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Missing Man John Rouse, 65, Last Seen Near Pinetree Drive and Joycliff Road in Jones County, GA: Sheriff’s Office Asks for Help

The Jones County Sheriff’s Office says John Rouse, 65, was last seen Monday morning around Pinetree Drive and Joycliff Road, and it is asking the community to help find him. Deputies gave a phone number for anyone with information on his whereabouts: (478) 986-3489.

By Kate Thompson Published Aug. 18, 2026, 3:26 p.m. ET 3 min read Missing since Monday, Aug. 17 · no crime alleged

Key facts

Who: John Rouse, 65
Status: Missing. The sheriff’s office is asking the community for help finding him
Last seen: Monday morning, Aug. 17, 2026
Where: The area of Pinetree Drive and Joycliff Road, Jones County
Description: White man, 5 feet 7 inches, 150 pounds
Clothing: Black shirt, light-colored blue jeans
Agency: Jones County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO)
Number to call: (478) 986-3489
Sourcing: A single newsroom report, WGXA, published 2:43 p.m. ET Aug. 18, 2026

What’s in this report

What has the Jones County Sheriff’s Office said about John Rouse?
What did deputies say about where John Rouse was last seen?
What does John Rouse look like, and what was he wearing?
Who is asking for calls, and at what number?
How many newsrooms have reported this?
What is still unknown about the John Rouse case?
Frequently asked questions

What has the Jones County Sheriff’s Office said about John Rouse?

The Jones County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a 65-year-old man named John Rouse, and it wants the public’s help doing it, WGXA reported on Tuesday afternoon.

Deputies place the last sighting on Monday morning. Monday was Aug. 17, 2026. No hour is attached to it — the account says morning and stops there.

What did deputies say about where John Rouse was last seen?

The sheriff’s office placed the last sighting in “the area of Pinetree Drive and Joycliff Road,” in Jones County.

Detail	What the sheriff’s office has released
Name	John Rouse
Age	65
Race and sex	White man
Height	5 feet 7 inches
Weight	150 pounds
Clothing when last seen	Black shirt, light-colored blue jeans
Date last seen	Monday morning, Aug. 17, 2026
Area last seen	Pinetree Drive and Joycliff Road, Jones County
Reason he is missing	Not stated
Agency and number	Jones County Sheriff’s Office, (478) 986-3489

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What does John Rouse look like, and what was he wearing?

JCSO describes Rouse as a white man, 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighing 150 pounds, last seen in a black shirt and light-colored blue jeans.

Who is asking for calls, and at what number?

The Jones County Sheriff’s Office is the only agency named in this case. It asked anyone with information on his whereabouts to call it at (478) 986-3489.

How many newsrooms have reported this?

One. The account here comes from WGXA, a Sinclair station, under the byline of Jordan Stevenson. Its own page timestamps the story at 2:43 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026.

We went looking for a genuinely independent second report — a posting from the sheriff’s office itself, a separate Middle Georgia newsroom, a GBI release — and did not find one we could read. So this page rests on a single newsroom report.

This report is part of The Local Alert’s ongoing Jones County, GA coverage. Other Georgia missing-person cases we are following: the search for Keith Teague, 57, in Columbus, the GBI’s request for information on George Pailloz in Sparta and the search for Sherry Wages, 72, in Stone Mountain.

What is still unknown about the John Rouse case?

Why Rouse is missing. No reason and no circumstances have been given.
What hour on Monday morning he was last seen.
Who last saw him, and who reported him missing.
Where exactly within the Pinetree Drive and Joycliff Road area he was last seen.
Whether a vehicle is involved. None is mentioned.
Hair color, eye color and any other identifying features beyond height, weight, race and sex.
Whether any statewide alert has been issued. Nothing about one appears in the account.
Whether any agency other than the Jones County Sheriff’s Office is involved.
What, if anything, the sheriff’s office has done since Monday. Its activity has not been described.

Frequently asked questions

Who is John Rouse, the man missing in Jones County, GA?
John Rouse is 65 years old. The Jones County Sheriff's Office says he was last seen on Monday morning, which was Aug. 17, 2026, and it is asking the community to help find him. He is a missing person and is not accused of anything.

Where was John Rouse last seen in Jones County?
In what the sheriff's office called “the area of Pinetree Drive and Joycliff Road” in Jones County, Georgia. No street address, business, park or other cross street was named, and the sheriff's office did not say how large an area that covers.

What was John Rouse last seen wearing?
A black shirt and light-colored blue jeans, according to the description the Jones County Sheriff's Office released. No shoes, hat, bag or other item is described.

What does John Rouse look like?
The sheriff's office describes Rouse as a white man who is 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 150 pounds. Hair color, eye color, glasses, tattoos and any other identifying features are not part of the description that has been released.

Who do you call with information about John Rouse?
The Jones County Sheriff's Office, at (478) 986-3489. That is the number the sheriff's office gave for anyone with information on his whereabouts. No separate tip line, no email address and no online form has been published.

Sources

WGXA — “Jones County authorities looking for missing man last seen Monday morning,” by Jordan Stevenson, published 2:43 p.m. ET, Aug. 18, 2026.

About this report

Compiled by The Local Alert Georgia Staff from the source linked above. Heads up: at the time of writing this was a single-source report — WGXA (Sinclair), carrying the Jones County Sheriff’s Office account. No independent second report was found. The Jones County Sheriff’s Office and Jones County government pages could not be retrieved, 13WMAZ returned an access error, and no GBI release on this case was located. John Rouse is a missing person, not a suspect, and nothing here alleges any crime. This is an active case and details may change as the sheriff’s office releases more information. The Local Alert is not a law enforcement agency and not a law firm. Corrections and removal requests: see our corrections policy.

Reported and fact-checked as of 3:26 p.m. ET on August 18, 2026.

Every source linked here was opened and verified at that time. This report reflects what was known and confirmed at that moment — it is not updated automatically as the story develops. For the current status of an active missing-person case, contact the agency named above.

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