The Ellisville Board of Aldermen handled several routine matters during its meeting this week.

The Jones County Board of Supervisors covered a wide range of topics at Monday's boardmeeting at the Jones County Courthouse.

It’s hot. I could finish the column with just that statement and it would be the most accurate thing I’ve ever written. With baseball camps in full swing, I tried to imagine shivering in a deer stand on a cold December day to get through the day. It didn’t work. Sweat continued to pour out o…

Laurel School Superintendent Dr. Toy L. Watts addressed the district’s new modified school calendar on Monday to local media.

It took only minutes for Jones County Supervisors to give residents time to speak about the looming MDOT “Highway 15 Improvement Project” to hear concerns from business owners and residents Monday night at South Central Place.

What started as a simple family squabble over a property line turned violent as one person was allegedly shot and another stabbed and heavily beaten.

Brad Kent, president of SouthGroup Laurel, recently donating snacks to the Inspiring Youth Summer Enrichment Camp sponsored by Jones County Supervisor Travares Comegys.

Laurel, MS – Laurel Main Street has been designated as an Accredited Main Street AmericaTM program for meeting rigorous performance standards. Each year, Main Street America and its partners announce the list of Accredited programs to recognize their exceptional commitment to preservation-ba…

The Jones County Sheriff’s Department is seeking the whereabouts of Luis Miguel Caraballo (also known as Luis Miguel Morales Caraballo), age 38, on a charge of Failure To Register As A Sex Offender.

The Jones County Sheriff’s Department received a donation from Farm Systems Inc. on Monday to purchase safety equipment for JCSD deputies.

The Jones County Board of Supervisors and Jones County Sheriff Joe Berlin recognized three individuals for their heroic actions in a regularly scheduled meeting on Monday.

The Jones County Sheriff’s Department has begun deploying safety and technical equipment awarded under four state and federal grants to deputies, investigators, and narcotics agents.

The Mississippi Department of Employment Security hosted its annual I-59 Job Fair in Laurel on Thursday at Sawmill Square Mall. Over 40 local businesses participated in the one-day event as part of the Governor’s Job Fair Network of Mississippi.

Tyrese Blanks, age 21 of Ellisville, was arrested and charged with Commercial Burglary in the Tuesday night break-in at South Jones High School.

ELLISVILLE- Jones College Executive Vice President, Chief Enrollment Management, Information Technology and Marketing Officer, Dr. Finee' Ruffin was selected to receive the Advocacy Award Fellow after completing the Mississippi Community College Policy Fellowship Program. She was part of a 2…

Multiple agencies responded to a structure fire on Pittman Road in Jones County on Wednesday afternoon.

ELLISVILLE- Participants of the Jones College Adult Education program should benefit from a $7,500 Dollar General Literacy Foundation Grant. The grant money will be used to purchase books for the students to check out according to the Director of JC’s Integrated Pathways, Wendy Evans. She ex…

The Powers Fire & Rescue is hosting a Blood Drive by Vitalant on Saturday, June 25th from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the department station located at 1975 Highway 184, Laurel, MS.

Laurel Mayor Johnny Magee signed a proclamation Tuesday morning and presented the proclamation to representatives of the United States Army in recognition of the Army’s 274th birthday on June 14.

Sylva-Bay Academy’s search for a new Headmaster has been filled as the school officially hired Jerel Wade to fill the position.

Voters in Laurel overwhelmingly passed the Laurel Tourism Promotion Tax on Tuesday in a special election. 

JACKSON, Miss. (June 14, 2022) – Tournament officials at the Sanderson Farms Championship are excited to announce that the 2022 Women’s Day promises be an action-packed day with keynote speaker - and one of the Sports Illustrated 100 most influential NFL figures of all time - Sarah Thomas. A…

Local voters are going to the polls on today (Tuesday) to vote on the fate of a new tourism tax that the City of Laurel would like to start.

My ears rejoiced at the sound of the water slapping the sides of my boat as it crept upstream. I open the throttle up and the sound of the engine drowns everything out. The warm air hits so hard that I have to turn my cap around to keep from losing it. The sun is setting behind the trees, ca…

The Jones County Sheriff’s Department responded to a report of a school bus on fire on Tuesday at 7:19 a.m. on Phillips Road East in southwestern Jones County.

On Saturday, June 11th Hellfighters USA hosted Rolling Glory 3, a nationwide unifying relay of American Flags that began in California and will end at its final destination of Washington D.C.

Ole Miss pitching stars Dylan DeLucia and Hunter Elliott helped punch Ole Miss to their sixth College World Series this past weekend in winning the Hattiesburg Super Regional over Southern Mississippi.

The Laurel Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Andrew L. Smith.

HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Ole Miss beat Southern Miss 5-0 Sunday in game two of a Super Regional to advance to the College World Series for the first time since 2014. It will be the Rebels' sixth appearance in Omaha in June.

Jones County Sheriff’s Department deputies, along with units from the Mississippi Highway Patrol, Glade Fire & Rescue, Powers Fire & Rescue and EMSERV Ambulance Service, responded Friday night to a adult female pedestrian hit by a vehicle on Highway 15 South near the intersection of …

Chancery Court Judge Billie J. Graham was welcomed as guest speaker at a recent Sertoma Club of Laurel weekly meeting at the Laurel Country Club.

The Jones County Chamber of Commerce hosted its second annual 2022 Leadership Forum on Thursday at Life Church. The keynote speaker for the nearly two-hour event was Marlin Williams, Manager of Member Services for North East Mississippi Electric Power Association & Owner of MLT Communica…

The Jones County Sheriff’s Department is investigating an incident on Delk Road in southwestern Jones County where one adult male was stabbed on Thursday afternoon.

ELLISVILLE – Three ladies beat out the competition to lead Jones College’s Maroon Typhoon Marching Band this fall. Freshman, Melania Sanders of Columbia, Jessica Manning of Quitman and sophomore, Rachel Turner of Runnelstown will lead the nearly 180-member organization.

LAUREL – Members of the Laurel City Council discussed the state’s new medical cannabis law during this week’s meeting.

Several residents from the Dacetown Community in Jones County Beat 4 gathered at Monday’s Board of Supervisors meeting to express concerns about the lack of repairs to Dacetown need a new road, not another patch job,” said Anderson. “The bridge has a hole in it.

The Gulf Coast Red Snapper season is officially in full swing. According to reports from local anglers, you’d be hard pressed to find a location where there are fish without wrestling with multiple other boats. As inconveniencing as that may sound, it’s a good thing. Given the fallout of the…

Two mothers are in jail in Jones County after being charged with child abuse following the births of their babies who tested positive for methamphetamine.

Hot diggity dog!

Last Friday afternoon, Laurel Police Department Narcotics and CID Investigators executed three search warrants in the 300 block of Jefferson Street. The locations searched were listed as 316 Jefferson Street, 320 Jefferson Street, and 322 Jefferson Street.

Rural Jones County property owners beware! You may soon have to pay for a construction permit if you decide to do major construction or renovations on your land.

The Laurel-Jones County Library hosted an interactive Storywalk in Gardiner Park in Laurel on Tuesday, June 6. Families had the option of attending either that morning from 9 a.m. -11 a.m. or later in the day from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Mason Strickland was approved by the school board on Monday night as South Jones’ new head baseball coach.