Ellisville News

Dirt work began this week on the site of the planned Auto Zone on Hill Street in Ellisville, two blocks west of the traffic light on Highway 11.

A Jones County juvenile is charged as an adult in connection with sexual contact with a 6-year-old child.

An Ellisville Man is behind bars on kidnapping and statutory rape charges. Jarion Fuentes, 22, was arrested Friday evening for allegedly raping a 14-year-old Jones County teen in Ellisville.

ELLISVILLE - Mixing old-town nostalgia and cutting-edge technology, Mayor Tim Waldrup is struggling to find balance in managing Ellisville's growth.

ELLISVILLE - Everything matters. That's the motto of new Jones County Junior College head baseball coach Christian Ostrander.

Deputies arrested a man at the former New Laurel Motel Monday morning and seized precursor chemicals used in the manufacture of methamphetamine.

One man is changing the landscape of the Pine Belt in the name of safety. Southern District Highway Commissioner Wayne Brown intends to clear trees 70 feet from the edge of the pavement along Interstate 59 with ...

The Jones County Sheriff's Office arrested two county residents Thursday on drug-related charges.

Employees of Ellisville State School who drive 15-passenger vans are participating in a driver's safety course offered by Jones County Junior College.

The Direct Care Employee of the Month winners for May, 2008 were recently announced at Ellisville State School.

ELLISVILLE - Road improvements on U.S. 11 between Ellisville State School and Howard Technology Park remain on schedule but won't be completed until next March.

State Rep. Bobby Shows, D-Ellisville, congratulates Laurel native Amanda Smith on receiving a Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship, valued at $30,000 annually.

ELLISVILLE - Two elementary schools in Ellisville will reunite in one location when school starts Aug.

We spotted Amanda Giovengo, 31, at her new salon, First Impressions Salon, 114 S. Front St., in Ellisville.

Virginia Lowery's class entered the local Reading Fair at Ellisville Elementary School and won first place in the school contest.

Jones County deputies arrested the most recent "Most Wanted" who appeared in the Sunday edition of the Laurel Leader Call.

ELLISVILLE - Jones County Junior College is back at square one. The school was set to hire former Southern Miss assistant coach Lane Burroughs to replace its head baseball coach Bobby Glaze after Glaze ...

Fourteen Jones County Junior College practical nursing students placed in competitions held during the Mississippi Licensed Practical Nursing Association Conference in Philadelphia.

The Mississippi Forestry Commission and the Jones County Forestry Association honored Herman E. Smith Thursday afternoon with a reception upon his retirement after 46 years with the Commission.

Jcnes County Junior College and Pearl River Community College are handing out pay raises.