Minus one busted play early on, Raleigh's defense kept things manageable in the first half Friday night. Forcing two interceptions and two fumbles on the ground in the first 24 minutes of game clock, Raleigh rushed to the locker room at halftime down one score, 14-6, to Madison-Ridgeland Academy.
Sylva-Bay plays in the smallest classification of football in the state of Mississippi other than 8-man. In other words, they have much fewer kids to choose from and less depth on average than a Wayne Academy.
A quick start from all three phases of the West Jones Mustangs set them on course for a region-opening 26-0 victory over Brookhaven Friday evening.
Week Three is in the books and we have a tight race in the pick’ems featuring Buzz Jack, Brian Jack, James Pugh, and Kevan Lindsey. See the results and the latest predictions here!
The Jones County Sheriff's Department is searching for Amber Carter, age 33, on a charge of Felony Child Abuse.
The Jones County Sheriff’s Department is seeking information from the public on the theft of AT&T copper wire from a location on Monroe Road.
Dixie Electric Power Association General Manager Randy Smith and Communication Assistant Amanda Mills spoke to the Laurel Kiwanis Club regarding their new high-speed internet subsidiary company, DE Fastlink, LLC this past Wednesday, September 22, 2021.
Plans are underway to make Homecoming at Jones College a spectacular event this year involving reunions for the Band, Cheerleaders, 1970-71 JC 50-year class reunion, and the JCJC 2001 MACJC Championship Football Team. All activities will incorporate the Homecoming theme, “Jones Family 2021” …
Jones College in Ellisville will host the only performance on a college campus of Sam Bruton Quartet’s, “Take Five: A Tribute to Dave Brubeck” on Tuesday, October 12, at 7 p.m. in the M.P. Bush Fine Arts Auditorium. The public is invited to attend this special evening of jazz music featuring…
The Mississippi State Medical Association (MSMA) House of Delegates recently adopted a resolution calling for the organization to explore and pursue a range of viable options to increase access to healthcare among Mississippians, particularly the working poor. As the state’s largest and long…
The Jones County Sheriff's Department is seeking the following twelve "Most Wanted" individuals on Bench Warrants issued by the Jones County Circuit Court Judge on unrelated charges:
Week 5 of high school football season is here. Here are James Pugh and Kevan Lindsey's predictions for 11 games involving teams from the Impact601 area.
Ninth-ranked Jones saved its best football for the final two quarters, scoring 21 unanswered points to earn a gritty, 35-23 win at Itawamba here Thursday night at Easton Field to stay unbeaten on the season.
Jones County residents are being targeted by a scammer claiming to be a JCSD employee.
ELLISVILLE – On Tuesday night, the board agreed to handle some matters for the Ellisville Fire Department and discussed several city matters.
Stringer Volunteer Fire Department has a new home, just adjacent to the old fire department building, it slowly but steadily has been moving into over the past days.
The Bay Springs Police Department is investigating an incident that happened Sunday where a reckless driver report turned into a home being broken into and a vehicle being stolen.
A Jasper County man, already charged with multiple counts of grand larceny and burglary stemming from a July 2021 arrest, has been arrested again by the Jasper County Sheriff’s Department on similar charges.
Several local Volunteer Fire Department members across Jasper County on Thursday night, September 16, completed a three-month long Emergency Medical Responder class that was hosted by the Jones College Workforce Training Center.
The West Jones baseball field will have a new look in the upcoming 2022 season. The roughly 350 thousand dollar project to turf the infield at West Jones has been completed.
A man who was found hiding underneath a music platform at South Jones High School in an alleged burglary attempt looked familiar as it was discovered he was the same suspect who broke into the high school in a 2020 incident.
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Northeast Jones was as dominant as a football team could be last Friday night in its win over county rival South Jones. With help from two-way players like Kaleb Bryant, the Tigers out-gained the Braves 363 to -14 in yards on the ground en route to a 27-6 win.
