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• Jonathan Key of Decatur was named to the University of North Georgia's spring 2023 President's Honor Roll.
Decatur:Â No change.
A couple discarded up to 500 gallons of oil on 33 miles of roads in Lawrence County and also roads in Morgan County and Decatur on Saturday before being arrested Monday, according to the Lawrence County Sheriff's Office.
A Hillsboro woman died Friday morning in a head-on collision on Alabama 67 in Somerville, according to state troopers.
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• Katelyn McDaniel of Decatur completed Troy University's Pathfinder Program during the spring of 2023. The Pathfinder Program is a collaborative partnership between Career Services and Academic Advising designed to help students feel confident in their major and career path.
Two Lawrence County High School seniors launched rockets into a cloudless sky in Moulton to prepare for the American Rocketry Challenge — a national competition for students hosted in Washington, D.C., this Saturday.
Whiffs of fry bread and the sound of drumbeats filled the air while students from across Lawrence County learned about Native American culture at the 34th annual Oakville Indian Mounds Multicultural Event on Friday.
MOULTON — Fifteen Lawrence County juveniles on probation will participate in a different type of graduation Friday at noon when they finish the 16-week Lions Quest program.
MOULTON — The Lawrence County Public Library will be closed for a week beginning May 29 and will reopen June 5 at 9:30 a.m.
A man who allegedly presented himself as the vice chairman of Homeland Security and an FBI agent was neither, according to the Lawrence County Sheriff's Office, and he remained in jail Monday on charges that include impersonating a peace officer.
A Decatur lawmaker is sponsoring a bill that would give school districts a financial incentive to add 30 days to their academic year, potentially limiting learning loss, but local school officials see challenges to adopting the modified calendar.
• Walter Shelton of Hartselle was inducted in The University of Alabama's Anderson Society and Mortar Board Honor Society.
Lawrence County Schools plans to reduce the number of credits required to graduate in an effort to better mirror the state requirements, according to Superintendent Jon Bret Smith.
Chloe Minor, studying for a teaching degree at Athens State, hopes she will be a better teacher than some she had, and she's aware that she's among a dwindling pool of students pursuing a career in education.
With concern about the safety of law enforcement personnel renewed following a death and critical injuries involving officers in Louisville, Kentucky, and Huntsville, local police and sheriff's departments say they continually upgrade protective equipment, but smaller communities can struggl…
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