Ronald Lee Williams Ronald Lee “Ronnie” Williams, 76, of Laurel passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at the Care Center of Laurel. He was born Saturday, July 19, 1947, in Leland.  Visitation will be Friday, March 15, from 5-8 p.m. at Colonial Chapel Funeral Home of Laurel. The funeral service will be held on Saturday at 2 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Florence Congregational Methodist Church cemetery in Sandersville.

Laurel-based firm is icon in poultry industryDewey and Joe Frank Sanderson Sr. were ready to go all in. After closing their successful feed store in 1955 and embarking on their own poultry business, they bought half interest in an existing poultry-processing plant in Hazlehurst. When they were ready to expand, they decided to build their first poultry-processing center from the ground up, and wanted to do so in their hometown of Laurel.

A 33-year-old Clinton man who was convicted in the shooting death of his father has been sentenced to 30 years in prison, according to court documents. Marquis Winston, 33, earlier pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and possession of a firearm as a felon, both as a habitual offender, court documents show. On Thursday, he was sentenced to 15 years for each charge, with the sentences to be served consecutively, or one after the other.

TrendingBy LRU Writer | On: April 09, 2019Hardships are a part of what people are made up of. Everyone has to face struggles, whether big or small, in their life...Losing those who are dearest must be one of the saddest things that a person has to deal with...Speaking of struggles, Kathie Gifford, an American television host, singer, songwriter, Comedian, and actress expressed her grievances for the loss of her husband and the love of her life, Frank Gifford.

EntertainmentBy LRU Writer | On: June 04, 2017One of the most controversial yet very successful bands in the history is Rage Against The Machine a.k.a. RATM or Rage in simple words. And the man to front the band that always addressed the social and political issues was the iconic Zack de la Rocha. But as we all know, he is no longer a member of the now defunct RATM, but why did he depart the band in the first place?