The following is a news release from the Laurel School District:

Laurel High School basketball standout Deshon Bayless signed a scholarship with Lawson State Community College located in Birmingham, Alabama.

Pictured (seated) Lawson State Basketball Coach D. Tarver, Deshon Bayless and his mother Angelia Page, (standing) LHS Assistant Principal Jaymar Jackson, LHS Athletic Director Milton Smith, Bayless’ grandfather Wayne Bayless, LHS Basketball Coach Jason Williams,  Bayless’ grandfather Oscar Stevens, Jr. and his sister Jhaqulia Stevens.

The following is a news release from William Carey University:

Josh Holifield of Laurel, son of Dana and Connie Holifield, recently received The Randolph J. and Brenda H. Ross Award for Excellence in Anatomy given to a first-year medical student at William Carey University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Tommy King, president of WCU, presented it to him during Honors Day Convocation on April 24. The award, established by Dr. Ross and his wife, is given to the medical student who has the highest Grade Point Average in anatomy.

By Lacey Walters Slay, Laurel Schools

With nearly a lifetime of basketball experience, Marcus R. Price has been selected as Laurel High School’s new boys’ basketball coach. Growing up a coach’s son, Price has been exposed to the game nearly his entire life. Writing scouting reports and watching hours of game film at an early age instilled in him an in-depth knowledge of the game.