The Jones County Board of Education held the second of its required three hearings last week to opt out of HB 581 without any members of the public in attendance. That changed about 30 minutes later when the room started filling up for a public comments session.School Superintendent Charles Lundy…

Jan. 16, 2025 Martha Elizabeth Walston, 65, of Gray, Georgia, passed away peacefully on Thursday evening, January 16, 2025, surrounded by her beloved family at Atrium Health Navicent.

The Georgia Ports Authority is reporting a strong first half to the current fiscal year.

Jan 22, 2025 · Georgia College’s (GCSU) Continuing and Professional Education is hosting a class for Cybersecurity and Fraud Awareness. The class is taught by Hance Patrick and is a 2-hour online workshop that will show attendees the techniques that scammers use to help identify and prevent loss from an online scam.

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5 days ago · Last weeks’ snow and below freezing temperatures created the perfect storm for vehicle accidents and traffic issues. As snow started falling Jan.

Jan 8, 2025 · (Editor’s note: this is the second half of a two-part review of the top news stories of 2024. January through July were published last week.) August Jones County’s first responders were celebrated Aug.

5 days ago · In the midst of all of the winter scenes from last week’s rare weather event, the snow and ice also forced an alteration of JCHS athletic events. Last Wednesday’s dual wrestling match against Houston County was cancelled with multiple basketball games also postponed.

5 days ago · Gray Station Middle put a cap on the regular season Monday night, earning a split with Monroe County Middle School. In the boys game, GSMS took over in the third quarter to open up a close contest, going on to win 50-30 and earning home-court advantage to begin the conference postseason, which began earlier week.

Dec 13, 2023 · Alt Text for Image Robert Hornsby is the local veteran of the week. He was a proud member of the U.S. Air Force for 26 years. He did his tour of duty in Vietnam in 1968 and retired in 1980 with the rank of master sergeant. Do you know a veteran we can feature? Email us at articles@jcnews.com or call 478-986-3929.