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WEB2 days ago · Beaming with pride at seeing respect shown by WJ football team during passing funeral procession. Sep 11, 2024. 0. On September 4, my daughter’s dad’s funeral procession passed by West Jones High School practice field. As I looked over every football player had dropped to one knee.
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.
Death Notices | leader-call.com
WEBSep 30, 2024 · Jul 31, 2024. Charles Earl Prince, 83, of Ellisville passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2024 in Laurel, MS. Visitation will be Wednesday, July 31, from 5-7 p.m. at Ellisville Funeral Home. The funeral service will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Ellisville City Cemetery.
News | leader-call.com
WEB2 days ago · Suspect in city shooting, kidnapping caught by JCSD. By Mark Thornton [email protected]. Sep 30, 2024. 0. A Jones County man who was wanted for shooting into an apartment and a possible kidnapping was captured early Sunday in a joint effort of the Jones County Sheriff’s Department and Laurel Police Department. +2.
Sports | leader-call.com
WEB5 days ago · By Sean Murphy [email protected]. Sep 25, 2024. 0. The first big-time interview I ever scored came about a week after arriving at Southern Miss was back in 1992. I was beating down the doors of The Student Printz newspaper to cover some sports, and the editor obliged. +3.
Breaking | leader-call.com
WEBSep 18, 2024 · By Cam Bonelli [email protected]. Updated Jul 25, 2022. 0. A Texas father and two children were killed when an 18-wheeler that was northbound on Interstate 59 at Heidelberg crossed the median and struck the southbound sedan the family was in, rescue officials reported. Alert Featured Breaking.
Get ‘Merry on the Midway’ | Free News | leader-call.com
WEBSep 6, 2024 · The inaugural “Merry on the Midway: Christmas in Lights” is scheduled for Dec. 6-8, Dec. 12-15 and Dec. 18-22 from 5-9 p.m. at the Laurel Fairgrounds on Ellisville Boulevard. Parking will be in the lot off Doncurt Road. Tickets will go on sale Oct. 18 and can be purchased at www.merryonthemidway.com or at the event entrance.
Board OKs $53M budget, touts another rate decrease
WEBSep 6, 2024 · The budget shows projected revenue of just over $53 million, with a millage rate of 122.60 — down 1.75 mills from last year’s budget. One mill is $638,741, up from the $595,000 that a mill was worth in the past fiscal year. That increase is attributable to the 6 percent increase in assessed value in county property, Chief Financial Officer ...
The Story of Scotsman Co. | Business | leader-call.com
WEBFeb 19, 2019 · Open Monday through Friday, 7 a.m.-2 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m.-2 p.m., breakfast is served until 10:30 and lunch items are available all day. Street tacos, pulled-pork sandwiches and even items named after Ben, Erin and Helen are on the menu. Scotsman Co. is unable to build commissioned pieces at this time, Napier said.
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.