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The public is invited to attend the Lawrenceville High School Reverse Homecoming Parade Friday afternoon at the school. It begins at 4:30 p.m and features only LHS class, club, and sports floats.

The Lawrence Unit 20 Board of Education will meet in special session early next week. Unit 20 officials informing WAKO News that the board will get together Monday the 26th at 6 p.m. in the

The Illinois Department of Public Health reports there were 3,170 new cases of coronavirus across the state Thursday with 33 additional deaths. One of those deaths in the area in Effingham County

Unemployment dropped slightly from February to March in Lawrence County. That according to figures released this week by the Illinois Department of Employment Security. The jobless rate in March

This is Homecoming week at Lawrenceville High School and the school announced the 2020-21 court this week. The 5 queen candidates are Emily Darnell, Aubrey Jones, Melody Lockhart, Chaylee Shick and

The Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce Board met Wednesday in Bridgeport and received a report from Executive Director Paige Harvey on the recent 10th annual Celebrity Chef event hosted by the

The Lawrence County Board Liquor Commission did hold a hearing Wednesday after the regular session of the county board. The hearing concerned the application for a proposed bar location near the

The Lawrence County Board met in regular monthly session Wednesday and took actions to help improve roads and bridges in areas across the county. Approved were the low bids for materials for the

55th District State Senator Darren Bailey says that rural volunteer fire department here in Lawrence County and other areas of his district could be eligible for grants up to $10,000 through the

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 2,765 new cases of coronavirus across the state Wednesday with 28 new deaths. The latest Lawrence County Health Department case count as of Tuesday