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CALENDAR OF COMMUNITY EVENTS

News Staff
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
Submit your events to articles@jcnews.com See more events and a regional events calendar online at www.jcnews.com LOOK FOR THE CALENDAR MENU ITEM Beginning Beekeeping Sponsored by the Jones County Library. Two interdependent sessions with in-depth information on starting your own beehives.
Band students at Clifton Ridge Middle School put on a performance of Christmas music during their Winter Band Concert. CONTRIBUTED

Band students at Clifton Ridge Middle School put on a performance of Christmas music during their Winter Band Concert. CONTRIBUTED

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Clifton Ridge band students perform at Winter Concert

Alaina Clarke
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
Clifton Ridge Middle School held their Winter Band Concert before Christmas break, showing off what band students at the school have learned since the beginning of the school year with some holiday spirit.
State income tax cut took effect Jan. 1

State income tax cut took effect Jan. 1

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State income tax cut took effect Jan. 1

Dave Williams
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
A $1 billion election-year tax cut the Republican-controlled General Assembly passed last year will take effect on New Year’s Day. For now, the phased-in tax cut sets the state income tax rate for 2024 at a flat 5.49%, down from the current 5.75%.

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Real Estate Transactions

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Wednesday, January 3, 2024
DEC. 22-28, 2023 DEC. 27 Jennifer N. Stone to Raymond Foster; 2047 Graham Rd.; 2.28 acres; parcel J6400056; $175,000.00 Associated Partners LLC to REI Velocity LLC; 3323 E. Victory Ct.; parcel J64C00050; $45,000.00 Jamie Dantzscher to David Wayne Foster and Ashley Anna Owens; 252 Buck Rd.

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Crime Watch

News Staff
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
The following information is gleaned from incident reports, which are public record, from the Jones County Sheriff’s Department and Gray Police Department Dec. 21-26, 2023. Dec.

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Real Life

News Staff
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
–George Sheffield He that believes on the Son has everlasting life: and he that believes not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abides on him. (Jn 3:36) Jesus came at Christmas to bring us new clothes, new garments to wear. The garment we are born with is the garment of wrath.
Sheldon Hicks keeps Bobby Dixon from falling in the ditch while he works to repair a water leak. CONTRIBUTED

Sheldon Hicks keeps Bobby Dixon from falling in the ditch while he works to repair a water leak. CONTRIBUTED

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2023

Debbie Lurie-Smith
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
Editor’s note: This review covers January through June. We will review the second half of 2023 in next week’s edition. Jones County’s year in review looks back at the good, bad and sometimes ugly events of the year.
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