Sandersville News

Creel Creek is the Pine Belt's new haunted attraction that creator Curtis Lowery guarantees will fuel the nightmares of fright-lovers of all ages.

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.

We live in a world full of love and hate. More and more these days, it seems people are on one side or the other.

LAUREL WITH HALLOWEEN just around the corner, here are some spooky things to do: Friends of the Ellisville Public Library and the library will host a special Halloween celebration at 3:30 p.m. Thursday.

Immediately coming off the plane, I asked, "Where's the restroom?" In reply, a startled voice asked, "The what ?" Such was my first experience in the United Kingdom.

A Jones County man was killed in a one-vehicle accident early Sunday morning on Sandersville-Pleasant Grove Road in Sandersville.

An early Sunday morning accident claimed the life of a Jones County man. The Jones County Sheriff's Office says Anthony Blackledge, 38, died in a single vehicle accident around 3 a.m. Deputies say Blackledge was driving from Sandersville on Pleasant Grove Road.

The Town of Sandersville will kicking off its Neighborhood Watch program today with a daylong celebration at Railroad Park off Highway 11.

Lightning is being blamed for rupturing an oil tank Tuesday morning near Sandersville.

Sandersville Mayor Walter "Buzz" Jack asked town residents Tuesday for patience in solving problems caused by an overlay project on Highway 11.

Members of the Mississippi Main Street Association are pushing Jones County leaders to think outside of the box.

Some local residents learned the beauty of Choctaw dances during a gathering at West Ellisville Baptist Church Thursday.

The Jones Co. Emergency Management Agency took another step Tuesday in helping keep county residents safe during inclement weather conditions.

Officials with the Jones Co. Fire Department Monday blamed fireworks for a number of blazes that kept them busy over the July 4th weekend.

His father, the late W. W. Jack, Jr., served three terms as mayor of Sandersville.

The driver of this Toyota pickup was ejected and seriously injured in this rollover wreck near mile marker 97 on I-59 Friday morning.

Two Jones County suspects were placed behind bars Wednesday by Narcotic Investigators with the Jones County Sheriff's Department for drugs while in possession of a firearm.

It was a landslide victory in the race for mayor in the city of Sandersville. When the final vote was counted, Walter "Buzz" Jack had defeated opponent Jimmy Hill by a 157 to 42 margin, or 79 percent to 21 percent of the 199 total votes cast.

District Three Constable Mack Tucker reads the names on a memorial wall on the outside of the Veterans Memorial Museum in Laurel.

People taking part in the Town of Sandersville's Arbor Day activities were: from left, Sandersville Mayor Pat Lightsey; Jones County District 3 Supervisor Barry Saul; Connie Maslanka, chairperson of Sandersville Tree Board; Sandersville Alderman Jerry Robinson; Deborah McGee with the Jones County Soil and Water Conservation District; Sandersville ...