Shooting charges escalate after victim dies

The death of the victim of a shooting in Haddock is anticipated to cause an escalation of charges for those involved. In a Nov. 8 phone interview with Capt.

City receives $400K for home investment

Final water, sewer rate increase coming to fund new plant Gray City Council members agreed to help the school system with a project for school buses, approved its water and sewer budget and amended the city code for the size and number of homes permitted on a lot. The Nov.

No bond reduction for child cruelty defendant

One of the defendants in a child cruelty case will most likely remain in jail following a hearing requesting a second reduction in his bond. At the conclusion of the Nov.

Allstate in Milledgeville now under new ownership

Dustin Faulkner, a Milledgeville local, has taken over the Allstate Insurance business in Milledgeville and is now representing the area as an agent. The business is located at 3006 Heritage Road NE in Milledgeville, and is open Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Georgia's unique runoffs can ‘cut both ways’

When Georgians go to the polls - again - next month to vote in the U.S. Senate runoff, they’ll be participating in a unique - and complicated - state tradition. That’s because Georgia is the sole state to require runoffs in both primary and general elections.

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 Nov. 1-4, 2022. Nov. 1 Sgt. Carr along with Inv.

Jail Report

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Real Estate Transactions

NOV. 1 NOV. 1-9, 2022 CC Healy Point, LLC to River North Country Club LLC; parcel all or part of J60D00033, J50D00003, J50C00097, J50B00037A; $300,000.00 NOV. 4 Robert Watts to Team Sports Inc.; parcel J31/146; $22,000.

Vehicle Tags

NOV. 4-9, 2022 Jones County ($5,797.51) City of Gray ($774.29) River North ($159.52) Total tags ($6,731.32)

Traffic Citations

Traffic citations filed with the Jones County Probate Court for Nov. 4-10, 2022 Hunting on land without permission (2) Speeding (6) Fail to yield when entering intersection-accident (1)