The Georgia Ports Authority is reporting a strong first half to the current fiscal year.The Port of Savannah handled more than 2.8 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of containerized cargo from July through December, an increase of 11.4% over the same period the previous year.The Port of…

Jan 22, 2025 · The Jones County News 102 Stewart Ave. P.O. Box 1538 Gray, GA 31032 (478) 986-3929

JAN. 1724, 2025 Tyree Appleberry, 55, arrested 1/23/25 – suspended or revoked license John Christopher Balckom, 48, arrested 1/20/25 – suspended or revoked license, expired registration Heather Renee Bishop, 37, arrested 1/19/25 – probation violation for fingerprintable charge felony Tevin Collins, 31, arrested 1/23/25 – possession controlled substance, giving …

Jan 8, 2025 · The Jones County News 102 Stewart Ave. P.O. Box 1538 Gray, GA 31032 (478) 986-3929

23 hours ago · Jones County Emergency Management is leading the local effort for Severe Weather Preparedness week being recognized across the state. That includes the testing of the county’s weather alert sirens Wednesday morning.A press release from Karen McMichael, interim director Jones County Emergency Management Agency, announced weather preparedness activities would take place each day, Feb. 3-...

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.

2 days ago · The Jones County News 102 Stewart Ave. P.O. Box 1538 Gray, GA 31032 (478) 986-3929

6 days ago · The title of the 2024 Performance Review of the Jones County Board of Tax Assessors could be “The Buck Stops Here.” The 142-page document is dated Dec. 17, 2024, but it was not received by the Jones County Board of Commissioners until last week.

Jan 29, 2025 · Last weeks’ snow and below freezing temperatures created the perfect storm for vehicle accidents and traffic issues. As snow started falling Jan. 21, so did temperatures, and before long the precipitation started sticking to the streets.

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.