A WAYNE COUNTY MAN HAS BEEN FOUND GULITY OF MURDERING A FORMER LAWRENCE COUNTY RESIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE LAWRENCE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, 33 YEAR-OLD BRENT DARNELL ROWDEN WAS FOUND GUILTY BY A WAYNE COUNTY JURY OF SECOND DEGREE MURDER IN THE APRIL 2011 DEATH OF SCOTT SOBEY. THE VICTIM’S BODY WAS RETRIEVED BY HARDIN COUNTY [...]

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A SIX MONTH UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION HAS RESULTED IN DOZENS OF ARRESTS BY THE LAWRENCEBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT’S NARCOTIC DIVISION. ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE, AUTHORITIES WRAPPED UP THE LENGTHY UNDERCOVER OPERATION IDENTIFYING SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS SELLING PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. DETECTIVES PRESENTED EVIDENCE TO THE LAWRENCE COUNTY GRAND JURY AND 36 INDICTMENTS WERE RETURNED AND 34 SUSPECTS HAVE BEEN [...]

LAWRENCE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES ARE LOOKING INTO A CASE ANIMAL CRUELTY.  ACCORDING TO REPORTS, A SUMMERTOWN RESIDENT REPORTED WEDNESDAY THAT ON TUESDAY, HER DOG WAS FOUND INURED WITH WHAT WAS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN A DEEP CUT NEAR THE ANIMAL’S NECK.  THE DOG WAS TAKEN TO THE VET WHERE IT WAS LEARNED THE ANIMAL HAD [...]

THE LAWRENCE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION HAS ANNOUNCED A SPECIAL SESSION FOR EARLY NEXT MONTH. THE BOARD WILL MEET MONDAY, MARCH 5TH AT 6 AT THE CENTRAL OFFICE. THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING WILL BE TO CONSIDER A TWO YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION REQUEST FROM SCHOOL DIRECTOR DOCTOR BILL HEATH. Read more at WLX