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LCMH CONSTRUCTION

Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville is asking people to avoid using the hospital State Street entrance in order to travel through the grounds to Lexington Avenue on the opposite side

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LOCAL ARRESTS

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department Wednesday arrested a wanted local man. Taken into custody was 45 year old Gary Reeves of Bridgeport. He was charged with Failure to Appear in Court and was

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RIVER BODY IDENTIFIED

Authorities in Effingham County have announced the positive identification of a male body discovered dead in the Little Wabash River south of Effingham in mid-September. The body is that of 25 year

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LAWRENCE COUNTY TAX SALE

Lawrence County has announced they have completed their tax deed proceedings on real state properties delinquent for 2017 and mobile homes delinquent for 2018. They will now be offered for sale to

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BRIDGEPORT CITY COUNCIL

The city of Bridgeport is in good fiscal shape. That audit summary was given to the city council Tuesday during it’s regular monthly session at City Hall by Curt Benson of Kemper CPA. The

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BI-STATE AUTHORITY

The Mid-American Air Center located northeast of Lawrenceville could be receiving some of it’s tax money back in the future. Airport manager Kurt Schwartz told the Bi-State Authority Tuesday

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LAWRENCE COUNTY ARREST

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department arrested 21 year old Raelee Poole of Lawrenceville on a Probation Violation (Drug Charge). She was taken to the Lawrence County Jail and was being held there

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