One of the main talking points from the meeting centered on whether or not to establish an Economic Revitalization Area (ERA) in Heltonville that would serve as the site of Transitions Recovery, a drug treatment facility.
The Lawrence County Council approves Chief Public Defender Bruce Andis request for an appropriation of $50,000 in a 4-2 vote during Tuesday evening s meeting in the Lawrence County Courthouse.
Lawrence County Health Department Registrar Paula Edwards and new Public Health Nurse Mindy Hopkins kicked off the evening by requesting that the hourly pay of contract nurses working in the county be raised from $23.50 per hour to $26.50.