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Mattie Wells Elementary teachers receive a Literacy Leader Award for third grade Gateway Growth. DEBBIE LURIE-SMITH/Staff

Mattie Wells Elementary teachers receive a Literacy Leader Award for third grade Gateway Growth. DEBBIE LURIE-SMITH/Staff

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BOE recognizes literacy leaders, student achievement

Debbie Lurie-Smith
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
The Jones County Board of Education celebrated the hard work of literacy and math teachers and student achievements at its January business meeting and voted to implement a significant change for future board meetings. The Jan. 13 meeting was called to order by Board Chairman Ginger Bailey.
Randi M. Sheesley

Randi M. Sheesley

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Not wearing a seatbelt has consequences

Debbie Lurie-Smith
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
The decision not to wear a seat belt proved costly for a Florida woman who is now facing drug charges following a routine traffic stop.Randi Michael Sheesley, 35, was arrested Jan.
Corey L. Willis

Corey L. Willis

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Guilty plea results in 15-year sentence on probation

Debbie Lurie-Smith
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
A Macon man recently received a sentence of 15 years in Jones County Superior Court for drug and traffic charges.Corey Lashon Willis was in court Jan. 5 to plead guilty to the charges of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and driving while license suspended.
Gail and Cheyenne Morgan. CONTRIBUTED

Gail and Cheyenne Morgan. CONTRIBUTED

Morgan invested in his job as city superintendent

Greenberry Moore
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
The story of someone starting a job on the bottom step and working his way to the top of the ladder was more common in the past than today.That is the case, though, with Cheyenne Morgan, Gray’s city superintendent since 2022.
Kiwanis donates golf tournament proceeds to scouts

Kiwanis donates golf tournament proceeds to scouts

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Kiwanis donates golf tournament proceeds to scouts

News Staff
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Jane Whitehead representing the Jones County Kiwanis Club presents a check for $5,000 to Curtis Spires, Scoutmaster of Troop 485. She also presented a check for $2,000 to Scoutmaster Spires representing the Eston Altman Scouting Center of Jones County.

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Real Life

–george Sheffield
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
“There shall not be found among you any one that makes his son or his daughter to pass through the fire“-Deut.
Cold temperatures did not deter participant in Monday’s annual Martin Luther King Day March that started at Mt. Salem Baptist Church and continued on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard through Downtown Gray, eventually ending with a program at the Jones County Courthouse. Story in next week’s edition. DEBBIE LURIE-SMITH/STAFF

Cold temperatures did not deter participant in Monday’s annual Martin Luther King Day March that started at Mt. Salem Baptist Church and continued on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard through Downtown Gray, eventually ending with a program at the Jones County Courthouse. Story in next week’s edition. DEBBIE LURIE-SMITH/STAFF

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Gray celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day

News Staff
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Cold temperatures did not deter participant in Monday’s annual Martin Luther King Day March that started at Mt. Salem Baptist Church and continued on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard through Downtown Gray, eventually ending with a program at the Jones County Courthouse. Story in next week’s edition.
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