Update Just before going to press, Voices of Laurel learned of yet another twist in the DPW push for unionization. Just days before the...

The staff of Voices of Laurel is pleased to announce that the second recipient of the Laurel Light Award is Cheryl Poulos. Cheryl was...

In May 2024, the County Council approved a balanced budget of $5.46 billion for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. Like many jurisdictions across the...

The iconic mill structure just across the river from Ellicott City was the last operating commercial flour mill in America. Last owned by...

Locally sourced farm fresh produce and recent property acquisition Laurel Advocacy and Referral Services, Inc. (LARS) is rolling out...

Every day, from his home in the Laurel neighborhood of Montpelier, Dana King sits at his computer, looks out at the wooded lot behind...

North Laurel’s Grammy-Nominated Multitalented Musician Dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres. The well-known Spanish saying literally...

There is a historic Black cemetery at Snelltown off Whiskey Bottom Road. The small, well-maintained cemetery is in the middle of a...

These short bits of history tend to pile up as I do more research on various topics. Unless otherwise credited, all quotes are from the...

I frequently reminisce with my mom, who will be turning 80 this September, about my childhood in Laurel in the 1970s and 80s. And until...

My late father once told me something about class reunions: For the 5-, 10- and even 20-year get-togethers, everyone will be bragging...

Mark Opsasnick’s incredibly researched book, Rock the Potomac , is chock-full of stories and biographies of the people and groups who...

Tales From the Laurel Police Department Summer 2024 This continuing series is an uncomplicated string of personal war stories from my...

Laurel Park—at other times known as Laurel Race Course, or known to longtime locals simply as “The Race Track”—has been a core element of...

Summer 2024 Eric Collins, 62 Dr. Eric David Collins was born in Garden Grove, California, on April 18, 1962, and passed in Greenwich,...

City Councilman Retires, Relocates The Laurel History Boys are saddened by the resignation of Laurel City Councilman Carl DeWalt, who...

“Once let the black man get upon his person the brass letter, U.S., let him get an eagle on his button, and a musket on his shoulder and...

Free Tax Assistance Are you searching for no-cost tax assistance in your vicinity? There are organizations dedicated to free tax...

A roundup of local events and announcements, compiled by Voices of Laurel staff SPRING 2024 Shake-up at City Hall Mayor Keith Sydnor has...

Spring Book Fair Celebrating LHS Graduate Authors The Laurel History Boys are sponsoring a Spring Book Fair. At this free event, all are...