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HARVEY LEAVING CHAMBER

The Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce is looking for a new Executive Director. Paige Harvey formally announced Wednesday at the Chamber board meeting in Lawrenceville that she is leaving the

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LAWRENCE COUNTY BOARD

The Lawrence County Board met Wednesday in regular session at the courthouse in Lawrenceville. Upon the recommendation of their finance committee, the board approved the establishment of a building

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LAWRENCE COUNTY ARREST

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department (LCSD) Wednesday arrested 53 year old Stacie Jefferson of Flat Rock, Illinois for Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine. She was booked into the Lawrence

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NEWCOMB BOND SET

Bond has now been set at $2 million for the Crawford County man charged with murder in the disappearance of a Cumberland County man. 24 year old Lance Newcomb of Robinson was charged on Thursday

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LAWRENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY

The Lawrence Public Library Board met in regular session Tuesday night at the library located in downtown Lawrenceville. They discussed and then approved some new outdoor signage by Ewing Printing

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TATE FIRES ATTORNEY

In some surprising developments in Wayne County Circuit Court, court records indicate that former Lawrence County resident and convicted murderer Ray Tate has fired his court appointed attorney.

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