Audubon meeting

Pine Woods Audubon invites members and the public to the Thursday, Jan. 8 program at 7 p.m. by Dr. Michael Davis about uses and potential plans for USM’s Lake Thoreau property. We meet at the Education building Hattiesburg Zoo at Kamper Park. Pine Woods Audubon welcomes all members and the public to attend. Refreshments will be served. For local chapter information call 264-9654. Refreshments will be served. Visitors are welcome as always. For local chapter information call 264-9654.

SJHS reunion

South Jones Class of 1988 will be having a 20th year class reunion at 7 p.m. Jan. 30 at Dixie Electric Power Association. There will be a family picnic from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Jan. 31, at Merchants Park Pavillon. Bring your lunch, gloves and bats. Please send pictures or videos of high school events to Southjones88@hotmail.com. Everything will be returned at the reunion. Tickets will be $10. To purchase tickets send self-addressed stamped envelope to 101 Buffalo Hill Rd. c/o Class of 1988, Ellisville. For more information call Gwen James-Pitts at 601-498-4427 or Angela Buckley at 601-319-0305.

Perry history meeting

A Perry County Historical and Genealogical Society meeting will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, at the District One Community Center, Highway 98 in New Augusta. The speaker will be Clifton W. Evans, Sr., president of the South Mississippi Genealogical and Historical Society. The subject will be Genealogy Search for Beginners. The public is invited to attend.

MLK parade

The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Committee is accepting applicants for the Jan. 17, 2009, Dr. King celebration. This year’s parade will feature high school bands, floats, and entries. Plus, the committee will combine the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama to the celebration. For more information, call (601) 498-2365.

Inauguration Ball

The Jones County Federation of Democratic Women are hosting a special Presidential Inauguration Ball at 7 p.m. Jan. 17, at The Reserve, in downtown Laurel. The cost will be $25. The public is invited to this formal ball. Expected guest speakers include the Mississippi President of the Young Democrats and Jones County Supervisor Jerome Wyatt.