The saying goes, ‘If a writer falls in love with you, you can never die.’ The City of Laurel, and its humble beginnings, are forever documented by a local author.

LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) - Laurel Mayor Johnny Magee signed a proclamation Monday morning for the annual “March of the Mayors” ...

See the Clarion Ledger's latest Mississippi girls high school basketball Super 25 rankings as the MHSAA and MAIS playoffs ...

City leaders, family, and friends came from as far as California to celebrate Ms. Frankie Lee Jefferson’s 100th birthday.

Republicans asked the justices to step in after a federal court rejected their claims that the state’s new congressional map violated the Constitution. By Abbie VanSickle and Laurel Rosenhall ...

Mississippi residents on Friday morning were urgently advised to seek shelter due to a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado, as per the National Weather Service. Residents scramble for ...

Poultry processor Amick Farms will invest $74.5 million to expand its facility in Laurel, Mississippi. The expansion is expected to create approximately 190 new jobs over the next three years.

Terraforge Biocarbon Solutions in Pike County and Amick Farms in Jones County will both access the state's MFLEX tax incentive program to accelerate operations. TerraForge Biocarbon Solutions, a ...

The Laurel Golden Tornadoes travel to Brookhaven for a playoff meeting with the Brookhaven Panthers at 7 p.m. CT on Friday, Nov. 28, in Brookhaven, Miss. (full game ...

The final lab monkey that escaped in a crash on Interstate 59 in Mississippi last week has been captured near a home in Heidelberg, a town about two hours north of Biloxi, Jasper County authorities ...

Diane Ladd, a Laurel, MS, native, prolific Oscar-nominated actress and mother of Laura Dern, has died. She was 89. Dern shared news of her mom's death on Nov. 3 in a statement provided to The ...

More than 30 U.S. states have a hands-free driving law making it illegal for all drivers to use handheld cellphones while operating a vehicle, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association ...