Tony Brown Laurel County Clerk

05/27/2026

05/24/2026

...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...The Flood Watch is for portions of east central,
northeast, south central, and southeast Kentucky, including the
following counties. Bath, Elliott, Estill, Fleming, Menifee,
Montgomery, Powell, Rowan, Johnson, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski,
Rockcastle, Wayne, Whitley, Breathitt, Clay, Jackson, Knox, Lee,
Magoffin, Morgan, Owsley, and Wolfe.

* WHEN...The Flood Watch is in effect until 11 PM EDT tonight.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of creeks,
streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Showers and thunderstorms will affect most of the area, and
where they are most persistent, flash flooding could occur.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flash Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.

Flooding is a coast-to-coast threat to some part of the United States and its territories nearly every day of the year. This site is designed to teach you how to stay safe in a flood event. If you know what to do before, during, and after a flood you can increase your chances of survival and bet...

05/22/2026

The Laurel County Courthouse will be closed Monday, May 25th in observance of Memorial Day. Remembering those who gave to protect our freedoms.

05/20/2026

Chance of severe weather today.

05/19/2026

Just to make all aware: NO results can be released before 6:00PM on Election Night.

KRS 117.275(13):
No person shall transmit or publicize any tallies or counts of ballots, or any partial results, to any person except those persons, election officials, or entities authorized by law to receive it, until 6 p.m. prevailing time on the day of a primary or an election.

117.995 (2):
(2) Any county clerk or member of the county board of elections who knowingly and willfully violates any of the provisions of this chapter, including furnishing applications for absentee ballots, applications for federal provisional absentee ballots, and mail-in absentee ballots to persons other than those specified by the
provisions of this chapter, and failure to type the name of the voter on the application form as required by the provisions of this chapter, shall be guilty of a Class D felony.

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05/19/2026

Yes, it is early.

05/18/2026

Information for Election Day..

05/18/2026

For the 2026 Primary Election results you can go to this link to get the quickest information from our office. Results will begin just after 6pm.

05/18/2026

You can't vote today in Laurel County. Voting takes place tomorrow from 6:00am - 6:00pm

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