West Jones High School Peer Council members prepared for Red Ribbon Week by creating posters to line the halls of West Jones Elementary, North Jones Elementary, South Jones Elementary and Moselle Elementary. The goal of the Peer Council is to encourage all students to stay drug- and tobacco-…
Forty-six Jones College faculty and staff members were recently honored for their years of service to the college. Administrators and the JC Foundation held a virtual celebration honoring employees for their service in five-year increments.
STARKVILLE —For the first time in more than a decade, Mississippi State University is offering a winter session to help students advance in their academic journeys and earn credits on an accelerated schedule.
The West Jones homecoming court, which will be presented Friday night when the Mustangs take on Natchez at The Shoe, is pictured and listed.
Al Moore of the Laurel Rotary Club presents dictionaries for the entire third-grade class to teacher Jennifer Bragg at Laurel Christian School. The Laurel Rotary club each year donates printed dictionaries to third-grade students in Jones County. (Photo submitted)
By Jack Hammett
West Jones Middle School September Students of the Month were seventh-graders Molli Ellzey and Danny Mendoza, and eighth-graders Maci Bray and Trace Weekley. Students were nominated by their teachers for the honor. Student of the Month is sponsored by the WJMS Student Council with help from …
Mississippi State is announcing Fall Fridays, a new face-to-face event offered through the Office of Orientation and Events to connect prospective students with their academic college of interest.
Two Jones College students from Jasper County and Clarke County are recipients of Laurel Leader-Call Journalism Scholarships. Johnathan Richardson of Rose Hill received a $400 scholarship as did Allah Dearman of Enterprise. “Thanks for your generous support,” Richardson wrote to Leader-Call …
Two Jones College students from Jasper County and Clarke County are recipients of Laurel Leader-Call Journalism Scholarships. Johnathan Richardson of Rose Hill received a $400 scholarship as did Allah Dearman of Enterprise. “Thanks for your generous support,” Richardson wrote to Leader-Call …
Addison Holland, a Mississippi University for Women culinary arts student from Laurel, is the 2020 Southern Grace Scholarship recipient.
In the “band world” at Jones College, the August Band Camp is vital. Before working on the show, the band’s marching and performance techniques are perfected, ensuring everyone is in sync.
The Laurel School District Board of Trustees unanimously approved a new contract for Superintendent Dr. Toy L. Watts at a recent special called meeting. The three-year contract begins July 1, 2021 at the close of the current contract and is for a salary of $150,000 per year.
The Laurel Housing Authority is reaching out in the community and is providing learning aids to young children.
Five Jones College sophomores were selected as Tullos Scholars, which is the highest honor bestowed upon JC students.
To say University of Southern Mississippi graduate student Ja’Len Husband enjoys volunteering is a little like saying NFL quarterback Tom Brady enjoys winning.
Four Jones College graduates are currently participating in the undergraduate portion of the Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program. The four students eligible to receive $30,000 per year in scholarships are May graduates Layne Boykin of Waynesboro, Jada and Jazmin King of Bay Spri…
In this time of disruption due to COVID-19, it’s more important than ever to celebrate young people making a difference through volunteer service.
During World War II, an estimated 4,187 men from the state of Mississippi gave their lives; however, many of their stories are unknown. In an effort to uncover these stories, students enrolled in The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science University U.S. History course are profiling …
The University of West Alabama is giving Jones College students extra incentives to become UWA Tigers upon completion of their associate degree at Jones. UWA’s new partnership with JC guarantees admission for Jones students who have a 2.0 GPA and 45 transferable credit hours or an associate …
Soon after Laurel Police Chief Tyrone Stewart’s passing in January 2019, his family began the process to endow a scholarship at Jones College in his memory.
William Carey University announces the undergraduate President’s List and Dean’s List Scholars for the Summer 2020 Trimester.
The 2020-21 enrollment period for Mississippi’s prepaid college tuition program is now open, Treasurer David McRae announced.
William Carey University conferred the Doctor of Public Service, honoris causa, upon U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker Aug. 27 during a ceremony on the Hattiesburg campus.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) thanked Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue for approving a school nutrition waiver that will provide schools in Mississippi more flexibility to provide meals and other nutrition benefits for children as schools open around the country.
