A teenage girl told a Jones County jury that her former stepfather forced her to perform oral sex on him at the Halloween haunt “PsychoPath” in Ellisville back when she was a little girl.

Kiwanis Club of Laurel members, with a little help from community services and the Jones County Adult Detention Center inmates, set up shop Tuesday at the YWCO in preparation for its 64th consecutive all-you-can-eat pancake buffet.

The Renaissance Holiday Tour of Homes will feature houses with history and houses that have new-found fame. The Laurel and Jones County Council of Garden Clubs is hosting the tour of four homes in historic downtown Laurel from 1-4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 15.

Curtis Lowery, founder and owner of the popular Halloween attraction “PsychoPath” in south Jones County, is on trial for sexual battery. Testimony began Wednesday afternoon and is expected to continue through today (Thursday). Lowery is accused of forcing a young former family member to perf…

The Ellisville Board of Aldermen unanimously agreed to hire another certified firefighter and swore-in the department’s interim chief at its regular meeting Tuesday.

Fourth teen jailed for brutal Jasper beating

Some residents of The Highlands subdivision, just outside of Ellisville, had reason to be nervous Sunday when a brush fire, fueled by high winds, threatened several homes in the area.  

Court officials are aiming for a late June trial in a wrongful death lawsuit against Greg Burroughs, but his attorneys had some special requests when it came to telling the jury how the shooting of his girlfriend Katherine Sinclair occurred in June of 2017.

Volunteer firefighters were nearby at food drive when wreck occurred

Covington County man sues sheriff's department

The Jones County Board of Supervisors may start dividing the costs of maintaining county roads that get heavy industrial traffic.

Newly elected supervisor explains criminal charges against son, wife

Football season is nearing the fourth quarter with some big rivalry games coming up. The Mississippi Department of Transportation reminds motorists to have a game plan to make sure everyone reaches their game day destination safely before kickoff.

Baby delivered at 7 months, mother in critical condition in ‘complicated case’

From Arlo Guthrie, to the Pledge of Allegiance to a flask of hooch, LL-C staffers share their memories

A Moselle woman who was accused of having a sexual relationship with a student in Lamar County will spend some time behind bars after pleading guilty to statutory rape.

Police found the body of a Hispanic man on a boat ramp in Eastabuchie in Jones County on Sunday, and a suspect is in custody in an investigation led by the Forrest County Sheriff’s Department.

Santa Claus will be making a trip to the Free State on Friday at Sawmill Square Mall from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The body of a Hispanic man was found on a boat ramp in Eastabuchie in Jones County on Sunday morning and a suspect is in custody in an investigation that has been turned over to the Forrest County Sheriff’s Department. 

Glade and Powers volunteer fire departments responded to a collision at Bush Road and Township in the Glade community at about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. A motorist on Bush Road attempted to cross Township, but traveled into the path of an oncoming vehicle. Both vehciles sustained major damage. On…

Powers Fire and Rescue has teamed up with Dollar General on Eastview Drive to conduct a Christmas toy drive for children who may not otherwise receive any gifts at Christmas. Last year, the volunteer fire department was able to provide 26 families with new toys for Christmas, bringing joy to…

As the Mississippi lottery looms, local vendors are arming themselves with lotto kiosks and nerves of steel. 

It took 12 minutes for 12 jurors to decide that Kasey Chance Rogers was guilty of possessing a 12-gauge shotgun illegally. It likely would have taken even less time if they’d heard his rant to the judge before his sentencing in Jones County Circuit Court. 

James Barnett, the man suing the City of Laurel and two police officers for brutality, announced to the U.S. Southern District Court in Hattiesburg on Nov. 15 that he and the defendants had reached a settlement outside the courtroom, according to court filings. 

A former Laurel police officer who was fired after being accused of beating a man after a chase shot and killed a woman on his property in what’s being described as a case of self-defense. 

Work began Tuesday on the replacement of the Dry Swamp Creek bridge on Highway 184, which was put out of commission by floodwater-damage just after last Christmas. The shutdown has caused traffic to Northeast Jones Middle/High School and East Jones Elementary to be diverted, and it’s been an…

Powers Fire & Rescue in Jones County has been awarded a 2019 Volunteer Fire Assistance Program grant by the Mississippi Forestry Commission. The $4,420 grant will allow the department to purchase four new 1-1/2-inch select gallonage firefighting nozzles with pistol grips and four new dig…

A Laurel High School teacher who had a firearm on campus was escorted from school property on Monday, and district officials are now trying to determine if he broke any laws. 

The Ellisville Board of Aldermen approved the hiring of a new certified police officer at its Tuesday regular meeting after a period of being unable to do so. 

When Jones County Sheriff’s Department investigators went to the scene of a recent shooting in the Hoy Community, they didn’t have some of the material they needed to do their job. 

An electrical problem is believed to be the cause of a fire that destroyed a home and killed a family’s cat in the Johnson Community, just outside of Ellisville.