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LAWRENCEVILLE HIT AND RUN

One man was ticketed after being involved in a hit and run incident early Sunday in Lawrenceville. City police received a report around 2:30 a.m. of a vehicle striking a guardrail on 10th Street

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LAWRENCE COUNTY ARRESTS

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department (LCSD) arrested a local man on multiple charges Saturday. Taken into custody was 51 year old Brian Carrie of rural Lawrenceville for Assault, Aggravated

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FAIRFIELD MAN SENTENCED

The US Attorneys Office for Southern Illinois reports that a southeastern Illinois man has been sentenced to federal prison. A US District Court judge this week handed down a 33 month prison term

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UNIT 10 BOARD OF EDUCATION

The Red Hill Unit 10 Board of Education met Thursday evening and did move to take care of some district building repairs. They approved over $12,400 for repair of an apparent leak in the Bridgeport

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BRIDGEPORT POLICE FORCE

The city of Bridgeport is looking to increase public safety for it’s residents in the future with the possibility of adding another officer to the police department. Bridgeport Mayor Tyler

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LAWRENCE COUNTY ARRESTS

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department (LCSD) Thursday arrested 27 year old Quinton Owens of Lawrenceville on a charge of Criminal Trespass to Real Property. He was booked into the Lawrence County

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FATAL WASHINGTON FIRE

One person has died in a fatal fire in Washington Indiana Friday morning. Firefighters were dispatched around 9 a.m. EST to the fire location-the former Hideaway Tavern near Third and Main Streets.

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