2+ hour, 43+ min ago  (228+ words) Laurel Leader-Call Jones College officials are planning to host the 98th annual commencement ceremony outdoors on the North Lawn of Jones Hall for the almost 700 students who are eligible to graduate. The keynote speaker for graduation will be Augustus Collins, U. S. Army…...

7+ hour, 35+ min ago  (462+ words) Open Eyes, which Arnold helped officially found in October 2025, is an application-based nonprofit that assists families with impactful, one-time needs, founded by Arnold, her mother Congetta Gieger and her sister-in-law, Amber Gieger." "We have all of our credentialing through the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (124+ words) Sofia Monsivais, a Northeast Jones High School junior, recently served as a page for Rep. Donnie Scoggin (R-Ellisville) at the state Capitol in Jackson. She is the daughter of Kandance and Beto Monsivais of Laurel. "I enjoyed the opportunity to…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (403+ words) Half of America's young parents are struggling to bond with their kids, and the culprit is nearly inescapable: screen time. The poll of 2, 000 U. S. millennial and Gen Z parents found 42% of them feel disconnected from their children due to technology, with…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (202+ words) Laurel artist Mandy Buchanan places bags with items for anyone in need into her newly decorated rack outside of the Laurel Leader-Call in 2021. Applications are now open for the 2026 Mandy Buchanan Creative Arts Scholarship Program, a competitive scholarship designed to…...