Southern Living

The rebirth of Laurel, Mississippi, is proof of what real people can do with a little creativity, a lot of commitment, and a deep well of love.

Fox & Friends

HGTV's 'Home Town' hosts, Ben and Erin Napier, join 'Fox & Friends' to discuss their 'Season of Hope' holiday-scented candle and partnering with the Salvation Army.  

People Magazine

Ben and Erin Napier are celebrating their latest project, Scotsman Manufacturing. The HGTV power couple launched the company Wednesday in their hometown of Laurel, Miss. To mark the occasion, Erin, 36, posted a video to Instagram Thursday announcing Scotsman Manufacturing and highlighting "a few local factory heroes."

USA Today

You may recognize Ben and Erin Napier as the stars of HGTV’s "Home Town,” in which the couple renovates old houses in their actual hometown of Laurel, Mississippi. Theduo also recently welcomed a baby girl(who has the cutest nursery, of course!). Now, they’re embarking on a new project — a partnership with furniture company Vaughan-Bassett.

House Beautiful

Just when you think Erin and Ben Napier have done it all— renovating, parenting, and, yes, the occasional singing—the Home Town stars add yet another item to their ever-growing list of endeavors. On Friday, the HGTV stars announced that they'd be adding shippable, custom countertops to their inventory at both Laurel Mercantile and Scotsman Co. For Erin, the latest venture is finally scratching an itch that was a dozen years in the making.

Our Mississippi Home

The sense of smell is one of the strongest senses that we have. It is connected to so many things and can bring back so many memories…of home, holidays, family, and special people in our lives. That is one of the main driving forces behind Erin and Ben Napier of HGTV’sHometown, bringing The Scent Library to downtown Laurel.

Alliance for American Manufacturing

Ben Napier, who stars in HGTV’s “Home Town” alongside his wife Erin, dreamed of opening his own factory since childhood. Now he’s opened a factory to make butcher blocks, creating the family-supporting manufacturing jobs that he hopes will be his legacy. Listen in for Ben’s plan for the Scotsman Manufacturing Company factory — and how the 1995 movie “Tommy Boy” inspired it.

Southern Living

The home in Laurel, Mississippi,where my family lived when I was born was built by my grandfather James Rasberry in 1955. This is what I can remember about it: The beige marbled shag carpet in the den, where I have seen video of me in a Playskool car, babbling to my mama; this is where I lay on the floor watching Pippi Longstockingon VHS over and over.

Country Living

Nobody knows and loves Laurel, Mississippi, quite like Erin and Ben Napier. After all, the small Southern city is where Home Town is filmed, and the Napiers are the stars of the HGTV show.

Southern Living

If you're looking for a weekend destination, set your sights on Laurel, Mississippi. It's a lovely small town about 30 minutes northeast of Hattiesburg, and it's the perfect spot for a family trip. HGTV's new Southern couple calls Laurel home, and we are completely charmed.

Country Roads

The town of Laurel, now known as “The City Beautiful,” is revitalizing the essence of traditional Mississippi charm with its inspiring stories of urban renewal. Home of Ben and Erin Napier, the stars of HGTV smash hit show Home Town, Laurel radiates Southern hospitality to millions of viewers each episode as the couple revitalizes historic and vintage homes (and occasionally, entire city blocks), recapturing the easy elegance of this charming town of 18,000.

Southern Living

Growing up in Laurel, Mississippi, Erin Napier had driven past her dream house countless times, but she’d never actually seen it. The stately, old brick Tudor isn’t visible from the road, so Erin had never realized what was hiding behind the rolling green fields and tall pine trees on a two-lane highway outside town.

HGTV

When Ben and Erin Napier brought their renovation and design skills to HGTV, their small town, Laurel, Mississippi, got a big boost. The couple co-host HGTV's Home Town, set in Laurel, as well as two spin-offs, Home Town Takeover and Home Town Kickstart, that feature their projects around the US. The shows are sprinkled with heartwarming stories, ideas and inspiration as they restore old homes and add modern, affordable updates.

Southern Living

Forget about size. These 50 Southern towns may be small (some are technically villages) but each one has its own distinct story to tell. We asked our readers to share their favorites, and this wide-ranging list captures the wonderful diversity of our region. You’ll find towns by the seaside, in the mountains, outside of big cities, near universities, and more.

Fox & Friends

HGTV 'Home Town' stars Ben and Erin Napier join 'FOX & Friends' to celebrate Giving Tuesday and talk their partnership with The Salvation Army.

Southern Living

Whether you’re looking for local produce, jars of jams and jellies, or an old-fashioned root beer float, you can bet you’ll find what you’re searching for at a general store. So named because throughout the years they’ve provided a variety of goods and sundries, general stores can be counted on to have a hodgepodge of offerings.

Atlanta Magazine

Before 2017, Laurel, Mississippi, was rarely, if ever, on the minds of people who didn’t live there. It certainly didn’t attract travelers from around the world. But thanks to Ben and Erin Napier, stars of HGTV’s Home Town, it is now a popular destination, a town where people go to remind themselves that even the humblest of locales has something special to offer. All it takes are the eyes to see its potential.

Southern Living

Fans of HGTV's home renovation series "Home Town," appreciate when Mississippi's cutest home reno couple, Erin and Ben Napier, help homeowners find—and then completely transform—homes in need of some major TLC in the tiny town of Laurel.

House Beautiful

From peel-and-stick wallpaper to candles, it keeps getting easier for Home Town fans to add that Ben-and-Erin-Napier touch to their homes. Last week, the busy couple announced their foray into the countertop market, adding shippable, custom hardwood countertops to their inventories at Laurel Mercantile and Scotsman Co. 

Southern Living

Erin and Ben Napier have created countless kitchens together, but never in the history of Home Town have we seen one quite like this ]. In the show’s most recent episode, Erin and Ben help New Jersey transplants Bob and Tena Tomarazzo create their dream home in Laurel, Mississippi. The Tomarazzos are excited to live a more affordable lifestyle in their new home and to entertain friends and family often.