Laurel News

This 1941 photo released by the Flowers family shows James Arnold Flowers in the Philippines.

1451-2004 which established the Tri-Park Overlay District and would amend Section 506.03.13 pertaining to parking regularities of the zoning Ordinance No.

Transportation issues were the topic of discussion during the City of Laurel's 10th Annual Transportation Summit held Tuesday.

The Laurel City Council will decide Tuesday whether to give the administration authority to advertise for construction of several city projects funded through national recovery program.

LAUREL ELLISVILLE MASONIC LODGE will sell Smoked Boston Butts for Thanksgiving from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov.

The Laurel Tree Board celebrated the continuation of its live oak tree program, named "A Tree Grows in Laurel," with a brief ceremony at Cotton Mill Park Friday.

The Laurel YWCO will hold it's 20th annual Holiday Spectacular Celebration Thursday, Nov.

The Mississippi Attorney General's Office will be in Laurel Monday, Nov. 16 as part of a statewide initiative to help residents understand the resources available to them.

Plans to build a new Department of Human Services building in Laurel took another step towards fruition Monday during a special working session of the Jones County Board of Supervisors.

Two Jones County men were arrested over the weekend in separate burglaries. Deputies arrested and charged Richard Maples, 19, of Ellisville with residential burglary after he busted out windows to gain entrance to a home on the 500 block of Lower Myrick Road.

The First Church of God, Laurel, is celebrating 100 years of ministry in the Laurel community.

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.