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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

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

Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville has announced that effective Tuesday October 19th, there will changes in the visitation policy. In-patients will be allowed 2 visitors per day

Vincennes Mayor Joe Yochum’s office has announced that beginning Tuesday October 19th, repair crews with CSX Railroad have closed State Street, St Clair Street, and Sycamore Street crossings

The Lawrence County Board will meet in regular monthly session Wednesday at 4 p.m. in the county board room at the Lawrence County Courthouse in downtown Lawrenceville. Prior to that, there will be

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 2,176 new cases of coronavirus across the state Monday with 28 new deaths. The Lawrence County Health Department did not report any cases Monday.

The Vincennes City and Vincennes Township Fire Departments were both mobilized to deal with two restaraunt fires Monday. The first occured around 8 a.m. EDT at Applebys located at Hart Street and

Lawrenceville Police investigated a two vehicle accident Monday afternoon in which 1 person required medical treatment. It occured just after 2 p.m. CDT in the 1700 block of State Street. A 2001

The City of Vincennes in conjunction with Republic Services will offer city residents the opportunity to dispose of their large unwanted items at two upcoming “City Wide Disposal Days.”

All of southern Illinois would be in a refigured 12th Congressional District under the proposed new U.S. Congressional Map unveiled by Illinois Democratic leaders late last week. The maps were