Griffin

Parapro indictment reveals leadership concerns

What would possess a paraprofessional working in a Jones County Pre-K classroom to take a picture of a child in the bathroom and share it is not clear, but that decision was the reason for an investigation by law enforcement that led to the employee’s arrest and uncovered troubling behavior by...
Cast members of “The Witch’s Princess” as performed at Clifton Ridge Middle School. BETHANY TAPEE/Staff

Cast members of “The Witch’s Princess” as performed at Clifton Ridge Middle School. BETHANY TAPEE/Staff

The Witch’s Princess performed at Clifton Ridge

Clifton Ridge Middle School Drama Club presented their spring play, The Witch’s Princess, by Don Zolidis.The students prepared for this performance since the beginning of the spring semester, a full-length production featuring 16 students in the cast who portray over 40 characters on the stage.
Billy and Fay Mathews at Jekyll Island . CONTRIBUTED

Billy and Fay Mathews at Jekyll Island . CONTRIBUTED

Mathews enjoys retirement after multiple attempts

Billy Mathews worked for nearly four decades in the education field in addition to ‘part-time’ jobs in government and the funeral home business. That is all in his rearview mirror now.“I am really enjoying retired life,” the former educator said last week.

Trucks to get grace period before citations

“No Thru Trucks” was the message from the City of Gray’s All Committee meeting last week in reference to a city ordinance that is once again being revised.Mayor Ed Barbee brought the May 19 called council meeting to order that had two quick items on the agenda.