MAINSTREET LAWRENCEBURG HAS LAUNCHED A NEW SERVICE AIMED AT HONORING DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES. THE ORGANIZATION’S NEW BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT WILL FOCUS ON A SELECTED BUSINESS EACH MONTH WITH THE WINNER RECEIVING PUBLICITY ON THE ORGANIZATION’S WEBSITE AND IN A LOCAL NEWSPAPER. TO NOMINATE A BUSINESS, VISIT THE WEBSITE MAINSTREET LAWRENCEBURG T-N DOT COM BY FRIDAY, APRIL 27TH. [...]

LAWRENCE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES ARE LOOKING INTO A CASE OF VANDALISM. THE CRIME WAS REPORTED WEDNESDAY AFTER WORKERS AT A SUMMERTOWN GROCERY STORE DISCOVERED SOMEONE HAD SPRAY PAINTED PROFANITIES AND RACIAL INSULTS ON A SEMI-TRAILER USED FOR STORAGE. THE DAMAGE WAS DONE SOMETIME BETWEEN APRIL 7TH AND 9TH. DAMAGES ARE ESTIMATED AT 300 DOLLARS. Read [...]

THE LAWRENCEBURG BOARD OF MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION THURSDAY. THE BOARD APPROVED A COUPLE OF BUDGET AMENDMENT ORDINANCES AND SEVERAL RESOLUTIONS. MEMBERS O-KAYED A MEASURE TO CHANGE THE ADDRESSES OF SOME PROPERTIES INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS ON WAYNESBORO HIGHWAY TO WEST GAINES STREET. THE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR RECOMMENDED THE CHANGE AT [...]

A MAN IS DEAD FOLLOWING A TRAGIC ACCIDENT AT A MOUNT PLEASANT INDUSTRY. ACCORDING TO CHANNEL 4 NEWS, 44 YEAR-OLD KEITH FRIERSON WAS WORKING AT TENNESSEE ALUMINUM PLANT WHEN HE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A SHREDDER AROUND MIDNIGHT THURSDAY MORNING. FRIERSON REPORTEDLY LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL INTO THE MACHINE KILLING HIM INSTANTLY. THE OCCUPATIONAL [...]

A LAWRENCE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER HAS RECIEVED AN HONORARY DEGREE TO RECOGNIZE HIS SUPPORT FOR AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION. THE TENNESSEE F-F-A ASSOCIATION, SPONSORED BY TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY, HAS GIVEN RANDY CHAPMAN THE HONORARY STATE F-F-A DEGREE, THE HIGHEST AWARD PRESENTED BY THE ORGANIZATION. CHAPMAN HAS DEVOTED 34 YEARS TO TEACHING AGRICULTURE AT L-C-H-S. THE F-F-A [...]