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On Monday, October 3rd, 2022, at 11 a.m.  the Jones County Chamber of Commerce and Laurel Mayor Johnny Magee joined restauranteurs Peter and Lisa Weimer to celebrate the ribbon cutting […]

Although the City Beautiful has experienced a nice week of fall temperatures in the lead up to Saturday’s Loblolly Festival, on Friday, Laurel Mayor Johnny Magee declared, “The City of […]

On Wednesday, September 21, Laurel Main Street hosted a thank you breakfast at the Laurel Train Depot to thank city workers whose specific work duties include providing services to the […]

Earlier this week, Laurel Mayor Johnny Magee signed a proclamation to recognize the annual March for Jesus Day in Jones County. The march, which will take place on Saturday, March […]

In recognition of Constitution Week, Laurel Mayor Johnny Magee met with members of the Nahoula Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) on Wednesday, September 14th at 9 a.m. […]

Cherished Hearts, Inc. hosted a community breakfast at the Y.W.C.O. on Wednesday, September 14 from 8 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. to discuss their efforts to bring a children’s advocacy center […]

A clinic on wheels destined to give other facilities “clinic envy” was presented to the community on Friday, September 9 during a ribbon cutting ceremony hosted by Family Health Center […]

A new law will require more tradesmen in the state of Mississippi to acquire licensure through the Mississippi Board of Contractors. House Bill 1163 (which can be found at https://legiscan.com/MS/text/HB1163/2022)  […]

In recent months, many of the city’s homeowners have been busy beautifying their corners of the City Beautiful only to uncover an ugly (and costly) misconception. Several homeowners have hired […]

The City of Laurel would like to remind residents that the city’s code of ordinances does not allow for bins, boxes, crates or any other permanent fixture for street side […]