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🏛️ Drug and Weapon Case Resolved with 14-Year Sentence for Powell 🏛️
Police Log 07/16/2026
Police Log 07/15/2026
Oolitic Town Councilman Resigns, Citing Government Overreach and Department Micromanagement
Police Log 07/14/2026
INVESTIGATIVE REPORT: THE PROBATION AUDIT: Official Documents Expose 13% Juvenile Success Rate and Hidden Court Closures
Local News
Oolitic Town Councilman Resigns, Citing Government Overreach and Department Micromanagement
The institutional strain on Lawrence County local government has spread to Oolitic. Councilman Johnny Bob Dillon officially read his resignation letter at the July 13th council meeting, publicly releasing his statement highlighting deep fractures within the town's governing body.
In a candid, scathing assessment of the council’s
Bedford Man Jailed for Battery on Law Enforcement After Allegedly Slapping Officer in Face During Disturbance
Bedford Man Jailed After Allegedly Breaking Into Ex-Girlfriend's Home, Stealing Dog, and Headbutting Officer
THE TICKING CLOCK: A Sinking Ship and Shattered Morale Across Lawrence County
Mitchell Woman Facing Felony Charges After Allegedly Shoving Hospital Staff to Force Her Way into ER
Jeep Chase Through Trailer Park Yards Leads to Felony OWI Arrest Following Hit-and-Run at Jay-C Plus
DEPARTMENT UPDATE: Leadership Changes at Bedford PD
Police Log
Police Log 07/16/2026
Police Log: July 15 – 16, 2026
📍 Bedford Police & Lawrence County Sheriff's Departments
The following report covers local public safety activity from the past 24 hours. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Notable Arrests
* Melissa Ann Cassidy (40), Orleans: 2000 Block
Police Log 07/15/2026
Police Log 07/14/2026
Police 07/13/2026
Police Log 07/12/2026
Police Log 07/11/2026
Police Log 07/10/2026
Investigations
INVESTIGATIVE REPORT: THE PROBATION AUDIT: Official Documents Expose 13% Juvenile Success Rate and Hidden Court Closures
2025 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE SALARY REPORT
📉 THE FORD COLLAPSE: Court Audit Reveals $1 Million Tax Debt and Facility Shutdown
THE PRICE OF SILENCE: Inside the $7,500+ Taxpayer Bill for the Lawrence Superior Court I Crisis
The 2024 SBOA Audit: Missing Grants, $89k Discrepancies, and Lawrence County's Accounting Red Flags
📄EXCLUSIVE INVESTIGATION: The Statewide Alert and the Silence – Judge John Plummer III
Court News
COURT WATCH: Jury Trial Set for Bedford Man Facing Level 1 Felony Rape, Child Molesting Charges in Two Counties
🏛️ Drug and Weapon Case Resolved with 14-Year Sentence for Powell 🏛️
NOT GUILTY: Lawrence County Jury Acquits Defendant in Burglary and Theft Trial
PLEA DEAL: Lawrence County Man Sentenced to 6 Years in Methamphetamine Case
🏛️ Scales Sentenced to Time Served Following Amended Misdemeanor Plea Deal 🏛️
🏛️ Frazier Sentenced for Felony Invasion of Privacy 🏛️
