BIG CITY FEEL WITH SMALL TOWN WELCOMING
By Nita Johnson Staff Writer
The year 2024 rang in brightly , trailing from the success of the prior year that brought much pride to London and Laurel County .
Hundreds of new businesses opened on the local front , and construction of bourbon aging warehouses were constructed with the first barrels of Buffalo Trace-Sazerac bourbon being housed in the Rowland Acres Industrial Park off KY 192 .
Laurel County students made state and local history in 2023 - commencement exercises in May sent nearly 600 high school graduates into the educational , military and workhouse with graduates logging in over $ 4 million in scholarship money . The spring testing also brought statewide recognition to Lau-
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