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Hi Yo, Silver! Away!
Kema Sabe is getting ready to retire — again. Some of you have already heard the news through the “Grayvine” — that’s like the “grapevine,” but faster.Kema’s Hobby New & Used Bookstore in downtown...
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It was a great week to be a Greyhound
Winning has more than one definition. Sure, there’s the obvious, score more points than the other team.But then there are moral victories, when you don’t put a mark in the W column but go home feeling...
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Lower rates are good, but what’s the plan?
Gray’s City Council made the right move in cutting sewer rates if their final answer is to not build a wastewater treatment plant – so long as it doesn’t leave the fund insolvent.In the short term,...
View ArticleRemembrances of Haddock: “Your sorrow will turn into joy”
Both Grandmother Louise and Grandmother Ammie always told me that the worst thing in the world is to lose a child. Both of them knew all too well because both had experienced such a loss.In separate...
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Free book day successful
I know a lot of people absolutely hate Facebook — and many times I hate it also.But I love Facebook when something comes up last minute like this past week. The last day of the bookstore being open...
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Hollywood gets it wrong … again
It was a rare, precious afternoon for me. Dixie Dew and I were settled deeply into an easy chair with legs flopped across the ottoman. She snored and I read, enjoying every delicious moment of a...
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Here are a few predictions for the coming year
2016 will be a busy year for politics with a presidential election looming and several local contests to be decided.For that reason, a local tax increase is unlikely. Two Board of Education seats will...
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Orphaned later in life
No one, regardless of how old we are, likes to be an orphan. It feels oddly like a ship that has been securely moored in a harbor but then is set free to drift without anchor. There is even a point...
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No matter the test, there will always be square pegs
Standardized tests will continue to plague students and teachers until state and federal education officials figure out how to force every square peg through a single round hole.Most people would agree...
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OPINION: Vote early or vote on Election Day; just cast a ballot
Here we go again, right? This is probably another preachy column about the importance of voting and how it’s the cornerstone of our democracy.Not really. We just want to be sure everyone knows when to...
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The boy in the overalls
The other day I had something on my mind, a situation we had just encountered with someone we had sought to help.When those things come to mind, I ponder. I turn them over and over, thinking on human...
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Good things
I’m going to write about good things this week. I almost went off the deep end and wrote about politics, but after getting a restful night’s sleep, I woke up with a new attitude. We have enough...
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City business on back burner as mayor bickers
Gray’s city council has gotten a lot accomplished during the past couple of years, despite one person dominating conversation at every meeting – the one person who has no vote.Councilman Terrell...
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Thornton creates windmill in spirit of Independence Day
A local inventor expressed his patriotism over the Fourth of July holiday with a red, white and blue windmill in his front yard, complete with American flag and Uncle Sam.Ed Thornton is known for his...
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JC 6-under girls World Series bound
The Jones County 6-and-under all-stars won the state Dixie Youth championship last month in Cochran. They now advance to the Dixie Youth World Series in Perry beginning July 29. Players are Laney...
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PRESERVING CLINTON: Historian designates part of estate to restore relocated...
The Johnson Law Office that was moved to a new location earlier this year will be restored, thanks to an unexpected endowment by one of Clinton’s biggest supporters. William Lamar Cawthorn Jr., a noted...
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Knowles ready to lead DFE Dragons
Dames Ferry Elementary School will start its school year with a new principal who is already a familiar face for its students and faculty. Leigh Ann Knowles was officially appointed principal at the...
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Band endures the heat
About 90 musicians and auxiliary members of the Jones County High School marching band finished three weeks of band camp on Friday in preparation for the 2016 football and band competition season.Band...
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Historic cemetery to undergo restoration after years of hurdles
Five years after a preservationist lost his bid for ownership of a historic cemetery in Clinton, he is back with resources to complete his task of preserving its antebellum history. The cemetery is...
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JCHS fundraising concert set Saturday at JC fairgrounds
Country rapper David “Demun” Jones is presenting his first concert in his hometown this weekend with the goal of helping Jones County High School’s baseball and softball programs. The gates at the...
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