Laurel set to host Arbor Day festivities
Published: Feb. 7, 2023 at 11:21 PM CST
LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) -The City of Laurel is getting ready for its annual Arbor Day celebration.
Every year, the Laurel City Council approves a proclamation to tell people about upcoming events.
“We support the people on the tree board who take care of the trees in our city, and Arbor Day is always a big event,” said Laurel Mayor Johnny Magee. “every year, we plant another tree that will be here hopefully hundreds of years.”
Laurel is known for being the longest-running active Tree City USA community in Mississippi.
Arbor Day festivities will begin at 9 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 10, at Euclid Park.
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