couldn ' t because of the road conditions," he added. " There are 1,300 miles of county roads that we maintain. We have 25 plows and five graders but it does time to cover all that area. But we keep trying to get more equipment to help the road crews do their jobs."
Through grants, the Laurel County Fiscal Court also provided a new pumper truck to every county volunteer fire department, as well as West Knox, which assists with many fires in the southern section of Laurel County. The London-Laurel Rescue Squad also received a new vehicle through efforts of the fiscal court.
Meeting the needs of the residents remains top priority, with plans to work with housing development agencies, continue to support families rebuilding their lives, and providing a safe friendly environment for families to raise their children.
" We ' re fortunate in Laurel County. We have a jail that is completely self supporting while other counties have to offset the costs of the jail operations, we have a new Sheriff ' s Office that moved that department out of an old building with mold and maintenance issues to a larger more efficient office," Westerfield added. " We want to keep doing all we can to grow our community and offer people a safe prosperous community."
Pictured is Laurel County Judge Executive David Westerfield in his office. l Photo by Madison Nantz
This new event building at Wilderness Road Event Center( formerly known as the Fairgrounds property) is complete and scheduling events for 2026.
| Photo by Nita Johnson
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