Rodney Fish News Today

BEDFORD - The Lawrence County Commissioners voted to pay Hicom Inc. to fix the security doors at Superior Court I at Courthouse Plaza. The cost of the repairs will be $31,125.60. The commissioners approved the repairs because they were an emergency issue, and they will be paid for with ARP funds ...

BEDFORD - On Tuesday morning, Lawrence County Veteran's Affairs Officer Brad Bough requested the commissioner make Gus Grissom's birthday a county holiday. Brad Bough Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, the oldest of four children, was born in Mitchell, Indiana, on April 3, 1926. He graduated fro ...

LAWRENCE CO. - During the Lawrence County Board of Finance meeting, County Treasurer Jody Edwards reported her office collected 95.6 percent of the delinquent taxes owed in 2023. In 2022, $2,071,298 was collected in personal property taxes. In 2023, $884,664 was collected. Edwards reported inter ...

LAWERNCE CO. - In June 2023, Lawrence County Superior Court I Judge John Plummer III ruled Shawn Hays was incompetent to stand trial for his father's murder, Heidelberg Materials celebrated the opening of its new cement plant and volunteer fire departments, and the fairgrounds received ARPA ...

BEDFORD - Heather Flynn, executive director of the Stone City Alliance for Recovery and Hope, Inc.Men’s Warming Shelter requested $30,000 to help support the facility's operating expenses during the commissioners' meeting in October. The commissioners took that request under advisement ...

BEDFORD - Two of the Lawrence County Commissioners voted this morning to allow the Lawrence County Redevelopment Commission to finance a $5.2 million shell building in Mitchell's Industrial Park with Tax Increment Finance district funds. Two commissioners Wally Branham and Rodney Fish voted ...

BEDFORD - Lawrence County Highway Superintendent Brandi Webb updated the commissioners Tuesday morning on bridge work. Brandi Webb Work on Bridge 150 on Mill Creek Road "is moving along", Webb said. The deck has been removed and crews will begin removing the beams next week. Bridge 150 ...

BEDFORD - Heather Flynn, executive director of the Stone City Alliance for Recovery and Hope, Inc.Men’s Warming Shelter requested $30,000 to help support the facility's operating expenses during the commissioners' meeting Tuesday morning. The commissioners took that request under advis ...

BEDFORD - On August 8th Sheriff Day and Highway Superintendent Brandi Webb conducted traffic studies on multiple roads where officials received requests or complaints about stop signs or speed limits. Sheriff Greg Day presented that highway study to the Lawrence County Commissioners this morning ...

BEDFORD - Emergency Management Deputy Director Scott Smith reported to the Commissioners Tuesday morning, that there were five dispatchers in Central dispatch to handle all the weather-related calls. "On Friday, those dispatchers handled more than 100 calls," Smith added. "Most we ...