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LAWRENCEVILLE FIRE

Four units of the Lawrence-Allison Fire Protection District along with personnel from the Bridgeport Fire Department were called out to a residential fire in Lawrenceville Saturday. Firefighters

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LOCAL ARRESTS

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department made 2 arrests Friday. 29 year old Riley Pace of Lawrenceville was charged with Failure to Appear in Court and 27 year old Sierra Purcell also of

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2 MEN SENTENCED IN LCCC

Two local men were sentenced to prison terms this week in Lawrence County Circuit Court. States Attorney Michael Strange announced that 27 year old Jared Deckard of Bridgeport was given 2 1/2 years

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GSI PLANT CLOSING IN FLORA

GSI Inc has announced it will close its plant in Flora in Clay County Illinois at the end of January 2020. Operations will cease at the location on January 31st affecting about 89 employees there.

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LAWRENCEVILLE ACCIDENT

Lawrenceville Police have completed their investigation of a two vehicle accident Tuesday in the 1900 block of State Street at 20th Street. Reports indicate that at around 3:30 p.m. a 2012 Dodge

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