Paige benefit

A benefit account has been established for Nick and Monique Paige at Citizens National Bank. Their baby, McKenzie, was born July 10 (two months premature) and died Aug. 4. The account will help with medical expenses.

Neighborhood watch

The Hoy Community Neighborhood Watch will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, August 11, at the community center. Sheriff Alex Hodge will speak.

JCGHO meeting

The Jones County Genealogical and Historical Organization will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 9th, 2008, at the Veteran’s Museum on Hillcrest Drive for a continuation of the regular July meeting held July 26th, 2008, for the purpose of considering the Old and New Business matters and any other business that might come before the membership. All members at the July 26th meeting are especially urged to attend, as well as members not present at that meeting. Visitors are welcome.

Pleasant Ridge meeting

The annual membership meeting of the Pleasant Ridge Water Association will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, August 18, in the Pleasant Ridge Community Center. All members are welcome.

National Life Chain

On National Life Chain Sunday, October 5, 2008, prolifers in Jones County will line the sidewalks at N. 16th Avenue in Laurel to seek God’s forgiveness and His help to end abortion and related evils in our culture. Participants will hold signs that include Abortion Kills Children; Adoption: The Loving Option; Lord, Forgive Us and Our Nation; and Abortion Hurts Women. During the Life Chain hour, idle chatter, frivolity, and both verbal and physical responses to motorists are strongly discouraged. We urge all Christian churches and pro-life supporters to participate in this years’ Life Chain. To attend please call Daphne Matias-Creel, Laurel Life Chain Coordinator at 601-323-5099.