THIS WEEK
Gray Church of God yard sale
Gray Church of God will have a multifamily yard sale Saturday, May 14 from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at 137 Atlanta Road, Gray. Some clothes are free, baby items, tools, furniture, etc.
North Central Health District WIC Farmers Market
Fresh produce available at no cost to WIC participants. May 10, 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Jones County Health Department, 114 Forest St., Gray. Remember to bring your WIC ID card. Arrive early, produce is limited.
JCHS Unified Bingo Night Fundraiser
Jones County High School Unified will have a Bingo Night Fundraiser May 13, at the Jones County Fair Grounds. Dinner will be at 6:00 p.m. and Bingo will begin at 7:00 p.m. Lions Club of Gray will serve a spaghetti dinner, including spaghetti, salad, bread, tea/ lemonade, for $6 per plate, all desserts are an additional $1 donation. Bingo prices are $20 for 6 game sheets, $10 for an extra pack, $2 for extra card, $5 for 3 extra cards, and $1 for daubers. There will also be a Silent Auction. Each athlete and partner are asked to bring in an item for the Silent Auction by May 9. Ideas for the silent auctions are a round of golf, homemade crafts, gift baskets, gift cards, etc. Bingo Night will also offer 50/50 Raffle and door prizes. All proceeds will benefit the Jones County Special Olympics program.
Friends of the Library Book Sale
The Friends of the Library will have a book sale Saturday, May 14, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., 273 Railroad Street in Gray (next to the JCHS track). All books will be $1 or less. New inventory every month. Feature of the month: Gardening & Home Improvement. Proceeds go to the Jones County Library.
REGULAR MEETINGS
• Bradley Baptist Church will have Sunday services at 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. Drive-in services can tune to 89.1 for both services. Sunday school will be at 10:00 a.m.
• The JCHS FFA Alumni Chapter meets the second Monday of every month at 6:30 p.m. inside the JCHS lunchroom. Membership is open to anyone, even if they were not a former FFA member.
• Al-Anon meets every Tuesday and Thursday at 7:00 p.m. at the Jones County Senior Center, 126 Senior Center Way. For information, call 986-7192.
• AA meets at the American Legion Building every Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 7:00 p.m. For more information, call 986-3207.
• St. Paul AME Church will be having a clothing bank the first Saturday of every month from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at 127 Saint Paul Church Circle.
• Narconon of Georgia offers help for drug and alcohol addiction. For more information, call Narconon of Georgia at 1-877-413- 3073 or visit www.drugsno.com. Narconon offers referrals, free assessments, drug education and out-patient rehabilitation.
• The Jones County Kiwanis Club meets every Monday in the fellowship hall of Gray Baptist Church at 6:30 p.m.
• Velma McFadden Missionary Food Bank, located at Greater Jordan Chapel Church in Haddock, will be open the first Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. The mobile food truck will be open every third Thursday from 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. The mobile distribution will be the fourth Wednesday from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. For emergency food assistance, please call 957- 8773.
• New Harvest Church of God, 12689 Highway 87, Juliette, hosts a community prayer service every Monday in the sanctuary at 6:30 p.m.; it does not end until everyone is finished praying.
Everyone is invited. For more information, contact pastor Mark Moore, (478) 993-6705, or Tina McMurray, (478) 957-7299.
• The Gray City Council meets the first Monday of each month at the D.V. Childs Civic Center at 6:00 p.m.
• The Gray Jaycees meet the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m., in the lobby of Main Street,109 James Street, downtown Gray. For more information, contact Gray Jaycee President, Michael Fields at 478-414-8087.
• Gray Station Middle school council meets the 3rd Tuesday of the month.
• American Legion Post 142 meets the first Tuesday of each month at 314 Old Clinton Road (directly behind Tri-County EMC) at 6:30 p.m. For more information, email graylegionpost142@windstream. net.
• The Jones County Cruisers meet the first Monday of each month at Chevy’s Pizza at 7:00 p.m. For more information, call Dannie Curtis at 258-5502.
• The Gray Downtown Development Authority meets the second Monday of each month in the conference room at City Hall at noon.
• The Jones County Amateur Radio Society (JCARS) meets the first Thursday of each month at the Jones County EMA office classroom on Industrial Boulevard in Gray at 6:30 p.m. All are welcome. Amateur Radio License testing begins at 5:00 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month at this same location. For more information, call Gary at 737-2077.
• The Jones County Democratic Party meets the fourth Monday in each month September - May at the W.E. Knox Civic Center.
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