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Envira would invest $100M, put 475 acres back on tax roll
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The Laurel Police Department will host its annual “Fill-a-Truck” food drive at Walmart on Highway 15 on Friday, Nov. 1, and Saturday, Nov. 2, to benefit The Good Samaritan Center’s Food Pantry and Soup Kitchen.
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Woman accused of embezzling from ex-fire chief’s elderly mother won’t pay because of 7-year delay
A Laurel man who had a problem with his license plate has much bigger problems now.
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Leader-Call readers responded to our request to donate canned goods and owner/publisher Jim Cegielski delivered our first load of food to Maj. Crystal Pruitt at The Salvation Army this week. The Leader-Call, at 318 North Magnolia St. in downtown Laurel, will continue to collect canned goods …
The Kiwanis Club of Laurel Pancake Day 2019 has been set for Saturday, Dec. 7 from 6 a.m.-1 p.m. As in years past, Kiwanis members will be cooking and serving all-you-can-eat pancakes with butter and syrup, sausage, coffee, milk and Coca-Cola products at the YWCO (428 West Oak St.) and at Fi…
Girls ages 8-13 are invited to attend the upcoming session of “Girl Talk,” presented by Forrest General’s Spirit of Women, to learn about the physical and emotional changes that happen during adolescence.
Kiwanis Club of Laurel members heard an informative program on eye health and eye care from Dr. Tiffany McElroy and Dr. Justin McElroy with Eye Care Associates at their regular meeting Wednesday at the Laurel Country Club. The doctors, who are married to each other and have a 3-year-old son …
NAPLES, Italy — Wyatt Waters and I have just finished leading two tour groups through Rome, The Amalfi Coast and Naples. In addition to filming Season 5 of our television program “Palate to Palette,” Waters and I are also completing our fifth book, and the final paintings for that project ha…
Laurel folks of a certain age will get together Saturday night to relive the days of fast food, fast cars and fast … err … nice girls at the ninth annual PDI reunion.
Two men were arrested last week in separate cases after investigators discovered suspicious online activity and child pornography, Attorney General Jim Hood announced.
On Saturday, Oct. 26 from 8 a.m. to noon, the Laurel Police Department, in conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Administration, will host its 11th prescription drug take-back event.
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One Laurel man was hospitalized and another was jailed after a beating with a baseball bat on 1st Avenue earlier this month.
Dixie Electric Power Association encourages its members to participate in its annual membership meeting on Saturday in the auditorium of the Laurel office (1863 Highway 184).
The Ole Miss Alumni Association welcomed new elected officers for 2019-20 at its annual meeting Oct. 5 as part of the University of Mississippi’s homecoming activities.
Bayless’ breakout season inspired by Anderson’s fight with breast cancer
Hannah Green is only 26 years old and living her dream as a flight attendant for American Airlines. She has more appreciation for the life she’s living than most people because she is a rarity — a millennial who is already a breast cancer survivor.
Pearl River Resort and its sister property Bok Homa Casino in Sandersville recently collected donations from associates for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Faith and family keep Hodge going after double mastectomy
Kiwanis Club of Laurel members have begun distribution this week of hundreds of packets of multiplication and division flash cards to third-grade students all across Laurel and Jones County.
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A career criminal who has been known for his theatrics in court was up to his old tricks, but the judge got the last word.
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The teenage driver of a pickup that crashed off Highway 15 South on Saturday morning died of his injuries the next day, according to reports.
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The open enrollment period for Medicare starts today (Oct. 15) and continues through Dec. 7, at which time current recipients may change their health or prescription coverage for 2020.
Bethlehem Baptist Church is hosting a sheriff candidates’ forum at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
West Jones High School Peer Council created “Just Say No” posters to be displayed at West Jones Elementary and North Jones Elementary during Red Ribbon Week, which is Oct. 23-31. Peer Council members hope to encourage all students to “Be Drug Free.” Peer Council is taught by Denise Graves an…
The Laurel Housing Authority is “Turning Up The Pink” in observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The LHA will conduct its annual Breast Cancer Awareness Program at 10 a.m. Thursday at Brown Circle Homes’ basketball court (50 Brown Circle, Laurel).
Dixie Electric Power Association encourages its members to participate in its annual membership meeting on Saturday in auditorium of the Laurel office (1863 Highway 184).
The Laurel Police Department is warning the public of a scam that’s being attempted in our area. The LPD has received complaints regarding a Secret Shopper/Mystery Shopping scam, Chief Tommy Cox said in a press release.
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What started as a last-minute idea for a pair of Ellisville sisters will come to a conclusion Monday night when the Darby family will appear on the Steve Harvey-hosted game show “Family Feud.” The show will air on CBS at 6 Monday evening.
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The Laurel Housing Authority is recognizing affordable housing in America with the observance of October being National Housing America Month.
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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Hodge and HSUS pay Sennes $5,000, dismiss criminal charges, disclose fate of 5 pets
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Applications for Angel Tree Christmas assistance being accepted
National Fire Prevention Week is this week (Oct. 6-12), and the American Red Cross Mississippi Region urges everyone to practice their home fire-escape plan and test their smoke alarms.
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A retired captain from the Laurel Fire Department was killed in a crash on Interstate 59 in Jasper County just after noon on Saturday, according to a Mississippi Highway Patrol report.
West Jones High School’s homecoming court for 2019 has been selected. They are listed with the name of their escort in parentheses. The Homecoming Queen is Madi Waters (Sam Hill) and the Mustang Maid is Diamond Keyes (Cameron Lindsey). Senior Student Body Maids are Natalie Allgood (Braxton R…
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Constables in charge of justice court security, supervisors say
Residents on Little Sawmill Road lost power Saturday evening after a single-vehicle wreck in which an SUV took down a utility pole. The wreck occurred near the intersection of Little Sawmill and Highway 29 after the unidentified driver swerved to avoid hitting a deer and ran into the pole. T…
The Jones County Fellowship of Christian Athletes will host “A Night With Ron Polk” at 6 p.m. on Dec. 5 at Life Church on Highway 84 West in Laurel.
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A Laurel man who shot at a woman and tried to use a stolen credit card was ordered to spend the next decade in prison.
As the seasons slowly change into autumn, the days get shorter and deer become more active and visible on Mississippi roadways. The Mississippi Department of Transportation reminds motorists to take precautions to avoid collisions with deer.
A display on Sesame … oops, North Magnolia Street won this year’s Scarecrow Harvest contest. At right, Shugs Cookie Dough & Candy Bar, with, from left, Amanda Mathews, Judi Holifield and Alise Mathews, won first place. Second place went to Magnolia State Bank, below left, and third place…