Local church holds fall festival for community

COMMUNITY EVENT

Attendees compete in one of the games at the fall festival at St. James AME Church Oct. 15. NATHAN CLARKE/Contributed
Attendees compete in one of the games at the fall festival at St. James AME Church Oct. 15. NATHAN CLARKE/Contributed

St. James AME Church in Gray held a fall festival on Oct. 15, gathering residents around the Jones County community for some fall fun.

Lucy Coxton, a coordinator for the event, said she was excited for the event, and she was glad to see the people who came out to the fall festival.

“Our fall festival had a lot of fun things to do. We had face painting, bingo, free food, bouncy houses, and more,” she…