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For nearly five years, Berkeley County Sheriff S. Duane Lewis used his spare time to research the men who enforced the laws and those who broke them.

Thursday, May 6, 2021 Frances LaVerne Crooks, 79, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Monday, May 3, 2021, at her home in Nevada. LaVerne was born Jan. 31, 1942, in Walker, Mo., to Albert Wayne and Emma Fern (Tuttle) Phillips. She was united in marriage to Gene Bobbett on June 25, 1961, and he preceded her in death on May 26, 1999. LaVerne later married Dodson “Sonny” Crooks on June 15, 2003, and he preceded her in death on Nov. 8, 2020. LaVerne was raised in Walker and graduated from Walker High S...

Averitt announces pay bump for new truckload drivers Carrier is the latest to raise pay for new hires 2,467 1 minute read Driver pay on the rise (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) Trucking company Averitt Express has announced a pay increase for its newly hired regional truckload and flatbed drivers. Regional drivers will now start at a rate of 50 cents per mile, $1,200 assuming a five-day week, the carrier announced on Monday. Flatbed associates will start at 52 cents per mile, $1,375...