Lawrence County News

The annual Lawrence County General Education Development diploma ceremony was held Thursday at the Lawrence County Community Center Auditorium.

A Lawrence County family is still searching for a young mother of six who vanished in 1941.

Kentucky State Police is investigating a two-vehicle collision that occurred at the intersection of Kentucky 1690 and Kentucky 645 in Lawrence County Tuesday afternoon.

Kentucky State Police is looking for your help after a suspected arson fire in Lawrence County earlier this month.

Four people have been arrested in connection with an alleged kidnapping and assault incident in Lawrence County earlier this week.

A strict regimen of inspections above and below the state's bridges has prompted area "structures crews" into action to prevent problems from developing within or along area spans.

Six high school graduates-to-be from northeastern Kentucky have been chosen to receive scholarships from the John T. and Ada M. Diederich Educational Trust.

An eight-month undercover investigation into illegal drug trafficking in Magoffin County has resulted in arrest warrants for 21 on 45 charges. via Independent

Additional misdemeanor indictments have been served to a veteran Louisa Police Department officer as part of a grand jury investigation of official misconduct. via Independent

“He just keeps getting better and better. He's played with everybody”

Don Rigsby will have a chance to entertain a true hometown crowd Friday evening when he and his band, Midnight Call, take the stage at the Garden Theatre in downtown Louisa. via Independent

“We had many more participants who raised over $100 each”

Friends of animals in Lawrence County say they are pleased with their first Walk for the Animals in Louisa, and with the announcement the local shelter will soon receive thousands of dollars to expand, renovate ... via Independent

“Our state parks system is the finest in the nation”

FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Kentucky's state park system is losing increasing amounts of money despite spending hundreds of millions of dollars on improvements in recent years, according to a report released yesterday ... via The Courier-Journal

Students from nine school districts hope to turn Central Park into an art zone May 17. via Independent

He's "the alleged" Duct Tape Bandit no longer. On Tuesday, Kasey G. Kazee, admitted what the world pretty much knew all along - that he, in fact, was the man responsible for the infamous "Duct tape Bandit" ... via Independent

“Springtime in Superior, I guess”

Another round of severe weather raked the storm-weary South with rain, hail and high winds Friday, damaging homes and injuring at least five people in Tennessee and Kentucky. via Kentucky.com

“It's for kids who wouldn't have the chance to show a goat”

Try to keep track: Each kid gets a kid. The kids take care of the kids and then take them to the fair. via Independent

Containers will eliminate excuses for illegal dumping Lawrence County plans to use an $8,400 award from East Kentucky PRIDE to place 14 large roll-off trash bins at 12 locations throughout the county. via Independent

“We get a $10 check from one couple every month. They probably don't think that does a lot but, over time, that has provided shelter to families and helped keep our office door open. If everybody gave us $10 a month, or even $1, we could do so much.”

The workers at the local American Red Cross chapter will always be among the first places to report for duty when things go wrong. via Independent

International Stock Targets is a world renowned independent research firm, based in Johannesburg, South Africa. via M2.com

“They've tried to play every angle on this they could've”

The police chief and a senior officer for the city of Louisa are facing charges in Lawrence County following accusations of official misconduct and indictments on misdemeanor charges. via Independent