Real Life

–George Sheffield “there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.“ (Rev 8:1) Coming home from church Christmas day, I noticed that 99.99% of Gray was shut down. Stores closed, parking lots empty. Quiet. Almost like a ghost town.

The Church

Pastor & Mrs. Joe L. Ridley If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.

Thomas Bowlin Land Services available for all of your land service needs

Thomas Bowlin Land Services, a landscaping business and more, is available for residential and commercial land services needs for communities in Middle Georgia. “My favorite thing about this business is getting to meet new people and impact my community.

Marketing Georgia offers range of marketing services for local businesses

Marketing Georgia, formerly Erin Andrews Media, offers marketing for businesses around the state of Georgia. The company was founded in 2017 by Erin Andrews with the goal of helping local businesses in the competitive marketing environment.

CALENDAR OF COMMUNITY EVENTS

News office Holiday closings The Jones County News will be closed Monday, Jan. 2. The deadline will be Friday, Dec. 30 by 2:00 p.m. Closings for New Year’s All of the following businesses will be closed Sunday, Jan. 1.

Jail Report

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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 Dec. 17, 2022. Dec.

Real Estate Transactions

DEC. 16-21, 2022 DEC. 16 Empson Investments, LLC to Trojan Farms & Real Estate, LLC; parcel J45E00140; $888,000.00 DEC. 19 WJH, LLC to Akeya Hurt and Geraldine Simmons; parcel J65E00285; $239,990.

Building Permits

DEC. 16-23, 2022 12/21/22 Wade Jurney Homes LLC $351.00 12/21/22 Wade Jurney Homes LLC $389.00

Vehicle Tags

DEC. 2-8, 2022