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Friends of the Library Book Sale

Saturday, Jan. 14, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., 273 Railroad St., Gray, next to the JCHS track. Hundreds of books of all types for all ages. Incredible prices – many books are FREE! Feature of the month: Inspirational for all ages.

Sponsored by the JC Friends of the Library.

Dr. Ron McClung - Haddock Baptist Church

Please join the congregation of Haddock Baptist Church in honoring and thanking Dr.

Ron McClung for 30 years of dedicated service at a drop-in reception on Sunday, January 15, 2023, from 3:00-5:00 p.m. at Haddock Baptist Church, Haddock. A card with personal thoughts or memories for Dr.

McClung and his wife would be welcome.

JCHS School Council Meeting

For the next two weeks, the School Council will meet at 6:00 p.m. in the JCHS Community Room.

Ocmulgee CASA Volunteer Training

Ocmulgee Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) will hold a new volunteer training class beginning January 18, from 1-4 pm at Lakeview Academy in Milledgeville. The 9 required training sessions will be held every Monday and Wednesday through February 15. CASA volunteers serve as the voice for children in foster care. For more information, please call 478-452-9170.

Velma McFadden Food Bank

Velma McFadden Missionary Food Bank will be at Greater Jordan Chapel, 1415 Highway 22 East, Haddock, on the following schedule each month: First Saturday, 10:00-11:30 a.m.

Third Thursday, 10:00-11:30 a.m.

Mobile Food Truck Distribution Fourth Wednesday, 11 a.m. until all is gone.

REGULAR

MEETINGS

• BradleyBaptistChurchwillhave Sunday services at 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. Drive-in services can tune to 89.1 for both services. Sunday school will be at 10:00 a.m.

• TheJCHSFFAAlumniChapter meets the second Monday of every month at 6:30 p.m. inside the JCHS lunchroom. Membership is open to anyone, even if they were not a former FFA member.

• Al-AnonmeetseveryTuesdayand Thursday at 7:00 p.m. at the Jones County Senior Center, 126 Senior Center Way. For information, call 986-7192.

• AAmeetsattheAmericanLegion Building every Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 7:00 p.m. For more information, call 986-3207.

• St.PaulAMEChurchwillbehaving a clothing bank the first Saturday of every month from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at 127 Saint Paul Church Circle.

• NarcononofGeorgiaoffershelp for drug and alcohol addiction. For more information, call Narconon of Georgia at 1-877-413-3073 or visit www.drugsno.com. Narconon offers referrals, free assessments, drug education and out-patient rehabilitation.

• TheJonesCountyKiwanisClub meets every Monday in the fellowship hall of Gray Baptist Church at 6:30 p.m.

• NewHarvestChurchofGod, 12689 Highway 87, Juliette, hosts a community prayer service every Monday in the sanctuary at 6:30 p.m.; it does not end until everyone is finished praying. Everyone is invited. For more information, contact pastor Mark Moore, (478) 993-6705, or Tina McMurray, (478) 957-7299.

• TheGrayCityCouncilmeetsthefirst Monday of each month at the D.V.

Childs Civic Center at 6:00 p.m.

• TheGrayJayceesmeetthesecond Monday of each month at 7 p.m., in the lobby of Main Street,109 James Street, downtown Gray. For more information, contact Gray Jaycee President, Michael Fields at 478-414-8087.

• GrayStationMiddleSchoolcouncil meets the 3rd Tuesday of the month.

• AmericanLegionPost142meets the first Tuesday of each month at 314 Old Clinton Road (directly behind Tri-County EMC) at 6:30 p.m. For more information, email graylegionpost142@windstream. net.

• TheJonesCountyCruisersmeet the first Monday of each month at Chevy’s Pizza at 7:00 p.m. For more information, call Dannie Curtis at 258-5502.

• TheGrayDowntownDevelopment Authority meets the second Monday of each month in the conference room at City Hall at noon.

• TheJonesCountyAmateurRadio Society (JCARS) meets the first Thursday of each month at the Jones County EMA office classroom on Industrial Boulevard in Gray at 6:30 p.m. All are welcome. Amateur Radio License testing begins at 5:00 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month at this same location.

For more information, call Gary at 737-2077.

• TheJonesCountyDemocraticParty meets the fourth Monday in each month September - May at the W.E.

Knox Civic Center.

• TheJonesCountyHighSchool Touchdown Club meets the first Thursday of each month. For more information, contact Lee Perkins, (478) 973-2018.

• TheJonesCountyChildrenInCare Parent’s Association meets the third Monday of each month at Elam Baptist Church from 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

• TheCityofGrayHistoric Preservation Commission meets the first Tuesday of each month in City Hall’s conference room at 6:00 p.m.

• TheMarineCorpsLeague Detachment #970 meets the first Tuesday of each month at United Community Church, 2411 Heath Road, Macon, at 6:00 p.m. For further information, call Ed Barbee, 960-3917.

• TheSexualAssaultSurvivors(SAS) group meets the first Tuesday of each month at Reflections Psychotherapy LLC from 6:30 p.m.

- 8:00 p.m. For more information, call (706) 224-3396 or email angiemeells@yahoo.com.

• TheJonesCountyHighSchoolBand Boosters meet the second Tuesday of each month in the band room or the lunch room at 6:30 p.m.

• TheJonesCountyBoardof Commissioners meets the first and third Tuesday of each month in the Charlotte C. Wilson Conference Room at 6:00 p.m.

• ThealumniofWhittleElementary School, Spring Street, Macon, meet the second Tuesday of each month at Fresh Air Bar-B-Que, 3070 Riverside Drive in Macon, at 11:30 a.m. For more information, call Mike King, (478) 994-6757, or email Bobby Sanders at rasanders@cox. net.

• TheOldCapitalCarClubmeetsthe second Tuesday of each month at the IHOP, Wal-Mart Market Central, 2598 N. Columbia St. in Milledgeville, at 6:30 p.m. for dinner, followed by the meeting at 7:30 p.m. All auto enthusiasts are invited to attend. For more information, call (478) 453-0295.

• GrayGardenClubmeetsonthefirst Tuesday of the month at the Bradley Baptist Church 10:00 a.m.

• TheDomesticViolenceSurvivors (DVS) group meets the third Tuesday of each month at Reflections Psychotherapy LLC from 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. For more information, call (706) 224-3396 or email angiemeells@yahoo.com.

• TheYoungAtHeartcovered-dish luncheon and program of First Baptist Church meets the last Tuesday of each month, 11:45 a.m.

- 1:15 p.m.

• GreaterFaithRevelationalOutreach Ministries, 1501 Highway 22 East, Haddock, distributes free nonperishable canned goods every Wednesday from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. This food bank ministry is free for those who are in need.

Monetary donations, as well as canned goods, are also accepted.

Their prayer line is also open from 11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Call 361-1303, 932-0142 or 932-5760.

• TheJonesCountyRotaryClub meets every Wednesday at Agave Azul.

• TheKeepJonesBeautiful Commission meets the third Wednesday of each month at the W.E. Knox Civic Center in the Tammy Brittain Conference Room at 11:00 a.m.

• HeartsOfLoveCovenant Community Medical Clinic, 221 Gray Highway, Gray, is open every Thursday from 4-7 p.m., with a physician and three PAs there.