DECATUR — Trailing the entire first half by as much as nine midway through the second, Jones College rallied behind 51 percent shooting and SharDarrion Allen’s (Raymond) game-high 22 points to defeat East Central, 80-76 Thursday night at Brackeen-Wood Gymnasium.
The Jones College athletic department has announced a new multi-year agreement with Nike to serve as the primary equipment, footwear, apparel and uniform supplier for nine Bobcat athletic programs through BSN Sports.
Jones College has announced the 2019 fall semester honor roll scholars. Full-time students with 15 hours or more and who maintain the following grade-point averages will make the honor roll: President’s List--4.0; Dean’s List--3.99-3.5: Faculty List--3.49-3.0.
Two Jones College graduates from the practical nurse program defied the odds and received their diplomas this week.
Four Jones College football Bobcats have been named NJCAA All-Americans.
The ninth annual Jones County Fellowship of Christian Athletes Christmas Party was another tremendous success.
ELLISVILLE – SkillsUSA 2019 Gold Medalists and Jones College sophomores, Preston Hammonds of Leakesville, C.J. Hood of Ellisville and Lakelin Smith of Lucedale were honored for their accomplishments by Jones College, their SkillsUSA teammates, along with their organization’s competition tech…
The Jones College Bobcats (8-0) placed four players in double figures and rolled to a 97-57 victory over the William Carey University Junior Varsity on Monday night at Clinton Gymnasium.
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The annual Jones College Christmas Celebration featuring the Concert Choir will offer the audience the opportunity to enjoy the Christmas season musically and through giving this year. Concert Choir Director Dr. Joel Dunlap is asking the audience to bring one, new, unwrapped toy to benefit t…
Northeast Jones reaches semis
ELLISVILLE – A grant from the Asbury Foundation enabled Jones College’s radiography department to purchase the newest digital equipment available for the student lab at JC. The newly installed laboratory equipment includes a Del Medical FMT18M floor-mounted tube stand, Del Medical OTC18M cei…
If the Jones College men’s basketball team is going to win games in 2019-20, third-year head coach Randy Bolden knows where they will have to focus.
Jones College’s Fine Arts Department will host an explosion of visual and performing arts in a new event called, “Artrageous.”
After five weeks of regular competition, 14 high school math teams have been narrowed down to the Top 6 that have made the playoffs and Championship Finals set for Friday at Jones College’s Home & Health Auditorium. Individual students who have excelled all season will be recognized as M…
The winners of the Costume Contest for JC students are, from left, Emily Willson of Ellisville dressed in her homemade costume called, “The Cute Furry Animal” earning the Overall Best Costume prize; Most Original costume went to Bethany Hayes of Ellisville in her “1980s Roller Skating Girl” …
Jones College captured its second straight MACJC men's soccer championship on a wet and muddy Tom Shepherd Field in Raymond Tuesday evening, downing Gulf Coast 4-3 in a penalty shootout.
ELLISVILLE – Despite the rainy weather, several hundred super-heroes, princesses and ghouls came out to have fun at the annual Jones College Treats in the Streets on the JC campus. Kids played games for treats in the booths set up by JC faculty and students as a way to give back to the commu…
The Jones County Economic Development Authority in partnership with Jones College’s Workforce College received confirmation from the national organization, ACT Work Ready Communities, that Jones County has met all the requirements to be certified as a Work Ready Community.
The Jones College Lady Bobcats are ranked No. 12 in the NJCAA Division I preseason basketball poll.
The Jones College keepers swept the MACJC Goalkeeper of the Week awards.
The Jones College Lady Bobcats are ranked No. 12 in the NJCAA Division I preseason basketball poll.
United Soccer Coaches has announced the Team Academic Award winners at the high school and collegiate levels to recognize exemplary performance in the classroom during the 2018-19 academic year.
It was another dominating performance for No. 12 Jones College.
ELLISVILLE - The first official, “Day of Giving” at Jones College has been set for October 24, as an all-day event on campus to encourage faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends to help grow and continue the mission of the Jones College Foundation, Inc. Foundation and college coordinat…
ELLISVILLE – Jones College’s Fine Arts Department invites the public to enjoy an evening of Renaissance music with the JC music department at its annual “Madrigals and More” concert, free of charge. The various small ensembles of JC students and faculty will be performing at First-Trinity Pr…
Jones College’s Office of Student Affairs and Student Government Association along with campus clubs, organizations, and the city of Ellisville will host the annual “Treats in the Streets” night of activities on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, from 5-7:30 p.m. The trick-or-treat trail event will be …
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ELLISVILLE – Coming off its most complete game of the season, the No. 12 Jones Bobcats will step out of MACJC South Division play this week.
