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Jones College Typhoon Marching Band drum majors “spotlighted”
WEBAug 20, 2024 · The 180-member Typhoon Marching Band is led by Jones College freshman drum majors, Chaz Welborn and Elisa Cook and sophomore drum majors, Hannah Latham and Braden Yarber. ELLISVILLE – The Jones College Typhoon Marching Band is led by four students who are academic achievers and familiar with being in the spotlight.
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WEBSep 11, 2018 · By Mark Thornton [email protected]. Sep 6, 2024. 0. For the fifth consecutive fiscal year, the Jones County Board of Supervisors adopted a budget with a reduced millage rate — and that was done while giving raises to county employees and maintaining a “healthy reserve fund.”.
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WEBSep 13, 2024 · ELLISVILLE – As Jones College students finish their second week of classes, administrators are seeing some programs are at capacity as enrollment rises to new records for the first time in nine years. Jones College President, Dr. Jesse Smith said enrollment numbers have spiked because of a c…. +9.
Obituaries | leader-call.com
WEB2 days ago · Submit An Obituary. Funeral homes often submit obituaries as a service to the families they are assisting. However, we will be happy to accept obituaries from family members pending proper verification of the death. Please email [email protected] for further information.
Who’s in charge? | Columnists | leader-call.com
WEBAug 19, 2024 · President Joe Biden debated former president Donald Trump June 27. Clearly Trump won that debate so convincingly that the party had to maneuver quickly to “persuade” Biden to withdraw from the race for the “good of the party.”. Biden threw his support to VP Kamala Harris, who became the presumptive Democratic nominee.
Death Notices | leader-call.com
WEBSep 11, 2024 · Aug 14, 2024. Carl E. Jordan, 72, of Laurel passed away Thursday, Aug. 8, at South Central Regional Medical Center in Laurel. The funeral service will be Saturday, Aug. 17, at 2 p.m. at Laurel No. 1 Church of God in Christ with burial in Nora Davis Cemetery. A viewing will be 5-7 p.m. Friday at the church….
From the ashes | Free News | leader-call.com
WEBAug 21, 2024 · Farm Systems Inc. to reopen after devastating fire. In the midst of the charred ruins, there was a hint of hope. On Thursday, Oct. 5, the Farm Systems, Inc. store on Highway 84 West went up in flames. The structure was a total loss, barely more than a year after opening. The holiday decorations had just been delivered that morning.
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WEBSep 6, 2018 · Felon gets 20 years for double DUI death. By Mark Thornton [email protected]. Sep 11, 2024. 0. A Laurel felon who got drunk and caused a crash that killed two local women in 2022 was ordered to spend the next two decades in prison as part of a plea agreement that was reached in Jones County Circuit Court.
Progress slow 1 year after Laurel tornado - leader-call.com
WEBDec 18, 2020 · [email protected]. It’s been one year since a tornado cut a piece from the heart of Laurel. On Dec. 16, 2019, the EF-2 storm drove through the center of the city, wiping out at least two businesses and leading to the demolition of others. It was part of a tornado outbreak that endangered parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.