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Traffic Citations

Passing in no passing zone no accident (1) Failure to stop at stop/yield sign no accident (2)

Vehicle Tags

Jones County ($6,037.01) City of Gray ($557.51) River North ($896.97) Total tags ( $7,491.49)

Superior Court Motions

PROBATION MODIFICATIONS JUNE 22 State vs. Susan Stephens Willis – defendant is ordered to serve 60 days in the Jones County jail with credit for time already served in jail. She shall be released at the discretion of the sheriff.

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 June 14-20, 2022.
Dustin Faulkner, a Milledgeville local, is the new owner of the Allstate Insurance business in Milledgeville. CONTRIBUTED

Dustin Faulkner, a Milledgeville local, is the new owner of the Allstate Insurance business in Milledgeville. CONTRIBUTED

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., and Friday from 9 a.
Tri-CoGo employees and contractors celebrate the 500th mile of fiber installed. CONTRIBUTED

Tri-CoGo employees and contractors celebrate the 500th mile of fiber installed. CONTRIBUTED

Tri-CoGo celebrates 500 miles of fiber construction

The Tri-CoGo Team, fiber consultant Conexon, and contractor Ervin Cable Construction celebrated reaching 500 miles of installed fiber on Tuesday, May 17, at the Tri-County EMC office in Gray.
Stone Brooke Suites Assisted Living located on Stone Brooke Drive in Gray announced its closing last week to the surprise of residents and employees. DEBBIE LURIE-SMITH/Staff

Stone Brooke Suites Assisted Living located on Stone Brooke Drive in Gray announced its closing last week to the surprise of residents and employees. DEBBIE LURIE-SMITH/Staff

Stone Brooke Suites closing effective Sept. 1

The residents of Stone Brooke Suites and their family members received unwelcomed news last week with the announcement that the assisted living facility would be permanently closing Sept. 1.
Jones County School System bookkeepers are recognized by Board of Education members at a June 21 public hearing and called meeting. DEBBIE LURIE-SMITH/Staff

Jones County School System bookkeepers are recognized by Board of Education members at a June 21 public hearing and called meeting. DEBBIE LURIE-SMITH/Staff

BOE adopts FY23 budget, thanks bookkeepers

Jones County Board of Education members unanimously approved and adopted their 2023 budget at a called meeting last week. The June 21 meeting was called to order by Board Chairman Ginger Bailey.
COVID-19 in Middle Georgia on a summer spike

COVID-19 in Middle Georgia on a summer spike

COVID-19 in Middle Georgia on a summer spike

New cases of COVID-19 have been on the rise since April 22 but remain well below the original Omicron variant outbreak last winter.

Trespassing at deputy’s home part of guilty plea

Trespassing on the property of a Jones County deputy is but one of three charges a defendant entered guilty pleas for in Superior Court last week. Kevin Lee Johnson, 41, was in Jones County Superior Court June 23 to enter his pleas for drug possession charges for arrests that took place in Sept.