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Council gets no input on budget, discusses public works

Debbie Lurie-Smith
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Gray City Council members held their monthly meeting of all committees immediately following a 6 p.m. public hearing. The public hearing was the second of two scheduled Sept. 19 to allow public input about the city’s 2023 budget and 2022 tax rate. No one from the public attended either meeting.
Families at Carol’s Park gather to read and listen as the entirety of the Bible is read. CONTRIBUTED

Families at Carol’s Park gather to read and listen as the entirety of the Bible is read. CONTRIBUTED

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Community invited to ‘Read Thru the Bible’

Alaina Clarke
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
A Read Thru the Bible event will take place Oct. 8 through 16 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Carol’s Park gazebo. A special kick-off celebration for the event will be held Oct. 8 at 9 a.m. in the same location.

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Vehicle Tags

News Staff
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
SEPT. 16-22, 2022 Jones County ($9,834.78) City of Gray ($782.75) River North ($130.58) Total tags ($10,748.11)

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Marriage Licenses

News Staff
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Marriage licenses filed with the Jones County Probate Court Sept. 23-29, 2022 SEPT. 23 Hunter Thomas Davis to Shelby Nicole Fontenot SEPT. 29 Andrew James Theis to Stephanie Ann Jackson Thomas Chance Kent to Haley Miranda Nunn

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Building Permits

News Staff
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
SEPT. 23-29, 2022 9/26/22 Piedmont Reconstruction Co Inc $334.00 9//27/22 Ricky Lyster $1,024.00

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Traffic Citations

News Staff
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Traffic citations filed with the Jones County Probate Court for Sept. 23-29, 2022 Driving with suspended license 1st offense (1) Speeding (9) DUI marijuana or controlled substance 1st offense (1) Safety belts violation (adults) (1)
Five current and former Jones County High School students answer questions from College and Career Academy board chairman Kris Towers during the lieutenant governor’s annual summit, which was held in Gray at Butler Hall Sept. 29. The venue was packed to standing-room-only for the event. COURTESY OF GEORGIA SENATE PRESS OFFICE

Five current and former Jones County High School students answer questions from College and Career Academy board chairman Kris Towers during the lieutenant governor’s annual summit, which was held in Gray at Butler Hall Sept. 29. The venue was packed to standing-room-only for the event. COURTESY OF GEORGIA SENATE PRESS OFFICE

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Summit brings industry, education leaders to Gray

Josh Lurie
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Downtown Gray’s Butler Hall was the site of the 15th annual Lieutenant Governor’s Business and Education Summit, hosted in partnership with the Jones County College and Career Academy.
District Attorney T. Wright Barksdale (at podium) speaks to the court during the murder trial against three defendants for the 2017 death of Marquis Hardwick. Presiding over the trial is Superior Court Alison Burleson (far left). DEBBIE LURIE-SMITH/Staff

District Attorney T. Wright Barksdale (at podium) speaks to the court during the murder trial against three defendants for the 2017 death of Marquis Hardwick. Presiding over the trial is Superior Court Alison Burleson (far left). DEBBIE LURIE-SMITH/Staff

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State’s witnesses testify at murder trial

Debbie Lurie-Smith
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Jones County jurors heard three days of testimony during the first week of a murder trial of three defendants accused in the 2017 shooting death of Marquis Hardwick.
School Superintendent Charles Lundy (left) accepts the check from David ‘Demun’ Jones and Denise Thompson. DEBBIE LURIE-SMITH/Staff

School Superintendent Charles Lundy (left) accepts the check from David ‘Demun’ Jones and Denise Thompson. DEBBIE LURIE-SMITH/Staff

Concert raises $22,500 for school arts programs

Debbie Lurie-Smith
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Demun Jones’ Jones County Day Concert once again raised thousands of dollars for the Jones County School System, with this year’s target supporting the arts programs in the schools. Jones met with School Superintendent Charles Lundy Sept. 21 to present a ‘large’ check in the amount of $22,500.
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