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| Local News | | | | | Friday, April 06 | | Road renamed in honor of fire chief Curtis James
The volunteer service of a Jones County fire chief is being recognized by the naming of a road in his honor. As of April 2, the road formerly known as Tower Road has been renamed Curtis James Road. Jones County commissioners voted on the name change December 5, 2006, at the request of District O ...
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| Rattlers to hold Easter egg hunt
Easter egg hunting should be on this Saturday’s agenda for the children of Gray and Jones County. The Gray Rattlers Men’s Club in conjunction with Ingles Supermarket, the Jones County Sheriff’s Department, and Chevy’s Café, is having its third annual countywide E ...
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| JCHS Senior wins ‘money wise’ poster contest
Mary Ussery presents Britney Smith with a gift certificate as the overall winner of the poster contest. | A Jones County senior took top honors last week in a contest sponsored by the Consumer Credit Counseling Service (CCCS) of Middle Georgia. Three Middle Georgia students, including Britney Smith of Jones County, were recognized for their entries in the agency’s ‘2007 Be Money Wi$e National Poster Contest’ and received their awards Friday afternoon at the Georgia Children’s Museum on Cherry Street. The CCCS of Middle Georgia, Inc., a nonprofit credit counseling agency, in conjunction with the National Foundation for Credit Counseling, sponsored the contest, whic ...
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| Corley plea drops RICO defendants to four
A case that has been ongoing for almost four years is one plea closer to conclusion with four out of its original 35 defendants remaining as of last week. Morgan Pierce Corley pled guilty March 26 to charges under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizatons Act and received a 20-year sente ...
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| Collum verdict upheld by Supreme Court
Guilty verdicts in a Jones County 2001 murder case were recently upheld by the Georgia Supreme Court. Darrell Thomas Collum was convicted for malice murder, two counts of felony murder, and cruelty to children in the first degree in September of 2001 and sentenced to three concurrent terms of li ...
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