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A Thanksgiving appeal for our wounded vets“APPEAL FOR Wounded Men,” proclaimed the New York Times headline. “An appeal to citizens to open their homes on Thanksgiving Day to the 15,000 wounded soldiers in the city was sent out yesterday...
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Remembering school daysFEW THINGS STIR the nostalgia of our lives as the days we spent in our schools decades ago. Most of us remember with clarity the children we knew as classmates and the teachers who taught us. A...
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Over 120 deer harvested during primitive weapons huntAs Archie Smith sees it, primitive weapons deer hunting is the only way to hunt.
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Inmate escapes from golf course detail
An inmate stole a county vehicle and decided to make his way south last week while on a work detail at Jones County’s public golf course last week.
An inmate stole a county vehicle and decided to make his way south last week while on a work detail at Jones County’s public golf course last week.
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Is dogfighting OK here? Jury finds two guiltyThe acceptance of the blood sport of dogfighting in Jones County was tested last week, and a panel of 12 made a statement that it will not be tolerated.
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Deer vs. vehicle accidents up in ’07
Deer accidents are on the rise in Jones County with last month averaging more than one accident per day.
Deer accidents are on the rise in Jones County with last month averaging more than one accident per day.
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The rezoning of Jones County’s first industrial park was finalized Tuesday night with a unanimous affirmative vote by county commissioners at the meeting.
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A warrant has been issued by the Jones County Sheriff’s Department for the arrest of a Jones County man following the seizure of marijuana from his home.
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The spirit of patriotism and gratitude for the sacrifice of servicemen and women of yesterday and today was the order of the day last weekend during Jones County’s annual Veterans Appreciation Day.
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Gray’s elected officials were so impressed with the success of the Jones County commissioners following their meeting with the Georgia Department of Transportation commissioner that they made a tri...
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Jones County commissioners removed a hurdle last week for the development of the Georgia Regional Industrial Park, a project that has been on the drawing board for more than three decades.
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The hostility of neighbors to a proposed personal care home on Kelly Road was voiced at last week’s Board of Commissioners meeting.
national news
AP - Tropical Storm Hanna picked up speed Friday as it cruised toward the Carolinas, promising to deliver gusty winds and heavy rain during a dash up the Eastern Seaboard that could wash out the weekend for millions of people.
Fri Sep 05 16:12:22 -0700 2008
AP - A gunman who took a dozen hostages in a suburban Chicago bank after wresting a gun from a police officer Friday died after shooting himself in the head, police said.
Fri Sep 05 16:54:30 -0700 2008
AP - A prosecutor described a schoolteacher's husband as a jealous, calculating killer as trial opened Friday on charges he murdered his wife's teenage lover. But a defense lawyer told the jury that the defendant was a victim himself of a spouse who flaunted her infidelity.
Fri Sep 05 16:10:19 -0700 2008
AP - A judge dismissed charges Friday against the bicyclist who was body-checked and knocked to the pavement by a police officer in a widely viewed YouTube video.
Fri Sep 05 11:08:52 -0700 2008