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LAWRENCE COUNTY ARRESTS

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department (LCSD) Sunday arrested 44 year old Scott Jamison of Evansville Indiana on charges of Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine and Unlawful Possession of

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LAWRENCE COUNTY ARRESTS

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department Friday arrested 53 year old Cheryl Hall of Lawrenceville on a charge of Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine.  She was booked into the Lawrence County

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LCMH PHONE SCAM

Officials at Lawrence County Memorial Hospital (LCMH) have informed WAKO News that recently there have been reports of people getting phone calls that appear to be from the hospital or the Primary

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SOUTHWEST INDIANA CHASE

Authorities in southwest Indiana report that a three county chase that began in Vigo County and ended in Knox County resulted in the arrest of a wanted Farmersburg Indiana man. Wednesday night, a

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LAWRENCE COUNTY ARREST

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department (LCSD) picked up a wanted local woman this week. 63 year old Cara Sanderson of Bridgeport was being sought on an out of state arrest warrant. She was also

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TATE BACK IN COURT

Convicted murderer Ray Tate was back in court this week. The Hopkinsville Kentucky man, formerly from Lawrence County, appeared via Zoom in Clinton County Illinois for a pretrial hearing on 30

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CHAMBER CELEBRITY CHEF

The popular Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce Celebrity Chef event is coming up this weekend. It is scheduled for Saturday at the Lawrence County Junior Fairgrounds on US 50 west of Bridgeport.

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LAWRENCE COUNTY BOARD

The Lawrence County Board met in regular monthly session Wednesday at the county courthouse and did pass an ordinance governing and regulating cannabis dispensaries wanting to locate here. However

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