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WEB2 days ago · Jones County's Home Town Newspaper, leader-call.com, offers local news and obituaries for the Laurel community.
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WEB5 days ago · Laurel, MS (39440) Today. Mainly sunny to start, then a few afternoon clouds. High 86F.
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WEBAug 14, 2024. Carl E. Jordan, 72, of Laurel passed away Thursday, Aug. 8, at South Central Regional Medical Center in Laurel. The funeral service will be Saturday, Aug. 17, at 2 p.m. at Laurel No. 1 Church of God in Christ with burial in Nora Davis Cemetery. A viewing will be 5-7 p.m. Friday at the church….
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Obituaries | leader-call.com
WEB2 days ago · Submit An Obituary. Funeral homes often submit obituaries as a service to the families they are assisting. However, we will be happy to accept obituaries from family members pending proper verification of the death. Please email [email protected] for further information.
News | leader-call.com
WEB3 days ago · Sep 27, 2024. 0. ELLISVILLE – According to the Mississippi Community College Board’s statewide-enrollment report, Jones College had the most significant growth in student headcount since the Fall of 2011, with 4,995 students reporting on the 10th day of classes. The report shows Jones College had a 10.4 perc…. +2.
Cowboys and channel-changers | Lifestyles | leader-call.com
WEBAug 30, 2024 · Cowboys and channel-changers. By Joe Hobby. Aug 30, 2024. 0. I’m sitting in my favorite chair, TV remote in hand, shaking my head in disbelief. There’s nothing good to watch on television. Unless, of course, you’re into UFOs, the location of the Ark of the Covenant, Hitler’s super weapon or how to survive in the woods without any clothes.
LPD probing stolen-hearse case | Free News | leader-call.com
WEB2 days ago · A resident reported seeing three young black men in a black hearse near Lower Hamilton Road, and two jumped out at a home and tried to open the doors of a vehicle in a driveway before dashing away. Deputy Jared Hutto responded to the call at 2:30 and found out that the resident had video of …
Suspect in city shooting, kidnapping caught by JCSD
WEB2 days ago · A Jones County man who was wanted for shooting into an apartment and a possible kidnapping was captured early Sunday in a joint effort of the Jones County Sheriff’s Department and Laurel Police Department. Ladarrius “Little Man” Bunch, 29, was arrested at a trailer park off Rose Lane after JCSD deputies received word from LPD ...
Education key to driving up state’s workforce participation
WEB2 days ago · In spite of the low workforce participation rate, Mississippi has had job growth over the past five years. From 2019 to 2024, the sate had a 3.2 percent growth, adding close to 37,000 jobs, Taylor said. Wages also increased over the past year by about 5.29 percent to an average of $47,570. However, Taylor pointed out that inflation has eaten ...