Heidelberg News

Ellisville Mayor Tim Waldrup said he will seek re-election. He is currently serving his second four-year term.

Jasper County officials are continuing to investigate a weekend incident that left one man dead and another in jail.

Voters in the eastern part of Jasper County made a statement to support the East Jasper School District's effort to build a new elementary school.

Lightsey dies in Jasper Co. By Eloria Newell James and Jason Niblett, Leader-Call staff A well-known Laurel business-owner "doing what he loved, where he loved to do it" was killed during a reported hunting ...

Eddie and Denise Barker of Heidelberg announce the engagement of their daughter, Lauren, to Ryan Caldwell, son of Bill and Ann Caldwell of Laurel.

The East Jasper School District has a $10 million school bond issue on the ballot Dec.

There are 11 precincts and 5,317 registered voters in the school district. This is a small portion of Jasper County, which has 19 precincts and more than 13,000 registered voters total.

Voters in the East Jasper School District will cast ballots on a proposed $10 million bond issue Dec.

That was the scene in the area Saturday as annual Christmas parades cruised through the downtowns of the cities of Laurel, Ellisville and Sandersville.

An elderly Jasper County man was fatally injured in a house fire Monday morning at County Road 3113, in the Oak Bowery Community of Heidelberg.

Mr. and Mrs. Johnie L. McCraw of Laurel announce the engagement of their daughter, Nicole Lee, to Michael Brandon McCraney, son of Mr.

Providing 24-hour ambulance services for all of Jasper County is not just a want, it's a need, according to those gathered at the Heidelberg Town Hall this week.

The murder trial of Andre Jones of Laurel was scheduled to begin Thursday morning in Jones County Circuit Court in Laurel.

Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Heidelberg Cemetery for Charles C. Waldrup Jr., 84, of Heidelberg, who died Oct.

State inmate Adrian Larry was recaptured in Jasper County by local and state officials.

The taste of freedom was fleeting for Adrian Larry who escaped from a DeKalb prison Friday night.

A 22-year-old Meridian man will spend the next 10 years behind bars. Malcolm Davis plead guilty to manslaughter charges during day two of his murder trial Tuesday in Jones County.

Some Jasper County residents are concerned that the Jasper County Board of Supervisors is considering eliminating full-time ambulance service in the east part of the county.

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We spotted Cindy Satcher, 18, on Friday at the University of Southern Mississippi while she was on her way to class.