Vehicle Tags
News Staff
MAY 16-22, 2025
Jones County ($4,991.46) City of Gray ($482.97) River North ($1,181.75) Total tags ($6,656.18)
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
News
Property value notices mailed
Debbie Lurie-Smith
Jones County property owners will soon receive the 2025 tax assessments for their properties, and most will see an increase in their property values.It is important to note that an increase in a property’s value does not necessarily mean an increase in property taxes.
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Jones County High School Graduates celebrate following the May 20 ceremony. SEE FULL COVERAGE >> PAGE B1 BRAD HARRISON/Staff
Congratulations Class of 2025
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Congratulations Class of 2025
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Veteran Ted Stone at the US Navy Memorial, the last memorial the Middle Georgia Honor Flight Group visited during their April 25 Washington D.C. tour. CONTRIBUTED
Two local veterans honored by trip to DC
Debbie Lurie-Smith
Two Jones County Veterans were part of last month’s Middle Georgia’s Honor Flight, during which they were treated like the heroes they are.Ted Stone is a veteran of the Korean War, and Richard Mathis a veteran of the Vietnam War.
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Crime Watch
News Staff
The following information is gleaned from incident reports, which are public record, from the Jones County Sheriff’s Department and Gray Police Department May 9-11, 2025.
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Carol with children Leila (l-r), Waverly and Perrin in 2024. CONTRIBUTED
Brittain brought beautification to Jones County
Greenberry Moore
Carol Brittain has been active pretty much all her life, and she doesn’t plan on letting a stroke she suffered in February stop her.Brittain, who will turn 86 in December, said her oldest daughter, Perrin, likely saved her from a worse outcome that day.
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Reagan Crawford delivers here award-winning speech. CONTRIBUTED
Crawford named FFA state champion
Bethany Tapee
Clifton Ridge Middle School eighth-grade student and Future Farmers of America (FFA) officer Reagan Crawford celebrated a significant achievement, winning first place in the Creed Speaking Competition at the Georgia FFA State Convention and securing her spot at the national competition.
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Beth Coon, Debbie Scarbrough, Cindy Jones, Fay Mathews, Kathy Jackson, and Wanda Bush at Stone Mountain Convention. CONTRIBUTED
Pilot Club of Jones County wins Governor’s Cup
Faye Mathews
The 2025 Georgia District Pilot Convention was held May 2-4 at the Atlanta Evergreen Lakeside Resort in Stone Mountain.The East Central District that includes Jones County hosted the event.
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
The Jones County News salutes the local Veteran of the Week
The Jones County News salutes the local Veteran of the Week
News Staff
Oliver Tooley is the local veteran of the week. He was a private first class in the U.S.Army, serving three years. He did his basic training at Fort Jackson, S.C., followed by a tour of duty at a military base in Aberdeen, Md. He was a mechanic and repaired and maintained tanks and trucks.
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Real Life
News Staff
–George Sheffield “Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellow-disciples, Let us also go, that we may die with Him.” (Jn 11:16) Bethany, where Lazarus lived, was in Judea. Judea was where the Jerusalem Pharisees ruled.
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
