The Jones County Board of Supervisors, in a special meeting Wednesday morning, voted to submit a request to the Mississippi State Forestry Commission to impose an Open Burning Ban effective immediatey until July 8. Conditions, due to a lack of rainfall combined with high temperatures and very low humidity have prompted this action. According to Jones County Fire Coordinator Dan McKenna, the conditions will be reviewed again with the Board of Supervisors on July 7 and an extension of this ban may be requested beyond July 8. Look for more on this story in Thursday's print edition of the Laurel Leader-Call and online at leadercall.com
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- Mangum new head football coach at Wayne County
- Ray Perkins to be named head football coach at JCJC
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Inmate escapes from Jones County Adult Detention Facility
Jones County Sheriff’s Department Authorities are searching for an inmate who walked away from the Jones County Jail on Highway 11 in Ellisville shortly after 1 p.m. Sunday.
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Don McKinnon announces his retirement
After thirty-two years of service to the citizens of Jones County, Jones County Emergency Management Agency Executive Director Don McKinnon is announcing his retirement effective Jan. 31, 2012.
- More safety violations cited at Howard Industries
- AP sources: Southern Miss' Fedora accepts UNC job
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Wayne County body identified
Local and state officials have identified the body discovered early Monday morning in Wayne County as that of a missing woman.
- Tornado Watch for Jones County, Pine Belt
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Body found in Wayne County
WAYNE COUNTY — Local and state officials are investigating the early morning discovery of a body in Wayne County.
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