The 89th annual “Catfight” was not much of a fight at all.
ELLISVILLE – Plans are underway to make Homecoming at Jones College a special event. The weekend of activities will incorporate the Homecoming theme, “Bobcat Revolution” beginning with the student Homecoming pep rally on Thursday, October 3, at 7 p.m. at the Lake. The “glow pep rally” is s…
The Mississippi Business Journal has selected Jones College as the “Best Two-Year College” in Mississippi. Ranked first in the state among the two-year colleges, the publication honored college representatives, Executive Vice President of Chief Enrollment Management, Information Technology,…
ELLISVILLE – A Jones College freshman from Waynesboro, Matthew Williams, won tuition for a year and a laptop for attending Convocation and Hall of Fame events on September 12. The nursing major’s name was randomly drawn to win tuition and compete for a Microsoft Surface laptop while attendin…
Homecoming on the campus of Jones College in Ellisville is set for Saturday, Oct. 5, with the theme “Bobcat Revolution.” Earlier this month, JC students elected its 2019 homecoming court with the following women representing them during Homecoming festivities.
ELLISVILLE – The 17th-ranked Jones College Bobcats will be playing its fourth road game of the season this week.
Updated rankings for the JC Bobcat Math League
ELLISVILLE – It will be another NJCAA Top 20 showdown this week for Jones College.
ELLISVILLE – Homecoming on the campus of Jones College in Ellisville is set for Saturday, October 5, with the theme, “Bobcat Revolution.” Earlier this month, JC students elected its 2019 Homecoming Court with the following ladies representing them during Homecoming festivities.
Noah Pickering topped the field in the 13th annual Jones College Hall of Fame 5K Run.
Editor’s note: Team photos were provided from each school to Jones College. Not every school had a team picture available.
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ELLISVILLE – Perennial top contenders have a couple of new teams to challenge them in Jones College’s Bobcat Math League competition this fall. As the competition begins its 8th season, Raymond and Petal High Schools have joined the STEM-based contest initiated by the Jones College Math Depa…
One of the nation’s top junior college football matchups will take place in Ellisville tonight (Thursday) when the No. 12 Hinds Eagles will be at Bobcat Stadium/Sim Cooley Field to face the No. 18 Jones College Bobcats in the MACJC South Division opener for both teams.
Jones College selects Honor Alumni; Tim Lawrence, Brittney Pickering, Earl Reynolds and Reggie Smith
ELLISVILLE – Jones College’s 2019 Honor Alumni are leaders in their area of expertise and have served the college and their communities with their talents. Jones County natives, senior vice president and financial advisor for Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, Tim Lawrence, owner and operator…
The 17th-ranked Jones College Bobcats will try to get on the winning track this week.
ELLISVILLE – Head coach Steve Buckley has no idea what to expect when his fourth-ranked Jones College Bobcats open the 2019 season Thursday at Coahoma Community College.
ELLISVILLE – Vibrant, flashy, creative and booming may best describe this years’ performance of the Maroon Typhoon Marching band at Jones College. Director of Bands, Dr. Burge said the look and the sound of this year’s band will have more brass and a lot more “flash.”
ELLISVILLE – The rainfall Monday (August 26) created a wet walk for Jones College students on the first day of fall semester classes. While many students brought umbrellas and rain ponchos, some choose to embrace the elements. Inside Jones Hall, the Alumni and Foundation Office passed out l…
The three-time MACJC/Region 23 champion Jones College Lady Bobcats have received preseason recognition.
A former player in the National Football League and two of the top coaches in intercollegiate athletics will soon be inducted into the Jones College Sports Hall of Fame.
ELLISVILLE – Jones College President, Dr. Jesse Smith and Dean of Workforce College, Jennifer Griffith named JC graduate, Reggie Richardson as the new, Clarke County Center Director in Stonewall. The former Center Director, Jody Buchanan left to work at Mississippi State University.
ELLISVILLE – A new wave of Maroon Typhoon student leaders will take the field this year at Jones College. Two freshmen drum majors, Danielle Beech of Ellisville and Graeme Forrest of Richton will lead the 200-member marching band into a new era of musical style.