Highly Decorated Local Veteran Passes Away.Posted on April 05, 2008 One of Lawrence County?s most highly decorated Veterans passed away on Friday. Lonnie Johnson, of St. Joseph was 74 years old and retired from the Army. He served three tours of duty in Vietnam. Mr. Johnson flew over 100 combat missions, he received two Silver [...]

County Executive Testifies Before Senate Education CommitteePosted on April 04, 2008 Lawrence County Executive Paul Rosson testified this week before the Tennessee Senate Education Committee regarding the proposed use of excess lottery funds for K-12 school construction projects. Rosson appeared before the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday, April 2 in Nashville at the invitation of [...]

Inmate Found Dead In Cell At County Jail Thursday NightPosted on April 04, 2008 An inmate was found dead at the Lawrence County jail last night. The male inmate, believed to be in his late 20s or early 30s, was found dead in his cell at the old jail at the courthouse during a routine [...]

Volunteers Are The Backbone of the Red CrossPosted on April 03, 2008 Become a Volunteer – Donate Blood We make a living by what we do, but we make a life by what we give. – Winston Churchill Giving–whether time, talent or a unit of blood-comes naturally to the thousands of American Red Cross volunteers [...]

LCHS Sweeps District Baseball Twinbill, Move Up In StandingsPosted on April 03, 2008 The Lawrence County Wildcats (10-5, 4-2) extended their winning streak to three games, and vaulted themselves into second place in district 8-AAA, with a double header sweep of Franklin County (11-5, 3-5). Clay Brown (4-0) took the ball for the Wildcats in [...]