A debate featuring candidates for Lawrence County Executive will be held Tuesday, June 16, at the WLX Country Cafe. Incumbent County Executive David Morgan and challenger Shane Eaton have both confirmed their participation in the debate. The event will begin at 7:30 PM and will be broadcast live on Facebook, WDXE Radio on 95.3 FM and 105.3 FM, and The X on 106.1 FM and 93.1 FM. WLX is inviting […]

According to media reports, opponents of a proposed data center in Lawrenceburg have launched a second petition calling for an 18-month moratorium on data center development in Lawrence County. The petition comes as a proposed data center along Flatwoods Road moves closer to another step in the approval process. Organizers say the project's site plan is scheduled to go before the Lawrenceburg City Planning Commission on July 9 at 1:00 […]

An escaped inmate who prompted a large law enforcement search in the Iron City area Wednesday evening is now in custody. According to Lawrence County Sheriff John Myers, Blaine Allen Trousdale turned himself in to deputies with the Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office Thursday night. Trousdale became the focus of a multi-agency search effort after Lawrence County authorities attempted to take him into custody Wednesday afternoon. According to the Lawrence County […]

On Wednesday June 10th at approximately 4:15 p.m., Lawrence County E-911 received a notification from the Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office regarding a possible sighting of an individual who had escaped custody from a Lauderdale County work-release program approximately four weeks ago. While Lawrence County Sheriff's Office deputies were responding to investigate the reported sighting, Lawrence County E-911 received a separate call reporting a burglary at a residence located at 121 […]

Law enforcement agencies continued searching Thursday for an escaped convict who was last seen in the Iron City area. According to information released Wednesday evening, authorities were attempting to locate Blaine Trousdale, described as a white male in his 20s to early 30s with dark hair. Lawrence County Emergency Management Agency Director Shelton Barnett later clarified that Trousdale did not escape from a facility in Lawrence County. According to Barnett, […]