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Robert D. Andrews

Robert D. Andrews

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Bond denied for man charged with aggravated molestation

Debbie Lurie-Smith
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Bond was denied a Jones County man in Superior Court last week, facing charges of aggravated child molestation spanning more than a decade.Robert Davis Andrews, 62, was in court April 30 seeking bond, represented by public defender Keri Thompson.Andrews was arrested Jan.

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Indictment for drugs, firearm charges stems from traffic stop

Debbie Lurie-Smith
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
A Milledgeville man stopped for a suspended registration was arrested on drug charges in January and recently indicted on those charges by a Jones County Grand Jury.Emmanuel Andrade Rivas aka Emmanual Rivas Andrade has been incarcerated in the Jones County jail since his Jan. 17 arrest.
The Jones County News salutes the local Veteran of the Week

The Jones County News salutes the local Veteran of the Week

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The Jones County News salutes the local Veteran of the Week

News Staff
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Houston Hamilton is our local Veteran of the week.Houston graduated high school from East Depot High School in LaGrange, GA. Houston served in the Vietnam War from 1969 – 1970 in the 35th Infantry, 4th division and also stationed in Germany from 1970 – 1971 in the 1st Armory Division.

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Marilyn Norfleet

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Wednesday, May 6, 2026
How publicized is the superintendent hiring process?In my observation, the hiring process has not been well publicized. That needs to change.

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Ginger Bailey

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Wednesday, May 6, 2026
How publicized is the superintendent hiring process?The Superintendent and all other employees are publicized the same way. All internal employees are notified, and a statewide search is conducted.What is the final determining factor for hire?

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Real Life

–george Sheffield
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
“I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority.”(I Tim 2:1-2) This Thursday, May the 7th, is the National Day of Prayer for America.
Jesus is the way

Jesus is the way

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This Week In the Word

News Staff
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Pastor & Mrs. Joe L. RidleyJesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am. John 8:58 They answered him, We be Abraham’s seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?
Eatonton First Lady Janie Reid, wife of Mayor John Reid, shared a moment with former Georgia Governor Nathan Deal at the conclusion of Saturday night’s “Voices and Votes” discussion in the meeting room of the Putnam County Annex.

Eatonton First Lady Janie Reid, wife of Mayor John Reid, shared a moment with former Georgia Governor Nathan Deal at the conclusion of Saturday night’s “Voices and Votes” discussion in the meeting room of the Putnam County Annex.

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Deal and Smyre discuss democracy for Voices and Votes

Story And Photos By Ian Tocher
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
The month-long Smithsonian exhibit on American democracy, “Voices and Votes,” that opened Saturday morning at the Putnam County Annex building, served as the backdrop that evening for a wide-ranging and candid discussion on the state of the nation’s political system.
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