Laurel Leader-Call

The Laurel Leader-Call is a newspaper that is published three times a week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. It serves the community of Laurel, Mississippi, and focuses on news and events in Jones County.

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Just like that, the market is back to where it was

2 days ago | leader-call.com | Sean Murphy

During the media-driven hysterics that was the end of the United States economy because President Trump wanted to put a stop to this country getting ‘the hose from the world,’ a coworker of my wife’s called. The stories were everywhere, fomented by a media whose desire to see Trump fail is surpassed by liberals wanting him to fail, that everyone’s 401K was about to be gone forever. Trump, the moron, had destroyed the U.S. economy because he loved tariffs. That was the narrative.
In Macon, Georgia, The Soul of American Music Lives On

3 days ago | leader-call.com | Chantelle Kincy

Before Nashville became a country music hit factory and Memphis laid down the blues, Macon was already shaping the sound of America. From Little Richard's wails to the soulful ache of Otis Redding and the rebellious spirit of the Allman Brothers Band, this small Georgia city built the bones of rock, soul, and what we know now as Southern Rock. In Macon, that legacy doesn’t live in the past; it's alive, echoing through studio walls, club stages, and city streets.
Rubio, Vance help advance ceasefire between India, Pakistan

6 days ago | leader-call.com | Brett Rowland

(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump announced a temporary ceasefire Saturday morning between India and Pakistan after days of military fighting in the neighboring nations. "After a long night of talks mediated by the United States, I am pleased to announce that India and Pakistan have agreed to a FULL AND IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE," Trump wrote on Truth Social.
WILD AT WINGS

6 days ago | leader-call.com | Sean Murphy

Meadows, guilty of 2014 killing at Leaf River, arrested for ruckus at BWW, scuffling with LPD•Timothy Meadows and run-ins with the law go together like peanut butter and jelly. Meadows, 28, was one of two then-teenagers to be convicted of manslaughter for killing Timothy Williamson at the Leaf River. After serving six years for that crime, he was out on parole when he was accused of stabbing a man 11 times.
Opinion: Ray Hudson is 'cool as the back of a spoon'

6 days ago | leader-call.com | Sean Murphy

Guru and I were chatting the other day about our short run as a radio broadcast team for Laurel High football. It was in the sweet spot of LHS football in the mid-2010s when the Golden Tornadoes battled for championships every year. A few seconds later, a video appeared on my phone. It was the most emblematic example of a butt-whipping one could see.
Onward toward a creative life

1 week ago | leader-call.com | Robert St. John

There’s a quiet fear I carry that never really goes away. It doesn’t keep me up at night, but it walks with me in the background of every day. It’s not a fear of failure. I’ve failed plenty. It’s not a fear of hard work. I love to work. That’s never been the issue. It’s the fear of an unlived life. To me, an unlived life isn’t about missed vacations or unused opportunities. It’s about not using what I’ve been gifted. It’s about letting time pass without purpose. It’s about drifting instead of building.
‘Poker Face’: Natasha Lyonne Talks Cynthia Erivo’s Multiple Characters & Reveals Deleted Premiere Scene (VIDEO)

1 week ago | leader-call.com | Kate Hahn

Human lie detector Charlie Cale (Natasha Lyonne) returns to solve more murders in the second season of Poker Face, beginning with a case where Cynthia Erivo (the first of many A-list guest stars) plays multiple roles in a family of former child actresses squabbling over an inheritance. Lyonne, who first saw Erivo in The Color Purple, told us how meticulous series creator Rian Johnson was in terms of getting the complicated shots of the actress playing distinctive roles.
Cruz proposes bill to help military hurt by vaccine mandate

1 week ago | leader-call.com | Bethany Blankley

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has filed another bill to help U.S. service members negatively impacted by the Biden administration's COVID vaccine mandate at the Department of Defense. Under former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, active-duty service members were required to take an experimental COVID vaccine, and nearly all who submitted Religious Accommodation Request (RAR) exemptions were denied.
Domestic violence services are in jeopardy, providers say

1 week ago | leader-call.com | Alma Beauvais

K.C., a stay-at-home mother in North Canton, Ohio, knew her husband had hidden multiple guns around their home. He never pointed the weapons at her, but he routinely invoked them to silence her during arguments. "I was always living in fear, walking on eggshells, having to do everything to make him happy and just not saying anything to upset him," said K.C., who asked to be identified only by her initials because of safety concerns.
What a long, bad trip it will be

1 week ago | leader-call.com | Sean Murphy

Man busted with 9,000 doses of LSD, 4 ounces of cocaine• Talk about a bad trip to The City Beautiful. Christian Spano, 31, of Alabama was arrested Friday at about 5 p.m. at the Circle K on Chantilly Street near Interstate 59 after Laurel police received reports that an intoxicated man was stumbling around the parking lot. When officers arrived, they found the man in a U-Haul truck parked in the lot. He was arrested on misdemeanor charges.