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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 2,325 new and probable cases of coronavirus across the state Thursday with 34 new deaths. The Lawrence County Health Department indicates there was

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LOCAL ARRESTS

Bridgeport Police Thursday arrested 52 year old Robert Parker of Bridgeport on a Domestic Battery charge. He was booked into the Lawrence County Jail and was being held pending the setting of bond.

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FLOOD WARNINGS ISSUED

The National Weather Service has now issued Flood Warnings for the Embarras River at Lawrenceville along with parts of the White and Wabash Rivers. The rivers are on the rise due to extensive

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I.E.C.C. BOARD MEETS

It will be next month before Lincoln Trail College near Robinson has a new President. The Illinois Eastern Community College Board met in Olney Tuesday and announced they now intend to formally

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UNIT 20 BOARD OF EDUCATION

Over $1.6 million dollars will be available to the Lawrence Unit 20 District through federal and state COVID relief funds. The money, according to Superintendent Doug Daugherty, can be used for any

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LAWRENCE COUNTY BOARD

The Lawrence County Board held a public hearing Wednesday after their regular session at the county courthouse on the over $400,000 Community Development Block Grant obtained for water system

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