Building Permits

APRIL 15-21, 2022 4/20/22 Antwan Williams $302.00 4/18/22 Cedar Creek land & Development $485.00 4/18/22 Sunpro Solar – Marc Jones $145.00 4/15/22 Ben Hursey $1,290.84

Vehicle Tags

APRIL 15-21, 2022 Jones County ($6,107.33) City of Gray ($1,195.68) River North ($18.27) Total tags ($7,321.28)

Marriage Licenses

Marriage licenses filed with the Jones County Probate Court April 8-14 2022 APRIL 15 Austin Sance Brewer to Brittany Logan Tyson Makenzie Logan Thomas to Zoe Leigh Riegel APRIL 19 Laura Sage Brownlee to Michael Lance Wallace APRIL 20 Kelly Diane Vandiver to James Ferrell Phillips

Traffic Citations

Traffic citations filed with the Jones County Probate Court for April 15-21, 2022 Operating vehicle without valid tag/decal (3) Driving with suspended license 1st (1) Speeding (6) Speeding in a work zone (2) DUI refusal (1) Fleeing/attempting to elude police 1st (1) Passing in no passing...

Real Estate Transactions

APRIL 15 Johnson Duvillage and Elise Duvillage to Nadeja Peace; parcel M0900007; $139,900.00 James McKenstry to Jay Roper; 282 Homer Chiles Rd.; 168.08 acres; parcel J1100052; $860,000.00 Dwight David to Richard Cunningham; 34.26 acres; parcel J6100168; $120,000.

Superior Court Motions

PLEAS State vs. Joseph Lenn Bellflower – 10 years ct. 1: aggravated assault family violence, 12 months ct. 2: simple battery family violence. Counts to run concurrently for a total of 10 years with the first three years served in confinement.

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 April 7-15, 2022. April 7 Lt. Hunnicutt was sitting at a traffic light at the intersection of Gray Hwy.

DDA to work on downtown parking, design guidelines

Gray’s Downtown Development Authority members agreed to work on simplifying design guidelines and performing safety repairs for a downtown parking lot. Chairman Sherri Rollins called the April 11 meeting to order. The finance report was given by Main Street Gray Director Ashley Roberson.

Guilty plea leads to 1-year sentence for shots fired

A domestic dispute that escalated to shots fired was resolved in Jones County Superior Court with time served and a probated sentence. Semaj Ingram entered guilty pleas in two cases April 15. He received 12 months on probation in the first case of reckless conduct.

Extension Service

Establishing a stand of pecan trees can be extremely rewarding, and it is not as much work as you would think to have a great yield and healthy trees. The keys to success are correct spacing, adequate sunshine, selecting the right cultivar, and proper establishment.