Greyhound facilities improvements underway
Greyhound facilities improvements underway
News Staff
Greyhound facilities improvements underway
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
News
The Jones County Board of Tax Assessors’ first meeting as a full board July 3. DEBBIE LURIE-SMITH/Staff
BTA swears in fifth member; appeals low
Debbie Lurie-Smith
The Jones County Board of Tax Assessors had its first meeting with a full board in more than a year.Board Chairman Leigh Stanford called the July 3 meeting to order and welcomed new board member Tina Presley. The new board member was sworn in by Superior Court Clerk Pam Dixon June 28.
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Smoke poured from the Stan’s Body Shop building when firefighters arrived the morning of July 6. CONTRIBUTED
Arson suspect found dead in apparent suicide
Debbie Lurie-Smith
A fire at a local business Sunday morning was discovered not to be accidental when the person who set the blaze was located deceased inside with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
PSC approves Georgia Power rate freeze
Dave Williams
State energy regulators Tuesday unanimously approved Georgia Power’s plan to freeze customer rates for the next three years.
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Stanford patrolling for the Jones County Sheriff’s Office in late 1990s. CONTRIBUTED
Former deputy now on front line for agriculture
Greenberry Moore
Bruce Stanford began his law enforcement career answering and responding to telephone calls for Jones County. Forty years later, he is still doing a lot of that for the State of Georgia.
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Gray Police Chief Adam Lowe uses a map of the city to point out problems caused by big trucks on former state routes. DEBBIE LURIE-SMITH/Staff
GDOT listens to city’s concerns over streets
Debbie Lurie-Smith
Gray City Council members met with Georgia Department of Transportation representatives last week to discuss issues the city is experiencing in maintaining former state route roads that became the city’s responsibility after the opening of the Gray Bypass.The June 16 meeting included State Sen.
Wednesday, July 2, 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
Morgan Roy Turk is the local veteran of the week. He graduated from Mercer University in 1956 and received a regular U.S. Army commission as a second lieutenant in January of 1957. He had assignments in Fort Lee, Va., Fort Benning, Fort Hood, Texas, Fort Carson, Colo., Fort Rucker, Ala.
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Real Life
News Staff
–George Sheffield Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom He hath chosen for His own inheritance. P3 33:12 The United States of America was founded upon the Christianity. So said our Founders.George Washington--“ It is impossible to govern the world without the Bible.
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
I am new
I am new
News Staff
Pastor & Mrs. Joe L. Ridley“Do not remember the former things, Nor consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing, Now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness And rivers in the desert.
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Steven Smith with NASA visits the Jones County Library via Zoom from Johnson Space Center in Houston June 17 and interacts with students with questions as part of the focus on space. The GCSU Star Lab is on the other side of the room. DEBBIE LURIE-SMITH/Staff
Summer Reading continues at Jones County library
Debbie Lurie-Smith
The Summer Reading program at the Jones County Library continues into July with a full schedule of programs.The library’s bulletin board is filled with 1,106 names of youngsters enrolled in the program with numerous prizes waiting to be awarded at the end of the summer.
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
