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The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department made 2 arrests Friday. 37 year old Mellissa Doyle of Bridgeport was taken into custody for Probation Violation. She was booked into the Lawrence County Jail

The Red Hill Unit 10 Board of Education met Thursday evening in Bridgeport. They heard a report on a program in which some Red Hill High School students were getting a jump on their college

Lawrenceville Police investigated a three vehicle accident in the 1200 block of State Street. The mishap involved a 1997 Ford F-150 Truck whose driver was Jeffrey Maddon of Mt Carmel, a parked 2015

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department arrested a wanted Chicago man. 40 year old Leonardo Gonzales was wanted on an out of state warrant from Texas and was being held without bond in the Lawrence

Units of the Lawrence-Allison Fire Protection District along with the Bridgeport Fire District were dispatched early Friday to a residential garage and vehicle fire in rural Lawrenceville. 

The Lawrence Unit 20 Board of Education met Wednesday night and approved beginning the state-mandated process of forming district threat assessment teams. Those teams would be in each building in

The Lawrence County Board met in regular monthly session Wednesday at the Lawrence County Courthouse. They did approve the 2020 tenative budget of around $7.1 million dollars and the tax levy. The

The Wabash County States Attorneys Office has announced the sentencing of a Mt Carmel man to prison. 38 year old Shawn Swift was arrested in April of 2018 for Forgery, a Class 3 Illinois felony. He

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department arrested a wanted local man Wednesday. Taken into custody was 45 year old Fredrick Kitchell of Lawrenceville on a warrant for Probation Violation. He was

The Vincennes Board of Works and Safety has taken under advisement two bids recieved for the owner occupied home rehabilitation program. The project is being funded by a $350,000 grant obtained