Laurel, MS
Local News
- Doyle Anthony Wheat - View Obituary & Service Information - Memory Chapel Funeral Home — Laurel, MS
- Laurel, Mississippi's former public works director pleads guilty to embezzlement — localmemphis.com
- Fall in Laurel 2026 — Laurel Mercantile
- ‘Everybody’s gotta leave’: Howard Industries fire sparks panic in Laurel, Mississippi — WAPT
- Erin & Ben Napier drumming up public support after fire burns ‘Home Town’ Laurel hotel — SuperTalk Mississippi Media
Laurel is a city in and the second county seat of Jones County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 17,161. Laurel is northeast of Ellisville, the first county seat, which contains the first county courthouse. It has the second county courthouse, as Jones County has two judicial districts. Laurel is the headquarters of the Jones County Sheriff’s Department, which has jurisdiction in the county. Laurel is the principal city of a micropolitan statistical area named for it. Its major employers include Howard Industries, Sanderson Farms, Masonite International, Family Health Center, Howse Implement, Thermo-Kool, and South Central Regional Medical Center. Laurel is home to the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, Mississippi’s oldest art museum, established by the family of Lauren Eastman Rogers.