Voter Registration Drive
St. Paul A.M.E. Church is sponsoring a voter registration drive on Saturday, Sept. 21, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The location is the Maggie Califf High School where the shop and/or Alternative School was located.
Any young people who will be 18 on or before Nov. 5, can register.
If any student attending college out of county or state, or in the military should get an absentee ballot. This also applies for any eligible voter who will be out of town on Nov. 5, 2024.
Station 8 Barbecue Fund Raiser
Jones County Fire Department Station 8, on Gray Highway, is having its annual Open House and barbecue fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 21, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. It will be prepared by Station 8’s cooking crew and include our own local Snow’s Famous Brunswick Stew.
Plates are $10.00, including drinks. Please come join us that day.
Touch-A-Truck
Touch-A-Truck will be held Saturday, Sept. 21, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the grounds of the Jones County Sheriff’s Office. Admission is $5. Food will be available for purchase. Tickets can be purchased at: Morris Bank, Ace of Gray, Chevy’s Pizza, Jones County Sheriff’s Department, or from any Pilot Club of Jones County member.
Downtown Fall Festival
The Downtown Fall Festival will be held Saturday, Sept. 21, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. There will be hayrides, corn maze, petting zoo and much more. Followed by live music.
Holliman Grove Pentecostal Church
Holliman Grove Pentecostal Church will have its Family and Friends Day Oct. 20, 1:00 p.m., at 280 Vinson Road, McIntyre, GA. The public is invited to join.
There will be a baking contest and awards will be given. Contact Pastor Norman White for contest registration at 478-283-2600.
Lions Club Gun Raffle
30 guns in 30 days. Daily drawings start on Nov. 1-30.
Each day’s winning number is based on the Georgia CASH 3 lottery drawing for that day. All proceeds benefit the Jones County Lions Club. For more information contact the Lions Club at 478-731-2341 or lionsclubofjonescountyga@gmail.com.
REGULAR
MEETINGS
• TheFederatedGardenClubof Gray meets monthly on the first Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. at Bradley Baptist Church with the exception of May and December. Members discuss participation in upcoming events in the area and projects beautifying our community.
Visitors are welcome to attend. For information, call 478-986-8898.
• BibleStudyatJarocho’sMexican Restaurant each Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. All invited.
• 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 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.
• TheJonesCountyKiwanisClub meets every Monday in the fellowship hall of Gray Baptist Church at 6:30 p.m.
• TheJonesCountyCruisersMeets 1st Monday of each month at Jarocho’s Mexican Restaurant, 216 W. Old Clinton Rd. 6PM for social time and 7PM meeting. Contact Danny Curtiss for further info at 478-986-6306.
• 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.
