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LAWRENCE COUNTY BOARD

The Lawrence County Board has approved a tenative over $3 million fiscal year budget and a $1.9 million tax levy for fiscal year 2022. That action taken Wednesday at the county courthouse. Both the

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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 2,130 new confirmed cases of coronavirus across the state Wednesday with 29 new deaths. The Lawrence County Health Department reported 8 positive

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LAWRENCE COUNTY ARRESTS

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department arrested two local men Wednesday. Taken into custody were 56 year old Richard Perry and 48 year old Michael Steffey both of St Francisville on charges of

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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 2,197 new cases of coronavirus across the state Tuesday with 29 additional deaths. The Lawrence County Health Department reports there were 19

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LAWRENCEVILLE ACCIDENT

A local woman escaped injury in a single vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon at the Dollar General Store located at 2301 James Street in Lawrenceville. City police report the mishap occured around

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LAWRENCE COUNTY ARREST

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department Tuesday arrested 32 year old Tommy Harmon of Lawrenceville on a charge of Probation Violation. He was taken to the Lawrence County Jail and was later

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