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…
St. Mark’s Emancipation Day Celebrations
Monarch mural in the works at McCullough Field
By Aiesha Solomon A new mural depicting the life cycle of the popular monarch butterfly is coming to life at…
Significant fossil discovery at Dinosaur Park
By Sophie Gorman Oriani In April, paleontologists and volunteers digging at Laurel’s Dinosaur Park discovered what Matthew Carrano, a paleontologist…
Clear backpacks, metal detectors come to PGCPS; Do they work?
By Heather Marléne Zadig In a reversal from an announcement made earlier this month, Prince George’s County Schools (PGCPS) stated…
Two new candidates for city of Laurel mayor
By Joe Murchison Two new candidates have filed to run for Laurel mayor: Sophady Uong, 54, a project manager for…
Helping students achieve academic success
By Katie V. Jones Since it opened its doors in 1990, First Generation College Bound’s vision and mission has been…