Building Permits

FEB. 3-9, 2023 2/6/23 Hamrick Construction $2,170.77 2/7/23 Jeffery McAfee $150.00

Vehicle Tags

FEB. 3-9, 2023 Jones County ($11,267.08) City of Gray ($1,691.14) River North ($392.47) Total tags ($13,350.69)

Marriage Licenses

Marriage licenses filed with the Jones County Probate Court Feb. 3-9, 2023 FEB. 3 Ray Clark to Yasmine Nycelle Mosby Cody Robert Lumley to Katie Beth Hall Kendell Wade Soles to Trisha Nicole Cleary FEB. 7 Levi Justin Barber to Lauren Virginia Robinson

Traffic Citations

Traffic citations filed with the Jones County Probate Court for Feb.

Gaming store opens in Gray

Mop Top & Beardie, a new trading card game shop, held its ribbon cutting with the Jones County Chamber of Commerce April 9, and welcomes all gamers to check out their shop. The shop is owned by Reson and Aislynn Holt and Amy and Jeff Van Coney.

Crime Watch

The following information is gleaned from incident reports, which are public record, from the Jones County Sheriff’s Department and Gray Police Department Jan. 30 – Feb. 4, 2023 Jan. 30 Officer Pointer responded to a local business in reference to a shoplifting occurrence.

Commissioners finalize purchase of Jake’s Woods

Jones County Commissioners took the final step for the purchase of Jake’s Woods and approved the receipt of the Liberty Park property at their first meeting in February. The Feb.

High-speed chase, 18 charges lead to 20 years in prison

A Lilburn woman charged in an 18-count indictment entered a guilty plea in Jones County Superior Court and received 20 years to serve in prison. The plea entered by Jacquellne Nicole Aiello Feb. 9 was the result of plea negotiations with the state and was followed by a sentencing hearing.

Looks can be deceiving

Diagnosing plant disease can often be a tricky game. If I’m brought a small portion of a plant or sent a picture it is hard to get the full picture.

college achievements

Valdosta State University The following local students made Dean’s List for Fall 2022 semester; Hannah Sorrow of Gray and Jaylon Hambrick of Gray. The following local student graduated Fall 2022 semester; Helaina Griggers of Gray.