Man charged in overnight Jones County shooting Charles Lovett was charged with aggravated assault. (Source: Jones County Sheriff s Department) By WDAM Staff | February 15, 2021 at 5:45 PM CST - Updated February 15 at 5:45 PM
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - The Jones County Sheriff’s Department charged a man in an overnight shooting in the Powers community that injured one person.
The shooting happened at a home on MS Highway 184, according to the sheriff’s department.
A man was transported to South Central Regional Medical Center by a private vehicle to receive treatment for a gunshot wound to the back.
The alleged shooter, 52-year-old Charles Lovett, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault.
Mississippi s Top Youth Volunteers of 2021 Selected by National Program
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards honors Laurel and Florence students with a $2,500 scholarship, silver medallion and invitation to virtual celebration for their work addressing the challenges of a changing world
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NEWARK, N.J., Feb. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Fletcher Horne, 15, of Laurel and Abygail Buchanan, 13, of Florence today were named Mississippi s top youth volunteers of 2021 by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, America s largest youth recognition program based exclusively on volunteer service.
As State Honorees, Fletcher and Abygail will each receive a $2,500 scholarship, a silver medallion and an invitation to the program s virtual national recognition celebration in April, where 10 of the 102 State Honorees will be named America s top youth volunteers of the year. Those 10 National Honorees will earn an additional $5,000 schola
Laurel and
Florence today were named
Mississippi s top youth volunteers of 2021 by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, America s largest youth recognition program based exclusively on volunteer service.
As State Honorees, Fletcher and Abygail will each receive a
$2,500 scholarship, a silver medallion and an invitation to the program s virtual national recognition celebration in April, where 10 of the 102 State Honorees will be named America s top youth volunteers of the year. Those 10 National Honorees will earn an additional
$5,000 scholarship, a gold medallion, a crystal trophy for their nominating organization and a
$5,000 grant for a nonprofit charitable organization of their choice.
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, conducted annually by
Bond denied for Jones County capital murder suspect
Bond denied for Jones County capital murder suspect By WDAM Staff | February 5, 2021 at 5:26 PM CST - Updated February 5 at 7:34 PM
LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) - A man charged with capital murder will remain in jail after making his initial court appearance in Jones County Justice Court Friday.
Justice Court Judge David Border denied bond for 27-year-old Luis Sandoval during his initial court appearance.
Sandoval is accused of shooting 27-year-old Efrain Ortiz several times at a mobile home park on Bush Dairy Road Monday morning. Ortiz died later that day at South Central Regional Medical Center in Laurel.
Jones Co. inmate pronounced dead at hospital, MBI investigating Tonya Evonne Taylor-McCullom, 55, was being held at the Jones County Sheriff’s Department Adult Detention Center in Ellisville on two felony charges for the Laurel Police Department. (Source: Jones County Sheriff s Department) By WDAM Staff | February 3, 2021 at 11:15 AM CST - Updated February 3 at 11:18 AM
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has begun investigating the death of a Jones County inmate after they were taken to a local hospital.
The inmate was identified as 55-year-old Tonya Evonne Taylor-McCullom, according to the Jones County Sheriff’s Department.
Taylor-McCullom was being held at the Jones County Sheriff’s Department Adult Detention Center in Ellisville on two felony charges for the Laurel Police Department.