In addition to Ben and Erin Napier, the HGTV show "Home Town" touts a third star: downtown Laurel, Miss. “Everything happening positive now is a direct result of that show,” says Laurel’s ...

Home Town Takeover airs on the cable network HGTV and is streaming on Max. This article first appeared in The Good, the Bad, and the Elegy, an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder focused on the ...