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Friday December 10th is a big day for the Lawrence Public Library. The facility located at 814 12th Street in Lawrenceville is celebrating 100 years of service starting that day with an open house

The Lawrenceville City Council met Thursday evening in regular session and took actions to improve the infrastructure and to land grant money for a planned downtown pavilion. They approved a

Lawrence County Memorial Hospital has announced that Shana Strange is the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the medical institution in Lawrenceville. Strange is a Lawrenceville native and

Lawrenceville Police chief Jim White has released his departmental activity report for November. The department received 350 requests for an officer during the month. They were involved with 12

Reports  indicate that the Mt Vernon Illinois man who led area police on a high speed chase and manhunt across three counties in southeastern Illinois in June was sentenced to additional prison

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department Thursday arrested 40 year old Andrea Musser of Bridgeport on drug offenses. She was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of a

The City of Bridgeport has issued a boil order for it’s water customers and also for those who are supplied water by the city until further notice.

The St Francisville City Council met Wednesday night in regular session. Mayor Danny Lynn reported that the city will be installing about 50 cross ties on the old trestle bridge next week. The work

The Red Hill Unit 10 School District will look to fill a top vacancy on it’s staff in the future. The Board of Education met in a special session at the district office in Bridgeport late

109th District Republican State Representative Adam Niemerg of Dietrich has announced this week that he will seek another term in office in 2022. He is currently in his first term. If reelected