The City of Laurel, established as a lumber town in 1882, is conveniently situated approximately two hours from larger destination cities such as Jackson, Biloxi, New Orleans, and Mobile. In recent years, the city...

On Tuesday, March 11, 2025, Laurel Mayor Johnny Magee attended the first-ever Cultural Food Fair at St. John Day School, a vibrant, educational event organized by the school’s 6th graders. The fair featured booths...

On Wednesday, March 5th, Laurel Mayor Johnny Magee met with members of the ARC of the Pine Belt, Southern Civitan, The Pine Belt Foundation, and the United Way of the Pine Belt Region to...

The Laurel School District is gearing up for its highly anticipated Kindergarten Round-Up event for the 2025-2026 school year, and Communications Specialist Quindelum Dungy was on hand at the recent Touch-a-Truck event to inform...

(submitted) Students at Laurel Magnet School of the Arts recently had the opportunity to embark on an extraordinary journey through the cosmos with the help of William Carey University’s Mobile Planetarium. This hands-on, interactive experience...

The City of Laurel, established as a lumber town in 1882, is conveniently situated approximately two hours from larger destination cities such as Jackson, Biloxi, New Orleans, and Mobile. In recent years, the city...

South Central welcomes local physician, Brent Cain, DO, to their medical staff. Dr. Cain is a Mize, Miss., native who has over 23 years of experience in Urgent Care, Primary Care and Industrial Medicine. Dr....

The Jones County EOC has announced that the railway crossing on Haney Road will be closed to through traffic so that a work crew can complete repairs. This will be a hard road closure...

On Thursday, February 27th, Firefighters Brandon Fulkerson and Ty Flowers packed up 27 boxes of canned tuna collected throughout the month by the City of Laurel. They transported the donations to Extra Table’s packing...