Daylily gardeners rewarded

The Gray Garden Club held its annual daylily contest June 7 at the W.E. Knox Civic Center with an estimated 100 entries received. The entry categories ranged from unnamed to all varieties. This year’s contest ended with a tie for first place.

Manning Brothers: More than half of a century of innovative food service

Great people meet challenges with innovative solutions, and we’ve been there.Whatever your food service opportunity, we’ve likely seen it—and solved it—before. At Manning Brothers, you are served by people with real-world, frontline experience.

Superior Court Motions

JUNE 5, 2025PLEASState vs. Kenneth Bernard Wilson – 12 months for the offense of possession marijuana less than ounce. Sentence to be served on probation. Credit for time served from 3/26/25 – 3/25/25.State vs. Jordan Lauge Marsh – 12 months each ct. 1: battery, ct. 2: affray.

Real Estate Transactions

JUNE 2-5, 2025JUNE 2Nile Wingler to Landowner Offer USA, LLC; Timway Rd. Lot 5 Wayside Ranches; 3.33 acres; parcel J24A00016; $15,152.00JUNE 3Jiles Investment Group, LLC to James M.Moore, Jr.; 497 & 499 Pioneer Rd.; 2.1 acres; parcel J5400084B; $155,000.

Grand Jury Indictments

JUNE 3, 2025State v. Christopher Sargent – ct.1: fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer felony, ct. 2: possession marijuana with intent to distribute, ct. 3: possession firearm during commission of felony, ct. 4: possession schedule I controlled substance, ct.

Traffic Citations

Traffic citations filed with the Jones County Probate Court for May 30 – June 5, 2025VGCSA less than 1 oz. – 1 VGCSA less than 1 oz.

Vehicle Tags

MAY 30 – JUNE 5, 2025 Jones County ($6,295.64) City of Gray ($856.65) River North ($901.50) Total tags ($8,053.79)

Building Permits

MAY 30 – JUNE 5, 20256/2/25 Terrence Neblett $2,095.366/2/25 Ray Construction $608.00

Jail Report

MAY 29 – JUNE 6, 2025Loyd Bert Brown, 54, arrested 6/5/25 – batteryThomas Earl Buchanan, 40, arrested 6/5/25 – probation violation for fingerprintable charge felonyBrenda Plummer Bunkley, 71, arrested 6/3/25 – public drunkenness, hit and run duty of driver to stop at or return to scene of accident,...

Grand Jury true bills all 21 indictments

Jones County’s Grand Jury considered 21 bills of indictment when they met last week and agreed to true bill each of the charges.