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…
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 of Laurel council race has 11 candidates
By Joe Murchison Eleven candidates filed to run in the three city council races — At-Large, Ward 1 and Ward…
16 city candidates file in Laurel
By Joe Murchison Sixteen people met the deadline of July 21 and filed certificates of candidacy for the Laurel mayor…
Election rules questioned
By Joe Murchison A temporary ban on campaigning by candidates for city office has caused confusion among three announced mayoral…
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…