Tourism plays a large part in the economy with Laurel Lake and Levi Jackson State Park and many other attractions located nearby. London is located about midway from Lexington and Knoxville and has an abundance of churches, motels, restaurants and shopping. Laurel County hosts the World Chicken Festival in September. We have several golf courses in the region, boat docks, hiking trails and of course the Daniel Boone National Forest occupies more than 22 percent of the 435 square mile area. This is a very diverse area with people of many ethnic backgrounds living and working successfully.
Laurel County has one of the best school systems in the state with state of the art facilities.
A new Federal Courthouse is under construction at present.