A local man and woman are behind bars, accused of taking almost $4,000 worth of farm equipment and selling it…read more

The Lafayette County grand jury has indicted a Laurel man on capital murder and grand larceny charges in the death…read more

A Laurel man is in the Jones County Adult Detention Center facing statutory rape charges, but details of the case…read more

City Cleaners on Magnolia Street is closed temporarily after the second mysterious spontaneous combustion at a Laurel business in just…read more

“Picking the Best” or “Reader’s Choice” newspaper contests are little more than popularity contests and which businesses will be willing…read more

The Hattiesburg woman high on methamphetamine who played bumper cars with two police cruisers Monday morning in Ellisville caused the…read more

Some family mementos and memories went up in flames Monday afternoon when a trash fire burned out of control and…read more

A half-dozen people who were facing felony charges stood before Judge Billy Joe Landrum, getting a second chance in Jones…read more

The Ellisville Police Department lost one officer and gained another on the same day. Jason Mills handed in his resignation…read more

The Laurel School Board approved a contract with Larry J. Sumrall Contractors Inc. for replacement windows at Maddox Elementary, but…read more