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…
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…
City races await candidates
By Joe Murchison As of July 5, no candidates had filed their election papers to officially enter this fall’s mayoral…
Mayor candidates reach 3
By Joe Murchison Laurel Councilmember Brencis Smith (Ward 2), currently council president, is running for mayor. He is the third…
Two candidates launch mayoral campaigns
By Joe Murchison Two city councilmembers have launched campaigns to be elected Laurel mayor, and and two others are considering…
