Published by education on Thu, 01/10/2019 - 9:45am
Rosemary Henderson, a decades-long reporter for the Lawrence County Record passed away last week at the age of 74, after a battle with Parkinson’s disease.
Published by education on Thu, 01/10/2019 - 9:45am
Old Missouri Bank’s all-new Mt. Vernon location will soon open its doors. With most of the interior work complete, the exterior is all that remains to be finished.
Published by education on Fri, 01/04/2019 - 12:03pm
The Lawrence County Record begins the start of every year with a review of the previous year’s top stories. In 2018, the top five stories in the Mt. Vernon area as determined by Record staff members were:
1. New banks set for Mt. Vernon business
Published by education on Fri, 01/04/2019 - 12:00pm
An engineer with the Missouri Department of Transportation stated that a rumor surrounding a delay in the construction of a railroad overpass on Highway 39 just north of Aurora is simply a case of false information.
Published by education on Thu, 01/03/2019 - 9:30am
A Carthage man has pleaded guilty to the 2015 murder of a Mt. Vernon man. Robert Paul Waite, Jr. pled guilty to second degree murder on Tuesday, Dec. 11. Waite, 53, killed Kevin Stafford on Aug. 9, 2015. Stafford was 32 when he was murdered.
Published by education on Sat, 12/29/2018 - 5:00am
The city of Miller has $11,000 more in income than projected, and has reduced spending by about $25,000. Mayor Stacy Daniels reported the income and spending figures during the Miller Board of Aldermen meeting on Thursday, Dec. 13.
Published by education on Thu, 12/27/2018 - 10:00am
The Mt. Vernon Board of Aldermen passed two ordinances at their Dec. 11 town meeting authorizing earlier agreed-upon contracts regarding the remodeling of city hall and the sale of 115 acres of city land.
