Real Estate Transactions

MAY 28, 2025MAY 2Randall Wesley Smith to Garrick Brian Browning and Mary Kelly Browning; 192 Cheehaw Dr.; parcel J44A00037; $649,000.00MAY 5Cedar Creek Land & Development, LLC to Hayden Andrew Stapp; 134 Allan Green Dr. Lot 4 Cedar Springs Subd. PB 23/198; 0.

Superior Court Motions

MAY 29, 2025PLEAS MAY 2State vs. Maurice Keith Greene Sr. – 12 months for the offense of obstruction of officer.Credit for time served 3/13 – 5/1/25.State vs. Maurice Keith Greene Sr. – 12 months for the offense of obstruction of officer.Credit for time served in custody from 3/13/25.State vs.

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 May 2-8, 2025.

Marriage Licenses

Marriage licenses filed with the Jones County Probate Court May 2-8, 2025 MAY 2 Logan James Lamb to Gracie Elizabeth Cummings Weslee Zane Turpin to Abbigayle Elizabeth Tiner MAY 5 Dillan Michael Cable to Shastyn F.

Vehicle Tags

MAY 28, 2025 Jones County ($8,369.35) City of Gray ($837.00) River North ($110.35) Total tags ($9,316.70)

Clifton Ridge hosts Spring band concert

Clifton Ridge Middle School hosted its annual spring band concert, showcasing the talents of the sixth grade beginning band alongside the seventh and eighth-grade concert band.

Childs pleads guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud; awaits sentencing

The former market president of a local bank recently entered a guilty plea in federal court to the charge of conspiracy to commit bank fraud.

JCHS drama presents

Jones County High School’s Drama Department recently presented Spaghetti Western: Or... Mission Im-Pasta-ble, a dinner theater performance in place of their annual spring production.

County looks for possible buyer to care for cemetery

The Jones County Board of Commissioners just might have an idea that could resolve the issue of the county’s indigent cemetery.Board members devoted a May 6 work session to the dilemma.

Atkinson had others apply for loans for his logging business

Atkinson had others apply for loans for his logging businessA recently unsealed federal indictment in the Middle District of Georgia in Macon charges Ronnie Atkinson with conspiracy to commit bank fraud and lists the amount of the fraud as $3 million.