Driving around Laurel, Mississippi
Driving around Laurel, Mississippi
Laurel is a city in and the second county seat of Jones County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 18,540. It is located northeast of Ellisville, the first county seat, which contains the first county courthouse. Laurel has the second county courthouse, as there are two judicial districts in Jones County. Laurel is the headquarters of the Jones County Sheriff’s Department, which administers 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, which was established by the family of Lauren Eastman Rogers.
The large majority of people in Laurel cannot drive. I got rear ended on Ellisville Blvd by Oak Park and the punk that did it took off. They run stop signs, red lights and apparently don’t know what a turn signal is for. And there aren’t a whole lot of them that have a driver’s license or insurance.
Lived in country club hills from 1984-1996. Then came back in 2002-2004 and lived in the apartments across from Roses. Looks completely different from what I remember…..crazy.