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With the 2024 March of the Mayors food drive wrapping up earlier this month and providing thousands of meals to local families, the City of Laurel would like to thank […]

Nationally, Arbor Day will be celebrated on Friday, April 26, 2024, this year but the garden clubs in Laurel, the state’s longest standing Arbor Day Foundation Tree City, have already […]

For most, by the time that the rainy days of January have come and gone, so too, have most New Year’s resolutions.  However, in the City Beautiful the end of […]

On Monday, March 11, 2024 at 2 p.m., Laurel Mayor Johnny Magee proclaimed the week of March 10th-16th at Girl Scout Week in the City of Laurel. Members of the […]

On Tuesday March 5, 2024, at 11 a.m. members of the community including representatives from the ARC of the Pine Belt, Southern Civitan, and the Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services […]

On Monday, February 26, Laurel Mayor Johnny Magee met with two distinguished members of the local medical community to thank them for their service and recognize their significant contributions to […]

On Friday, February 23rd at noon, Commissioner Charles Busby of the Mississippi Department of Transportation Southern District, joined Laurel Mayor Johnny Magee to announce the beginning of the Phase II […]

Typically, tuna season runs from June to August, but in Laurel, Mississippi, nearly 100 miles from the nearest ocean, February 21 to Friday, March 1 will serve as tuna season […]

Lakeylah White of Grants Unlimited will be hosting informational sessions for Pine Belt homeowners on how to apply for housing repair and improvement grants. These grants are available for homeowners […]

Faye Jackson and Romanza Pruitt visited Laurel Mayor Johnny Magee on Thursday, February 1st at 11 a.m. as he signed the proclamation declaring Friday, February 2, 2024 National Wear Red […]