Lawrence County News

For the second month in a row, Morgan Countya s unemployment rate dropped while other area counties suffered an increase.

MOULTON a ' Testimony concluded Wednesday in the trial resulting from injuries two Lawrence County boys suffered when their all-terrain vehicle collided with a parked county dump truck.

MOULTON a ' Health officials expect to have an adequate supply of the H1N1 vaccine, said Judy Smith, an area administrator for the Alabama Department of Public Health.

Here's a look at the high and low scores this week. Remember, a score of 85 or above is considered passing.

Eight people are charged with burglary after Lawrence County investigators said the culprits hit several homes and business.

To The Daily : As I was reading the Nov. 7 editorial quoting Joe Morton on educational cuts, I became disturbed.

HILLSBORO a ' Lawrence County Drug Task Force agents busted a drug-dealing operation Monday, confiscating more than 10 pounds of marijuana.

Calhoun Community College's Center for the Study of Southern Political Culture is the recipient of a significant donation of books and artifacts for its archive.

" A tip that a former drug dealer had changed counties led to authorities arresting six people Wednesday on trafficking charges and confiscating 48 pounds of marijuana.

Lawrence County has a new Special Victims Unit. Sheriff Gene Mitchell says in the three years he's served as sheriff, he's seen the number of children in dangerous situations increase.

Lawrence County Sheriff Gene Mitchell announced Tuesday he is forming a Special Victims Unit for the Criminal Investigations Division.

A meth bust in Lawrence County ends with the arrests of three people. Acting on tips, sheriff's deputies discovered five one-pot meth labs and drug paraphernalia inside a home on County Road 327 in Moulton on Monday.

LawA rence County commissioners and County Administrator Peggy King spent Tuesday afternoon reading minutes of meetings dating to September 2007.

A Lawrence County man asked for a mental evaluation before his trial for bank robbery in Morgan County Circuit Court Tuesday.

MOULTON, AL (WAFF- Two new deputies will make up a new special victims unit for the Lawrence County Sheriff's Office.

Superintendent of Schools Heath Grimes will recommend that Lawrence County spend its interest-free stimulus bond money on projects he said will significantly impact the system.

With vials containing the H1N1 vaccine in stock, area clinics braced for a crowd.

MADISON a ' Gov. Bob Riley gave out $34 million in federal stimulus money Thursday to school systems in Lawrence, Limestone and Morgan counties.

MOULTON a ' A tip from a citizen led to the arrests of a Moulton man and woman who face charges of using and storing drugs near children.

The Lawrence County Commission will vote on months of meeting minutes in November, Chairwoman Alma Whitlow said.