Leakesville News Archives

Jones County Junior College has a $1.1 million loan to build a training center in Green County, near Leakesville, to train people for shipyard careers.

Singing River Electric announced the approval of a $1.1 million zero-interest loan by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Service and Singing River Electric to fund an economic development project in Greene County, says Singing River Electric assistant manager Mike Smith.

LUCEDALE - A local man has teamed up with a North Carolina singer in his effort to win CMT's reality TV singing competition, 'Can You Duet.' Brandon Green, 23, son of Meleta and Jerry Green of Lucedale, will be one of 20 musicians hoping to be named country music's next great duo on the second season of the CMT music competition.

Mr. and Mrs. Shep Crawford of Woodville announce the engagement of their daughter, Gwendolyn Annette Crawford, to David Mitchell Merrill, son of Mr.

A Leakesville man is in jail after leading Jackson police on a chase on the interstate, and through the woods.