City of College Park election guide 2023
The College Park Here & Now reached out to all candidates registered to run in the November election; their brief…
Laurel 2023 Voters guide
By JOE MURCHISON and MELANIE DZWONCHYK The election for Laurel mayor and city council will be Nov. 7 from 7…
Smith draws people together with events
By JOE MURCHISON This is part of a series of profiles of candidates in Laurel’s mayoral race. Brencis Smith, 34,…
Letter to the Editor: Disappointment with Laurel Election Coverage
I write to express my dismay that your “newspaper” has become a tabloid. A number of your recent articles about…
Mitchell always drawn to politics
By JOE MURCHISON This is part of a series of profiles of candidates in Laurel’s mayoral race. From his mid-teens…
Laurel Election briefs
By JOE MURCHISON Candidates receive endorsements The Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Lodge 11, which represents Laurel’s police officers, held…
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…
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…
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…