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LAWRENCEVILLE ACCIDENTS

Lawrenceville Police Saturday handled a 2 vehicle accident at the intersection of 4th Street and Lexington Avenue. A 2006 Lincoln being driven by Esther Pargin of Lawrenceville collided with a 2009

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LOCAL ARRESTS

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department (LCSD) Saturday arrested a local woman on multiple offenses. Taken into custody was 49 year old Michelle Frederick of Lawrenceville who has been charged with

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LOCAL ARRESTS

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department early Friday arrested 59 year old Marshell Parker of Eldorado Illinois for Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine. He was booked into the Lawrence County

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NEW LCMH SOCIAL WORKER

Lawrence County Memorial Hospital (LCMH) has announced the addition of Licensed Clinical Social Worker Lyndsey Trotter to it’s Primary Care Clinic Team. Trotter completed undergraduate

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WIND ADVISORY

The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory for the entire Lite 103 WAKO listening area from noon CT until 5 a.m. CT Saturday.  Winds of 20 to 30 mph are expected throughout the period

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LAWRENCE COUNTY ARREST

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department early Thursday arrested 22 year old William Griffith of Lawrenceville on a charge of Domestic Battery. He was booked into the Lawrence County Jail and was

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TATE HEARING CONTINUED

Another court hearing has been set regarding the motion by Ray Tate to have his guilty plea withdrawn in connection with the death of a Wayne County Illinois Sheriffs Deputy. In April of 2022, the

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LAWRENCEVILLE FIRE

A residential fire broke out Wednesday morning in the city of Lawrenceville. Units of the Lawrence-Allison Fire Protection District responded to the fire location and received mutual aid in

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