The stories of Jones County, MS
8 narrated audio stories from across Jones County — hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore from its towns, landmarks, and back roads.
Laurel
After the Pines, Laurel Chose Reinvention
How a lumber boomtown turned its built past into a new future.
Laurel Central Historic District
Brick by Brick, a Lumber City
How yellow pine built Laurel’s downtown and left it standing.
Laurel
Where the Pines Built Laurel
A railroad stop becomes a lumber city, then something more lasting.
Laurel
When the Mob Replaced the Law in Laurel
Howard Wash’s killing reveals how racial terror worked inside a growing city.
Laurel
When a Lynching Became a Public Event
How racial terror in Ellisville was staged in plain sight.
Lauren Rogers Museum of Art
How Grief Built Mississippi’s First Art Museum
A family memorial became a public home for art in Laurel.
Laurel
In the Piney Woods, They Said No
How Jones County resisters challenged Confederate power close to present-day Laurel.
Laurel
Newton Knight and the Piney Woods Revolt
A farmer’s break with the Confederacy reshaped a Mississippi legend.
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