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Honoring America’s independence
Former Mississippi Senate candidate for District 42 Don “The Flag Man” Hartness shows his American pride and patriotism while supporting America’s veterans on 16th Avenue in Laurel. Throughout Jones County, locals and visitors showed pride in America and enjoyed fireworks sponsored by Community Bank in both Ellisville and Laurel. (Photo submitted)
Caught on camera: 9 puppies abandoned outside Laurel animal shelter
LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) - The Laurel-Jones County Animal Rescue League’s list of responsibilities grew by nine puppies overnight after surveillance cameras captured a man leaving the dogs outside the shelter’s front door. Belinda Ainsworth, president of the shelter’s board, said the puppies spent about 12 hours in heat....
1 dead in overnight Jones Co. shooting; Laurel man charged with second-degree murder
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - Bond is set for a suspect after a shooting in Jones County left a man dead overnight Tuesday. The Jones County Sheriff’s Department said 50-year-old Duane Clark of Laurel is being charged with second-degree murder in connection to the shooting death of Charles Anderson.
Jones County uses grants to widen road ahead of company’s opening
www.youtube.com – WJTV 12 News – 2024-07-05 16:28:04 SUMMARY: Jones County is utilizing federal and state grants to prepare for the opening of Cold Link Logistics in Ellisville. A $1.1 […] The post Jones County uses grants to widen road ahead of company’s opening appeared first on Biloxi Local News and Events. Related posts: MDAC hosts listening sessions for Local Food Systems Infrastructure Program Amazon Web Services invests $10 billion in Mississippi for data centers Greenville workers want to utilize what’s in city for economy
Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport celebrates its 50th birthday
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - Leaders in Jones and Forrest counties gathered Tuesday morning for a special birthday party for the Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport. It opened on July 1, 1974. PIB has provided commercial, charter and private air service to hundreds of thousands of people over the last five decades.
WDAM 7 Morning Commute for Monday, July 1 - Green Light Alert
PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - A rainy weekend welcomed the start of a holiday week, but the roads are clear for your Monday commute. Drivers take note! The Mississippi Squatted Vehicle Law goes into effect Monday, and it is now a misdemeanor to drive the altered vehicles on Mississippi roads.
Driver dead, passenger arrested following chase in Jones Co. Thursday
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - One person is dead and another is behind bars following a high-speed chase in Jones County early Thursday morning. According to the Jones County Sheriff’s Department, the chase happened around 4 a.m., after deputies tried to make a traffic stop on a vehicle. The...
Jenny on the block selling rock?
A Moselle woman is behind bars after being accused of selling methamphetamine out of her mobile home. Jenny Hancock, 62, was charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute after narcotics agents with the Jones County Sheriff’s Department executed a search warrant at her residence in the 2300 block of Highway 11 South late on Wednesday afternoon.
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