Leader Call Community

Pack 38, Troop 38 Scouts commemorate Scout Sunday at Temple Baptist

2012-02-09T07:00:00-06:00

Under the direction of Troop 38 Cubmaster John Robertson and Pastor/Assistant Den Leader Cliff Jenkins, Pack 38 and Troop 38 of Laurel commemorated Scout Sunday at Temple Baptist Church in Laurel Sunday, Fe. 5.

Morgan Musgrove crowned Laurel’s Miss Hospitality 2012

2012-02-07T07:00:00-06:00

Club News

2012-02-07T07:00:00-06:00

Carolina Jasmine

2012-02-07T07:00:00-06:00

My sister and I are seated in the cart our father built for us, and our donkey Sunflower is pulling us up the hill toward the edge of the woods. I must be about seven years old and maybe my sister is ten. It is early February on an unseasonably warm afternoon. We have just returned from school and received permission from our mother to hitch-up Sunflower and go for a ride.

Travel Technology

2012-02-02T07:00:00-06:00

After leaving the Trapani Salt Flats on the western coast of Sicily on a late November afternoon, I maneuvered our vehicle down yet another remote, unmarked dirt road and passed dozens of vacant houses. No one was on the streets. It had been 10 minutes since we had seen another car. Sunlight was at a minimum. We had been warned several times about remote areas of Sicily.

Jr. Garden Club participates in dig

2012-01-31T07:00:00-06:00

In October, the members of the Hoe and Hope Junior Garden Club traveled to Piave to experience a prehistoric archaeological dig.

Master Gardener program taking applications until February 1st

2012-01-31T07:00:00-06:00

Do you want to be a Master Gardener? Applications are being accepted in Jones County for anyone who wants to sharpen their horticultural skills and share that knowledge with others.

Gamma Iota members take part in ‘Ariel’s Pillow Case’ project

2012-01-31T07:00:00-06:00

Members of Gamma Iota chapter in Laurel are participating in “Ariel’s Pillow Case” project.

Arbor Day

2012-01-31T07:00:00-06:00

I cannot recall a time when trees were not a part of my life. During WWII while our father was away in Panama City building ships, we moved a mile north of our farm and lived in the teacher's home on the campus of the Gitano Grammar School. In that setting I formed my first memories of trees.

WCU to host exhibit by Robert Long

2012-01-24T07:00:00-06:00

William Carey University hosted a reception to celebrate the opening of the exhibit “Robert Long: Works in Clay” by artist Robert Long. The exhibit will be on display through Jan. 31 and is open to the public, free admission.