Golf in Laurel

Laurel is the Jones County seat in east-central Mississippi, a city whose remarkable stock of early twentieth-century architectural gems has gained national attention through the HGTV series 'Home Town.' Hosts Ben and Erin Napier's renovation projects have sparked reinvestment in Laurel's historic neighborhoods and drawn renovation tourism that supplements the community's manufacturing base. The Lauren Rogers Museum of Art — an unexpectedly world-class collection in a small Mississippi city — reflects the civic ambition of Laurel's early prosperity from the longleaf pine timber boom. The renovation tourism generated by Home Town's national audience has brought economic activity to Laurel that supplements the city's traditional manufacturing base with a new heritage and design-focused visitor economy.