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Gagnon appointed CEO of Pearl River Resort
Tribal Chief Phyliss J. Anderson and the Choctaw Resort Development Enterprise (CRDE) Board announced that Holly Gagnon has been selected to serve as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Pearl River Resort. Gagnon’s most recent roles were Vice President of Finance/Planning and Analysis fo...
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Small business conference to be held in New Augusta
A small business conference will be held on Thursday, May 31, from 9:30 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. at Perry Central High School located at 9899 Hwy 98 E in New Augusta.
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Arrest/Release Report 05/14/12 to 05/16/12
The following information has been obtained from records which are open for public inspection during normal business hours. While every precaution to maintain accuracy is observed, the records themselves should be consulted before any action is taken pursuant to information contained herein. Th...
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Lady Bobcat third baseman gets ready to throw out a runner during Thursday’s 9-4 win over Delaware Tech. Photos/Shawn Wansley, JCJC Sports Information
No. 3 Lady Bobcats one of four unbeatens in World Series
Angela Land’s two-out, two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning lifted the third-ranked Jones County Junior College Lady Bobcats to an exciting, 3-1 victory over Des Moines Area Community College in a winner’s bracket game here Thursday afternoon in the NJCAA Division II World Series. ...
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FCA golf tourney set for June 8 at Laurel Country Club
The FCA golf tournament, which was rained out on April 5, will be played on June 8 at the Laurel Country Club. Morning and afternoon tee times are available for the event, which is a four-man scramble. Teams can qualify for the State FCA tournament at Ole Waverly later this fall. For more infor...
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JCJC’s Alicia Domoney hits a shot during an earlier season match. Domoney advanced to the finals of the No. 1 singles consolation round, but came up short in the NJCAA Division I National Tournament Thursday in Tyler, Texas. Photo/Shawn Wansley, JCJC Sports Information
Lady Bobcat netters finish 21st in nation
The Jones County Junior College Lady Bobcats finished 21st in the NJCAA Division I Tennis Tournament, which concluded here Thursday afternoon at Tyler Junior College. In the finals of the No. 1 singles consolation round on Thursday, JCJC’s Alicia Domoney fell to Dariya Dashutina of Seward County...
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May 16 Talk Backs . by JCN
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 Editor’s note: The Jasper County News reserves the right to edit and omit comments for length and/or content. ––––––––––––––––––– “Yes, I would just like to encourage everyone to please continue to buy the Jasper County News. It would be very, very sad if the same thing happened to our little h...
May 16 Jail Docket by JCN
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 The Jasper County News prints the entire jail docket as provide by the Jasper County Sheriff’s office. JCN does not delete names from the docket. •Reginald Payton, 07-05-83, MB, serve 60 days. •Alyssa M. Agee, 08-03-89, FB, contempt of Jasper court, hold for Covington County. •Zackary D. Hartf...
Graduation and Education by JCN
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 It’s a big week in Jasper County! We are graduating another crop of seniors out into the big, bad, scary world! I know every year, I try to disperse some type of advice to graduating seniors entering into college, like buy different colored pens and good rain boots. But this week, my message i...
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Adventures of Jake
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Friday, 18, 2012
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THE WORLD IN A SKILLET... 11:00 AM
Meridian-After School ... 9:42 PM to 9:42 PM
Pastor Lee Drake will be hosting an after ...

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obituaries
Mary Ina Blackmon
Mary Ina Blackmon, 90, of Laurel went to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 28 at South Central Regional Medical Center in Laurel. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, May 30 at Sale...
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Barbara Sue Adams
Barbara Sue Adams, 60, of Laurel died Wednesday, May 27, 2009, at her residence. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 30 at Shady Grove Cemetery in Jones County. Rev. Danny Pitts an...
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Gwen May Holley, 82
Gwen May Holley, 82, of Laurel, died Monday, Oct. 19, 2009, at Infinity Hospice in Marion. Milling Funeral Home of Union in charge of arrangements.
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Eddie Smith, 72
Eddie Smith, 72, of Meridian died Sunday, Oct. 25 at Rush Foundation Hospital. His funeral was held Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Revs. Doug McCary and Leo...
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Photo by Nathan Jefcoat, Calhoun VFD.
Vehicle accident on Springhill Road sends one to hospital
A one vehicle accident on Springhill Road Saturday afternoon sent one of four passengers to the hospital. After rounding a curve, just south of West Jones High School, the driver of a Chevrolet pi...
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Forrest County Jail Docket
June 10-16
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04/26/2011 To: 05/02/2011 Arrest/Release Report
Laurel Police Department: ALEXANDER, JOE GARY W/M 11/11/73 Charge: PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS, OPEN CONTAINER, POSS. OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE DAVIS, WILLIAM B/M 7/10/87 Charge: DOMESTIC...
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Jones County Arrest Records (8-7-09 to 8-10-09)
The following information has been obtained from records which are open for public inspection during normal business hours. While every precaution to maintain accuracy is observed, the records th...
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The Meridian Police Department
September 15-17, 2009
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The Meridian Police Department
September 14-15, 2009
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