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Funeral services for Christopher Goff will be Friday, 11 April 2025 at 11 a.m. at St. Matthew Missionary Baptist Church, 2101 James Thomas St., Picayune, MS 39466. Visitation will be from 9:45 a.m ...
Laurel police arrested four teens on Saturday morning after a pawn shop burglary led to a vehicle pursuit and crash.
LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) - The Friends of the Laurel-Jones County Library System is hosting its 2nd annual Pop-Up Book Fair this week at the Sawmill Square Mall. The fair will open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The former Victor's bar and restaurant closed on New Year's Day after a 60-year run. Victor Jones, who died in 2021, operated the bar for several decades. It was later operated by his sons ...
Dozens of beef and poultry producers from across South Mississippi gathered at Laurel’s Magnolia Center for the 21st annual ...
The Mississippi House voted to approve the Senate plan to eliminate the state income tax. The plan includes a reduction in grocery tax and an increase in gas tax. The bill would also change the ...
Jones was not fired. Instead, Jones resigned on Nov. 21, 2024. An FBI affidavit states the Mississippi Department of Education was not notified until Jan. 29. Police were not notified until late ...
Mississippi State women’s basketball suffered the most lopsided loss in coach Sam Purcell's three seasons on Monday. The No. 9 seed Bulldogs (22-12) were blown out 96-59 at No. 1 Southern Cal ...
Jared Jones and Daniel Dickinson each had three RBIs for sixth-ranked LSU (25-3, 6-2). Mississippi State, which was outscored 27-15 in the series, lost 8-6 on Thursday and 2-1 Friday. The Bulldogs ...
Four Jones County students are recovering after severe accidents over the weekend. “It breaks our hearts when something like this happens, and we care about our kids,” said Superintendent Dr. B.R.
Mississippi state and federal officials have confirmed an outbreak of a strain of bird flu not reported in the U.S. since 2017, with quarantine and depopulation efforts already underway.