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Ben and Erin Napier’s flagship show, “Home Town,” returned to HGTV for its seventh season on December 4. According to a press release from HGTV, season 7 will have 20 episodes, stretching into 2023. The season “spotlights the couple as they bring new life to outdated homes in their small town of Laurel, Mississippi, while navigating their busy family life,” according to HGTV. The popular series, starring home reno enthusiasts Ben and Erin Napier, is all about paying tribute to the American small-town life. Every episode highlights the couple's dedication to rebuilding and revamping the area's historic homes while helping out their neighbors in the process.
Officer Keith Dowd verbally assaulted the driver, allegedly for speeding, and threatened another level of violence toward the driver in the event of further infractions. The city seriously considered firing the policeman, who later turned in his badge. To borrow a line from Former President Barack Obama, "Let me be clear." Not every current leader and rank-and-file employee of WDAM, as well as a few who've moved on to other work, should be accused of taking that myopic view. Still, as of the end of my WDAM days, too many people at the station, including leaders, are deeply caring about Hattiesburg, Petal and Oak Grove -- and not much else. And yes, we have first-hand knowledge that retribution is a real thing.
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After all, the small Southern city is where Home Town is filmed, and the Napiers are the stars of the HGTV show. Of course, since the show first began in 2016, Laurel has made tremendous progress. Not only is there a tourism boom in the area, but the Napiers believe people are buying vacation houses in the area at lightning speed. What makes Home Town so special is that all of the work is being done in Ben and Erin's actual home town of Laurel, Mississippi.
Upstairs is a bed and breakfast, which the Napiers recommend for Laurel lodging in this Google map, along with Hampton Inn & Suites Laurel, MS and Holiday Inn Express & Suites Laurel. For a more personal experience, Mallorie and Jim listed their cozy "Laurel Cottages" on Airbnb, and fans of the show can even rent singer-songwriter Amber Hayes's "Bohemian Craftsman" from Season 1. Since doing so much work in Laurel, Ben and Erin have gone on to help other small towns. In Home Town Takeover, the Napiers shift their focus to Wetumpka, Alabama.
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Ms. Robinson is currently working on a number of web pages and reviews for a well-known company in Georgia covering television, movie, and product reviews. By saying that some people think it’s cluttered or maximalist but she just calls it “real life,” Everybody has stuff and they’re simply pieces that are comforting to us on stormy nights, welcoming us home when we come walking in the door. It’s always the perfect blend of cutesy farmhouse style and clean contemporary blended together to make the homes on “Home Town” as homey and welcoming as they can be.
If you don’t want another Katherine Sinclair tragedy … If you don’t want a class of citizens who believes they are above the law … If you don’t want the corruption and special treatment to continue, we need more citizens who are not scared to stand up for what’s right. When a girlfriend of Greg Burroughs called the Laurel Police Department back in 2014 because he was being abusive toward her and the girlfriend winds up being the only one arrested, that is all part of the “privilege” game. How dare she try to report a crime against one of the “special” people! Another part of that game is having that particular police report mysteriously disappear from the LPD’s records. The renovation was revealed on the third episode of the seventh season of “Home Town,” which aired on HGTV on December 18. The Napiers helped a couple, Alex and Wesley, who had a chance to buy Alex’s grandmother’s home in Laurel, Mississippi, ahead of their wedding this fall.
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Sanderson Farms retaliated against our coverage of the Burroughs case by pulling its sponsorship of Bobcat Jr., a publication that is aimed at promoting reading in our grade schools. Greg’s sister-in-law Hillary Burroughs is Sanderson Farms’ marketing director official and the company’s fleet of trucks is furnished by the Burroughs Company, owned by Greg’s uncle. It’s time that we admit to ourselves that the blacklight that has been cast upon us shows that all of us have specks of Katherine Sinclair’s blood on our hands. A couple that's moving back to Mississippi is looking for a spacious home for under $260,000 where they can host friends and throw parties. They have their heart set on one of the options, but it's out of their range, leaving them to either negotiate or settle on the home they can afford.
Those of us who spoke up addressed two elephants in the room -- the LLC and the Jackson-based Clarion-Ledger. We pointed out the two newspapers were covering this case -- one of them extensively. Because a so-called manager instructed a so-called rookie journalist to only focus on Forrest County. In most cases, the replacements are people who aren't necessarily loyal to the WDAM legacy.