Katelynn McGowen of Moselle, a recent graduate of the University of Mississippi, was awarded the Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship valued at $30,000 per year for her medical training at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine in Jackson at the annual scholarship ceremony. McG…
As health and education officials contemplate how to have classes and a fall sports season safely, the Jones College Bobcat Math League has also weighed the options. After careful consideration and consultation with JC administrators, BML Commissioner and Jones College math instructor Dr. Je…
While all University-Parallel (academic) courses are being taught online through Sept. 4 at Jones College, some students taking medical courses and Career and Technical programs are cautiously meeting on campus. All students entering campus must meet a strict list of requirements to ensure t…
Northeast Jones graduates and brothers Miles and Mason Smith have received scholarships from the Alabama Grocers Education Foundation.
The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science Foundation Board of Directors has selected Keith Gaskin as the next executive director of the MSMS Foundation. Gaskin began his role with the organization on Aug. 3.
The Laurel School District is participating in an ongoing effort to locate, identify and evaluate children from ages 21 and under who are physically, communicatively, mentally and/or emotionally disabled.
Park Place Garden Club announces that Sammie Mitchell, daughter of Sallie and Mark Mitchell, triumphed and secured the win for Mississippi with a national first-place award for her participation in the National Garden Club Recycling Sculpture contest.
In order to accommodate busy parents gearing up for the new school year, the Mississippi State Department of Health will host a one-stop curbside event for required school entry/registration forms.
The Program of Research and Evaluation for Public Schools has a new executive director – Dr. Chuck Benigno of William Carey University.
The following local students at the University of Alabama earned academic honors in the 2020 spring semester. Those on the President’s List had an academic record of 4.0 (all A’s) and those on the Dean’s List had a GPA of 3.5 or above. Only full-time undergraduate students who take a full co…
The Program of Research & Evaluation for Public Schools at William Carey University is accepting applications from K-12 administrators for the 2020-21 CEO Leadership Academy. CEO stands for Collaborating to Empower Others.
Laurel Middle School Assistant Principal Albert Galeas will join the Laurel School District administrative team for the upcoming school year as District Educational Technology Coordinator.
Renovation is well under way on a highly visible and much-traveled area of The University of Southern Mississippi’ that will create another level of engagement for students, faculty, staff and visitors.
The following local students recently graduated from Mississippi State University and received their degrees. Their specific levels of recognition and the minimum required averages for each, based on a 4.0 scale, include: summa cum laude, 3.80; magna cum laude, 3.60; and cum laude, 3.40. Loc…
Samuel Goodwin of Laurel was a President’s Scholar for the Spring 202o semester at Hinds Community College. President’s Scholars have earned a cumulative 4.0 grade-point average.
William Carey University undergraduate President’s List and Dean’s List Scholars for the Spring 2020 Trimester were released. President’s List Scholars have a perfect 4.0 grade-point average and Dean’s List Scholars must have at least a 3.5 GPA, with no failing grade in any class.Students ea…
Jones College has announced the 2020 spring 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.
The Jones County Board of Supervisors presented $500 Mississippi Association of Supervisors scholarships to two recent graduates. Cameron Scott Glenn of South Jones, second from left, and Collin Williams of Northeast Jones. The scholarships are presented annually to graduates who are family …
The 2020 South Jones High School valedictorian is among 3,300 graduating seniors nationwide to be awarded a college-sponsored National Merit Scholarship.
The Future Leaders of Jones County program completed its 29th program this year. The program kicked off in December with an opening retreat facilitated by George Bassi and Linda Gavin.
Natallee McCauley of Laurel High School is participating in this year’s Rural Medical & Science Scholars Program at Mississippi State University.
Jones College students affected by COVID-19 may be eligible for assistance thanks to a grant the Mississippi Community College Foundation received from the Woodward Hines Education Foundation. Qualifying students impacted during the pandemic may receive funds to help them stay on track towar…
Several local students at the University of Mississippi made the Spring 2020 Chancellor’s Honor Roll, which is for undergraduate students who earn a grade-point average of 3.75-4.00 while taking a minimum of 12 graded hours fro the semester.
Jones College’s Radiologic Technology 2020 graduate Taylor Bryant of Mize was recently selected the Mississippi Radiological Society’s 2020 Radiologic Technology Student of the Year for Jones College. The 2016 Mize Attendance Center graduate received a $400 scholarship from the Mississippi R…
The local chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Laurel Alumnae, has been awarding scholarships to graduating seniors in Laurel and Jones County scholarships for more than 51 years.
Teen who’s raised thousands to help others awarded scholarship
