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The Area 17 Special Olympic Spring Games will be held Thursday, March 28th, at Jones College in Ellisville, MS.  Registration for athletes begins at 8 a.m., and opening ceremonies begin at 9:00 a.m. at JC’s Bobcat Stadium/Sim Cooley Field.  Athletes from Jones, Wayne, Jasper, Smith, and Covi…

West Jones students Carter Townsend and Jameson Rayner recently won the Student Angler Federation MS State Bass Fishing Tournament on Ross Barnett. Not only did it qualify them to go to Lake Hartwell South Carolina in June to fish in the National Championship and possibly qualify for the wor…

ELLISVILLE – In the Jones College Winterguard’s second year of existence, they are beginning the season on solid footing by winning “Bronze” or third place at the WGI Huntsville show in the Independent “A” classification, the last weekend of February. This was the team’s first regional compe…

ELLISVILLE – Southern District Transportation Commissioner, Charles Busby hand delivered a check to Jones College President, Dr. Jesse Smith and Assistant to the President for Facilities Management, Michael Bradshaw to begin a sixth project using the federal Transportation Alternative Progra…

ELLISVILLE - Jones College’s Math department along with the Mississippi Council of Teachers of Mathematics recently sponsored the district level MCTM Math Contest for Jr. High School students. Twenty-eight students from seven Pine Belt area schools spent the morning working out various math …

Laurel Mayor Johnny Magee signed a proclamation to recognize Girl Scout Week on March 11th. Troop leader Matika Wilson expounded on the significance this week holds for the Girl Scouts.

Laurel Mayor Johnny Magee signed a proclamation on March 5th in honor of Intellectual Disabilities Month and presented it to supporters from organizations such as The Arc of the Pine Belt Region, Southern Civitan, and the Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services.

ELLISVILLE –Jones College’s Clarke County Center in Stonewall has added two new workforce programs this spring to its already growing number of programs offered to the region. Area health care clinics and hospitals have asked Clarke County Center Dean Reggie Richardson to offer the healthcar…

Hattiesburg, MS – Spring is springing out all over at the Hattiesburg Zoo, and the animals and staff are ready to welcome back guests with regular days and hours of operation which are Tuesdays through Sundays from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.  

Hattiesburg, MS - The Hattiesburg Pocket Museum Alley has a new installation, Hattiesburg’s Rainbow Bridge.  “Our Rainbow Bridge is a place to honor and recognize our four-legged family members,” said Rick Taylor, Executive Director of the Hattiesburg Convention Commission, which oversees an…

ELLISVILLE – This year’s Spring Recital Series will fill the air with a variety of music for four weeks in March and April on the Jones College campus. The musical “feast,” featuring musicians from the region and music from around the world and composed centuries ago, can be heard on Fridays…

ELLISVILLE – Jones College’s community-wide spring blood drive was a big success. Eighty-one units of blood was collected over two days, Monday, February 26, and on Tuesday, February 27. Students like Petal’s James Leggett gave for the first time while sophomore David Garner of Mize said he …

The City of Laurel held a press conference on Friday, February 23rd to announce funding for Phase 2 of the Central Avenue Roadway Improvement Project in downtown Laurel. Mayor Johnny Magee began by expressing appreciation for the partnership between the City of Laurel and the Mississippi Dep…

At the same time the 40 acre burn off Barnes Road was blazing, Moselle, Southwest and South Jones battled an approximately 30 acre woods fire off Ben Thompson Road. The Forestry Commission also assisted with this fire. All in all, there were more than 10 woods/brush fires on February 25th, m…

At 1:52 pm on February 25th, Soso received a call for assistance at 72 Barnes Drive for a woods fire.  On arrival, the first firefighters at the scene found an extremely large woods fire with multiple structures in danger. The fire spanned an area from 72 Barnes Drive to north at Shady Schoo…

William Carey University has made a home on the Mississippi Gulf Coast for almost 50 years. It all began in 1976, when Carey purchased the former Gulf Coast Military Academy property in Gulfport. Known as “Carey on the Coast,” the lovely 20-acre beachfront campus was devastated by Hurricane …

ELLISVILLE – The first musical theater production held in Jones College’s newly remodeled M.P. Bush Auditorium will be the iconic Broadway hit and movie, “Grease” on Friday, April 5 & 6, at 7 p.m., with a Sunday April 7, matinee at 2 p.m. Jones College students who performed in the produ…

With roughly 2,500 locations nationwide, Planet Fitness celebrated the opening of its brand-new location in downtown Laurel on Wednesday, February 21st. Mayor Johnny Magee welcomed the new business to the city.

ELLISVILLE – During a recent episode of HGTV’s Home Town, featuring the renovation of Jones College’s Old President’s House on the Ellisville campus by two of JC’s famous alumni, Ben and Erin Napier of Laurel, Jones College President, Dr. Jesse Smith announced a new program to be named in th…

ELLISVILLE - Twelve of the thirteen Jones College students that competed in the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) State competition in Senatobia, Mississippi, came home winners. They all placed first or second in their competitive events, qualifying them for national competition in J…

Pictured left to right are Cathy Corley Padgett and Joanna Corley Burt, owners of Corley and Co.  On Wednesday, February 14th, at the regular monthly meeting of Northwood Garden Club, the pair presented a program focusing on the use of plants and natural materials from your own yard in order…

Laurel, Miss---Howard Johnson Properties HoJoPro is pleased to announce that in January 2024, Richard Green became the firm’s Managing Broker.  Joe Johnson, son of firm founder, Howard Johnson, makes the announcement saying, “Richard joined our firm in 2021 and has shown the capabilities and…

JACKSON, MS – MDWFP’s Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (MMNS) is gearing up for an unforgettable Spring Break filled with scientific wonders, outdoor adventures, and artistic flair! Families, art and nature enthusiasts, teachers, and Scouts are invited to dive into a celebration of curi…

ELLISVILLE – Jones College’s community-wide spring blood drive will be held on Monday, February 26, at the Industrial Services Center Building parking lot and the Allied Health Center’s parking lot from 8:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.  The Blood Mobile Units will also be available for donations on…

Keys2Wellness celebrated the opening of its new location with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on February 14th. Owned by DNP Felicia Keys, the business was launched out of a heart to share with others what helped her overcome her health struggles. She shared more about her story:

Laurel, Miss – Laurel Main Street is taking it to the streets for downtown Laurel’s only 3 on 3 basketball tournament – First State Bank Laurel Leap! Sponsored by First State Bank, this community event takes place March 2nd from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. in downtown Laurel. Laurel Leap is free for spe…