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Notice The 2023 tax rate of the Lawrence County School Board Tax District has been challenged. Below are the names and addresses of the petition committee that have filed the...

LAST NIGHT'S COMMENTS...Updated today! THE BOE HAD SEVERAL COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS about the proposed $40 new construction plan at the public session last night as can be seen on the...

DOG-GONE MESS: LAWRENCE COUNTY OFFICIAL HAS TO BE RESCUED FROM NARROW ROADSIDE CLIFF BY TWO JOHNSON COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENTS AFTER BOTCHED ATTEMPT TO SAVE STRANDED DOG EMERGENCY OFFICIALS POINT FINGER OF BLAME...

Lawrence County Grand Jury met on March 9, 2023 and issued several indictments. Phillip Hart is charged with strangulation, assault in the first and fourth degree of Ona Thompson. HERE...

SHERIFF'S CASE AGAINST HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER: ...MORE OF THE STORY School board mum on status of teacher   Amber Burton A Lawrence County High School teacher was arrested at her...

Wanda Rae Wheeler Clevenger passed peacefully at her home on March 7, 2023. Mrs. Clevenger was born on October 15, 1932 in her beloved hometown of Louisa, KY to Russell...

PIKEVILLE, KY. -- For the first time in school history the Lawrence Co. Lady Bulldogs are headed to the GIRLS BASKETBALL STATE TOURNAMENT after defeating Pikeville 50-49 in a true...

LAWRENCE COUNTY, KY. -- Several areas of Lawrence County and the surrounding area were hit by a dangerous wind storm Friday amidst scrambling efforts to batten down the hatches. LC...

Pikeville, Ky. -- The 15th Region Girls basketball tournament scheduled for tonight is being postponed because of weather and will be played on Saturday beginning at 2:30 at the Appalachian...

LOUISA, Ky. -- On February 25, 2023 officers with The Louisa Police Department, Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department, and Lawrence County Constables executed a search warrant at 11 Ginger Street in...

By Sarah Gauze BOE reporter A regular meeting of the Lawrence County Board of Education was held at Lawrence County High School in the library on Tuesday, February 21, 2023,...

Louisa Mayor Harold Slone By Susan Salyer On Thursday February 16, 2023 the Louisa City Council met at City Hall for a Special Meeting at 7PM. Mayor Harold Slone was...

Part 3:  Building a Better Future for the Students of Lawrence County: Funding the Construction and Renovation Needs for Our Schools   (This article is the third of a series...

FT. GAY. , W.Va. -- The city of Ft. Gay has had its share of water problem in recent yeard with old, antiquated pipes being held together by the work...

The Fort Gay Fire Department is currently at the Fort Gay Town Hall unloading and distributing drinking water for customers served by Fort Gay Water Department. At this time it...

LOUISA, Ky. -- A Lawrence County grand jury issued six indictments on February 9. Of note is Will Brown  being charged with theft by deception. He allegedly issued fuel receipts...

SUSPECT FACING ADDITIONAL CHARGES IN MINGO COUNTY, W. VA. AFTER GETTING CAUGHT BURGLARIZING RESIDENTIAL GARAGE AFTER HE DITCHED THE STOLEN FUNERAL HOME TRUCK FEBRUARY 9, 2023 - written by WADE QUEEN...

FORMER ATTORNEY FOR LAWRENCE COUNTY, KY. AND WIFE ORDERED TO REPAY NEARLY $600,000 IN FEDERAL THEFT & CONSPIRACY CASE WIFE OF MICHAEL HOGAN IS ORDERED BY JUDGE THAT SHE IS...

A BOYD COUNTY STOLEN CAR CASE LEADS TO A DRUG BUST AT MOTEL: BRANDON S. CASTLE, 32, OF LOUISA, KY., WAS ARRESTED FOR DRIVING A STOLEN CAR, WHICH THEN LED...

  LOUISA, Ky. -- A special meeting of the Lawrence County Board of Education was held at Lawrence County High School in the library on January 31, 2023, at 6:00...