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Through the series, Erin and Ben have indeed put Laurel on the map. And since it's only a matter of time before people start planning to visit the small town (just look at all the folks trekking to Magnolia Market and Pioneer Woman Mercantile!), here's our guide to the Home Town filming location, complete with Erin and Ben's favorite local spots. Did I and others speak up about WDAM's lack of coverage of the saga? Some of us, in separate meetings where story ideas were shared, asked if there was anything new to the case.
Napier also added in her post that the items shown during the episode are available to purchase at the Laurel Mercantile’s website. After their decision, Mayor Deal presented a “surprise” for the council members and residents who had gathered for the meeting. In a slide show, she shared photos of progress being made by HGTV to redo the landscaping and signage around the Rainbow Bridge and requested that the Council make sure to provide funding in the future to maintain the work being done there.
Mayor Deal, who’s already filmed segments for the show, believes the town will recoup its investments once the show airs, generating tourism dollars from “Home Town” viewers interested in visiting Fort Morgan. In Fort Morgan, however, some of the excitement has been overshadowed by small-town drama. For starters, leaders and community members have questioned Mayor Lyn Deal about unexpected fees and a lack of communication about the 18 renovation projects planned or already underway around the town. Then for $185,000, a cottage originally restored for married couple Mackenzie and Jim Hurt, has been put up for sale. He grew up across the globe, living in Belize for the last ten years of his life.
Together with Ben's craftsmanship skills and Erin's creative eye as an artist, the two are unstoppable and wind up improving their town while maintaining its original local charm. Gale Robinson is a freelance writer who contributes regularly to clients on writing sites like HireWriters and Textbroker by writing blogs, press releases, web pages, reviews, and product descriptions. As a businesswoman and entrepreneur, Ms. Robinson started a company in California with five local stores and a popular website called 4moneyandmore.com. After that, she started dedicating her time to writing and affiliate marketing.
She’s known exactly which Laurel house she has wanted for her own from way back when she was just a little girl. Since then, she has been keeping an eye on it and dreaming of buying it when she grew up. For years, she dreamed about living in the “little yellow cottage” that’s located in the middle of Laurel. Now, the dream has come true and they moved into their dream home in 2008 after they got married. Since then, they have restored that 1925 house and created both a new story and a new home for themselves. Of course, a trip to Laurel wouldn't be complete without a stroll to see some historic homes.
Main Street was packed with cheering townspeople, from the high school football team to local shop owners. Bringing positive attention to their hometown was a major factor in the couple's decision to star in the show, currently airing its second season. In each episode, the husband and wife (and brand new parents!) help Laurel newcomers find and renovate their dream home. Along the way, we get a good look at the quaint town that the hosts are so very proud of. A $20,000 private investigation into the matter created major drama in the town, as Glammayer quit and rumors flew. Former Mayor Jack Darnell accused city leaders of being a “Good Ol’ Boys Club,” potentially giving Deal a hard time as Fort Morgan’s first female mayor.
Ben told us football games at Laurel High's Watkins Stadium, or "Between the Bricks," are his third favorite thing about living in Laurel. Beech & Lansdale Barber Shop (the oldest barber shop in town!), Estelle's Southern Cuisine, and The Knight Butcher. Here's your first stop if you ever visit the Home Town filming location. The couple restored and reopened the Laurel Mercantile with four close friends (including Erin's cousin, Jim Rasberry, and his wife, Mallorie, who happens to be Erin's best friend and makes appearances on the show). Other Laurelites include opera singer Leontyne Price, actor-evangelist Tom Lester, NSYNC's Lance Bass, and football players Clinton Portis and Jason Campbell. Nobody knows and loves Laurel, Mississippi, quite like Erin and Ben Napier.
The premise of “Home Town Takeover” is that HGTV’s hosts and production crews swoop into a small town that’s in desperate need of revitalization. Over several months in Fort Morgan, they’ll work with residents and local companies to refurbish businesses, homes, and public spaces while filming the transformations for a six-episode series to air in 2023. When Ben and Erin Napier arrived in Fort Morgan, Colorado with fellow HGTV power couple Dave and Jenny Marrs to surprise residents with the news they’d be teaming up to renovate the small town for season 2 of “Home Town Takeover,” it seemed like the perfect location for the show.
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