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Laurel Leader-Call is a locally owned, community newspaper, serving Jones County since 1911.

A 36-year-old man was seriously injured when the Jeep he was driving crashed in the 2900 block of Augusta Road Sunday afternoon. leader-call.com/news/man-injur…


Golfers and supporters gathered at the Laurel Country Club for the South Central Health Care Foundation’s Holston Memorial Golf Tournament. leader-call.com/news/south-cen…


Jones County Law Enforcement Training Academy cadets participated in a realistic active-shooter training exercise Thursday night at East Jones Elementary School. leader-call.com/news/active-sh…


A Bay Springs man was arrested after a traffic stop where Jones County Sheriff’s deputies discovered he had five unrestrained children in the car. leader-call.com/news/bay-sprin…


A Laurel man who is a suspect in a break-in at a home on East Jessamine Street in Ellisville was caught by the Laurel Police Department on Sunday morning, Ellisville police Investigator Kyle Pickett said. leader-call.com/news/doggie-do…


The Mississippi Department of Education released its yearly school ratings for the 2024-2025 school year, which saw the Jones County School District receive an overall “A” rating and the Laurel School District receive an overall rating of a “C.” leader-call.com/news/county-sc…


A repeat sex offender was arrested Saturday after, police said, he exposed himself to a 6-year-old girl and placed her hand on his crotch. leader-call.com/news/sex-sicko…


The Kiwanis Club of Laurel has continued a long tradition of providing third-grade students in public, private and home school settings with multiplication and division flash cards. leader-call.com/news/free_news…


I’m really surprised at how hard I took the murder of a young man I had never met. leader-call.com/news/free_news…


The Rustin Community celebrated the opening of a new fire station with a ribbon-cutting and celebration. The new station will add further fire protection for the Northeast Jones District. leader-call.com/news/free_news…


A man who had multiple drug charges asked for a plea deal, which was accepted by Circuit Court Judge Dal Williamson after the judge urged the man with eight children to never be in this position again. leader-call.com/news/free_news…


On the morning of August 16, 1990, the Jones County Sheriff's Department was called to the residence at 582 Ira G. Odom Road in the south Jones County area. There, the body of a white female had been found shot in her bed. leader-call.com/news/podcast-m…


On Saturday (Sept. 20), the South Central Health Care Foundation is hosting its inaugural Hope Hustle 5K and Fun Run. Proceeds from this event will be used to help fund the renovation of SCRMC's Maternal Child and Pediatric Unit. leader-call.com/news/free_news…


Jason Martin-Nez’s love for athletics, hunting and fishing as a young man sparked a business that now has four locations across Mississippi, with the latest recently coming to Laurel. leader-call.com/news/martin-ne…


Clifton McGruder, 25, surrendered to the Jones County Sheriff’s Department on Tuesday after skipping bond on a 2024 shooting at Premier Sports Bar & Grill on Ellisville Boulevard. leader-call.com/news/suspect-i…


A plea deal was on the cards for a man accused of a drive-by shooting involving his “baby-mama” and others; however, his emotions overflowed from his brain to his mouth. leader-call.com/news/baby-mama…


Everyone deals with rejection in different ways. Some cry, some hurl insults, and some just move on, but few decide to light a car on fire. leader-call.com/news/all-s-fai…


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