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BOC holds work session on county’s ISO rating

Debbie Lurie-Smith
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Emergency Management Director and Jones County Fire Chief Don Graham met with county commissioners during a work session to discuss ways of improving the county’s ISO rating. The June 20 work session was called to order by Board Chairman Chris Weidner.
Darrell Stillings, executive director of WorkSource Georgia, speaks to Jones County group June 14 at St. Paul’s AME Church. DEBBIE LURIESMITH/Staff

Darrell Stillings, executive director of WorkSource Georgia, speaks to Jones County group June 14 at St. Paul’s AME Church. DEBBIE LURIESMITH/Staff

WorkSource Georgia offers employment options

Debbie Lurie-Smith
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
A group of concerned citizens met recently met to find out more about workforce development opportunities for Jones County youth. James Bland welcomed attendees of the June 14 meeting that was held at St. Paul AME Church on Lite-N-Tie Road in Gray.

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Real Estate Transactions

News Staff
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
MAY 19-25, 2023 JUNE 16 Three Oaks Construction and Development, Inc. to Hawks Landing Lots LLC, a Georgia limited liability company; parcel J5800421, J5800422, etc.; $144,000.00. JUNE 20 Kevin Denham to Stephen Okwuadigbo; parcel J50B00111, $77,500.00.

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Superior Court Motions

News Staff
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
JUNE 22, 2023 PLEAS State vs. Amy Elizabeth Brannen Miller – 12 months each ct. 1: expired tag, ct. 2: possession marijuana less than ounce. Counts to run consecutively for a total of 24 months to be served on probation. State vs. Jeremiah Paul Gross – three years ct.

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Crime Watch

News Staff
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
The following information is gleaned from incident reports, which are public record, from the Jones County Sheriff’s Department and Gray Police Department June 12-22, 2023.

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Georgia anti-gangs bill to become law July 1

Dave Williams
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Controversial legislation imposing mandatory minimum prison terms for gang recruitment in Georgia will take effect July 1. Senate Bill 44 is one of dozens of bills the General Assembly passed this year that will become law with the start of a new fiscal year.

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YOUTH SIGN-UPS

Football, Cheerleading
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Football, Cheerleading Registrations are still being accepted for youth football and cheerleading for this fall’s season in Jones County. Registration is $130 per person and is open through Aug. 1. There will be a mandatory uniform fitting, and a birth certificate should be brought when signing up.

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College news

News Staff
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Kennesaw State University congratulates the more than 7,100 students named to the University’s Dean’s List, recognizing academic achievement during the Spring 2023 semester. Undergraduate students enrolled in at least nine credit hours and with a term grade point average of at least 3.
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Child molester to serve 20 years after guilty plea

Debbie Lurie-Smith
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
A Haddock man will be spending the better part of the next two decades in prison after entering guilty pleas to charges of child molestation. Timothy Allen Roupe, 24, was in Jones County Superior Court June 15 to enter guilty pleas to two counts of the lesser-included offense of child molestation.
Georgia’s 7U Coach Pitch All-Star champions were in the house for the June 20 Jones County Board of Commissioners meeting to be recognized for bringing the state championship home. DEBBIE LURIESMITH/Staff

Georgia’s 7U Coach Pitch All-Star champions were in the house for the June 20 Jones County Board of Commissioners meeting to be recognized for bringing the state championship home. DEBBIE LURIESMITH/Staff

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State champions honored by county commissioners

Debbie Lurie-Smith
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
The pledge of allegiance never sounded better at a Jones County Board of Commissioners meeting than when the enthusiastic voices of a dozen young ball players joined in last week.
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