St. Philip’s celebrates 175 years in Laurel
By Jessie Newburn St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, the charming stone church with a bright red door on the corner of…
Laurel Community Garden celebrates 10th birthday
By Aiesha Solomon Laurel Community Garden at Laurel Presbyterian Church celebrated its 10th birthday on Aug. 5. An estimated 67…
My journey of hope: Working with LARS to achieve Silver Award
By Viktoria Ferus My name is Viktoria Ferus, and I am a Senior Girl Scout and 14 years old. I’m…
Native Gardening with Jimmy: Winter leaves grow summer wings
By Jimmy Rogers A few weeks ago, a dazzling butterfly perched gracefully atop one of my milkweed flowers. I followed…
Grateful for his life here, Uong wants to give back
By Joe Murchison This is one of a series of profiles of candidates in Laurel’s mayoral race. Sophady Uong (pronounced…
Head of the class: Academic Honors for Laurel Students
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, an all-discipline collegiate honor society, initiated the following students during the spring semester:…
Sydnor’s energetic life of community service
By Joe Murchison This is one of a series of profiles in Laurel’s mayoral race. Keith Sydnor, 55, grew up…
Welcome to New Readers! The Laurel Independent Expands its Circulation
Welcome! In August, The Laurel Independent expanded its circulation outside Laurel’s city limits. The paper, which launched in July 2022,…
Election Update: The Latest on the Laurel Elections
By Joe Murchison 16 candidates certified All 16 candidates who filed to run for mayor and city council have now…
Mayoral candidates have legal records
By Joe Murchison The Laurel Independent searched publicly available court records on all of the city’s mayoral candidates, two of…
