Laurel News

Officials with the Laurel Police Department are continuing to investigate the death of a Laurel man that resulted from a domestic incident.

Some Jones County residents protested at Gene Taylors's office in Laurel on Thursday.

Ellisville's dry days are officially over, as the Board of Aldermen unanimously passed a city ordinance Tuesday night allowing the sale of beer and light wine within city limits.

Do you smell "Sex and Candy"? Better yet, do you want to hear it? Marcy Playground, the New York City-based rock band responsible for that 1997 smash hit, will be playing at the Alamo Sports Bar & Grill in the Sawmill Square Mall beginning at 9 p.m. Friday.

Ron McLain stood in a silent courtroom Wednesday afternoon, staring just a few feet away at the man who will spend the rest of his life in prison for the slaying of McLain's daughter last year.

A Jones County man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of an elementary school teacher.

A Clarke County man died this week in connection with a traffic accident on Chantilly Street.

The Jones County Sheriff's Department received an added bonus Monday as they not only apprehended one of two inmates who escaped from the Jones County Detention Facility on Friday, but also one of the county's "Most Wanted." Edward Grammer, a 46-year-old white male, last known address of 201 Front Street in Ellisville, was caught hiding in a ...

Laurel Mayor Melvin Mack has proclaimed October as Reconciliation Month. Mack, in a special ceremony, signed a proclamation recognizing the work of Mission Mississippi and its history of working with persons from all races.

The Jones County Sheriff's Department says two escaped inmates remain at large. Sheriff Alex Hodge says 33-year-old Claude Johnson and 17-year-old Ira Hadley Jr., both of Laurel, jumped over the recreation yard fence Friday afternoon at the Jones County Adult Detention Facility.

Jones County deputies today are searching for two Jones County inmates who walked away from the recreation yard shortly after 2 p.m. Sheriff Alex Hodge said Claude Johnson, 32, last known address at 18 James Parrish Road in Laurel; and Ira Hadley Jr., 17, last known address at 317 West 17th St.

Petal businessman Joe Tegerdine was in Laurel Thursday evening to officially announce his candidacy for the 4th District U.S. Congress seat currently held by Gene Taylor.

Those traveling along 16th Avenue, the City of Laurel's main thoroughfare, may have noticed a few new neighbors coming to the area.

After several hours of searching, the Laurel Police Department recaptured an inmate who fled from Laurel Municipal Court Tuesday.

Malcolm White, executive director of MAC, presented the schoolsA' principals plaque for the recognition.

Family and friends of the family, who lost their home Sunday on Highway 84 West, have put together a donation drive.

Fall finally feels like it has come to the Pine Belt and the Great Pumpkin Patch at First United Methodist Church of Laurel still has a few pumpkins remaining.

The City of Laurel, like others in the state of Mississippi, is continuing to struggle with low sales tax collections.

A local service organization is sponsoring a drug-free walk and celebration Saturday.

Individuals 60-years-old and older can now receive free hot and nutritious meals, five days a week at the Roosevelt Community Center in Ellisville.