One person was left deceased and another in custody after a son allegedly shot his father at a residence on Magnolia Road in Jones County Monday evening.
A head-on collision Monday afternoon near the Jasper County and Jones County line on Mississippi Highway 15 tragically claimed the life of a Laurel man and sent two others to a Jackson hospital by helicopter.
This morning at approximately 6:58 a.m., the Laurel Fire Department received a call from the 911 dispatch of a structure fire at 1033 North 16th Avenue.
Shady Grove and Sharon Volunteer Fire Departments responded to the report of a structure fire at 34 Chickasaw Drive in Laurel Sunday morning at approximately 11:55 a.m.
Scott Pickering, Chief Executive Officer for Community Bank’s Pine Belt Region is proud to announce the following:
Last week, I wrote about being prepared before deer season. One thing that I haven’t gone into much detail about is what type of gear I use. There’s rarely a conversation involving hunting or fishing that doesn’t include something about what type of equipment we are using, or wish we had. My…
Laurel Mayor Johnny Magee will be representing and highlighting the City Beautiful and its revitalization efforts at several events throughout the state.
TEC, a leading provider of Fast Fiber Internet across the Southeast, has broken ground on a project that will provide high-speed internet to more of Jones County. Construction has started to bring underserved and unserved areas of Ellisville, Soso, Laurel, and Big Creek Fast Fiber Internet a…
The Jones County Sheriff’s Department arrested two men early Sunday morning in western Jones County in an incident which included gunfire.
The Jones County Sheriff's Department made an arrest to someone during overnight hours that they have been searching for as an alleged suspect in an ATV theft.
The 2021 Sanderson Farms Championship will be held next week at the Jackson Country Club. The 2020 champion Sergio Garcia will be back to defend his crown. Garcia also won the 2017 Masters Championship. Additionally in the field is Mississippian Andy Ogletree of the Little Rock community. He…
The Sharon Volunteer Fire Department hosted an event promoting Senior Safety and Crime Prevention Saturday morning which saw people lined up before the event even began.
As good as the Southern Miss defense was Saturday night, the offense was on the other end of the spectrum as the Golden Eagles fell to Troy 21-9.
Thorough domination.
Week Two is in the books and we have a tight race in the pick’ems featuring Buzz Jack, Brian Jack, James Pugh, and Kevan Lindsey. See the results and the latest predictions here!
The Kiwanis Club of Laurel was joined on Wednesday by guest speaker Jo Lynn Mitchell with Mitchell Farms.
DECATUR – No. 10 Jones College scored two touchdowns in its first six plays from scrimmage and went on to whip East Central 33-13 here on a rainy Thursday night at Bailey Stadium.
The Laurel Police Department continues to make great use to an Impaired Driver Grant that they received, with August producing solid results.
Week 4 of high school football season is here. Here are James Pugh and Kevan Lindsey's predictions for nine games involving teams from the Impact601 area.
The City of Laurel is working to preserve a piece of the area’s history as it prepares to do renovation work at the Oak Park Alumni Building.
Laurel Little Theatre’s fall show is the classic Southern comedy “STEEL MAGNOLIAS” with performances September 24-25 & October 1-2 at 730 p.m. and Sunday matinees on September 26 & October 3 at 2 p.m.
A contractor accused of using county personnel and equipment to remove debris was arrested Tuesday, according to State Auditor Shad White.
Bay Springs Fire Department was called to extinguish a wood scrap fire that spontaneously combusted outside a local lumber mill last Friday morning in Bay Springs. The incident also had two other local fire departments, Stringer and HAL, on standby.
West Jones entered the twilight zone Friday night by mirroring the positives and negatives of Thursday night’s Game 1 win.
Minus one busted play early on, Raleigh's defense kept things manageable in the first half Friday night. Forcing two interceptions and two fum…
Bay Springs did not have a good outing on the football field Friday night by a long shot, but the 1A No. 2 ranked Bulldogs had more than enoug…
