LAWRENCE CO. – In January 2024, North Lawrence Schools Superintendent Ty Mungle agreed to a contract buyout, and a new interim superintendent was .appointed; the Times-Mail printing facility announced they would cease operating, and the City of Bedford received a $100,000 grant to repair the welcome sign, and install a limestone exhibit and
Mungle agrees to contract buyout with NLCS, interim superintendent appointed
In January 2024, the North Lawrence Community Schools board and superintendent Ty Mungle agreed to a buyout of his contract with the district, immediately removing him from his position.
Steve Underwood was appointed as interim superintendent.
The board voted 5-2 on the matter, with members Wendy and Barbara Miller, Scott King, Adam Parsley, and Jeff Lambrecht voting in favor of the buyout. Board members Tracy Bailey and Kirsten Collier voted against the decision.
Mungle’s contract was bought out for $141,281.42.
Times-Mail printing facility in Bedford announces they will cease operations
In January 2024, the Times-Mail, the Gannett-owned printing and packaging facility in Bedford that publishes the historic Lawrence County newspaper, will cease all operations in April 2024.
All publications currently printed at the Bedford facility, including the Henderson Gleaner, Martinsville Reporter-Times, Evansville Courier & Press, Mooresville Decatur Times, and Spencer Evening World, will shift to Indianapolis.
Newspaper delivery for Times-Mail subscribers was not affected by this change.
As operations ceased, the transition impacted all production employees involved with printing and packaging in Bedford.
Officials from Gannett said the move was linked to the paper’s shift towards a more digital product.
“As our business becomes increasingly digital and subscription-focused, newspaper printing partnerships have become standard,” a Gannett spokesperson told Times-Mail. “We are making strategic decisions to ensure the future of local journalism and continue our service to the community.”
The City of Bedford received a $100,000 grant to repair the welcome sign, install limestone exhibit.
During a Bedford Board of Works and Safety meeting in January 2024, it was announced that the city received a $100,000 matching grant from Regional Opportunities Initiative through the group’s Ready Communities 2.0 program.
The funds will be utilized to refurbish the city’s aging Welcome to Bedford sign placed on State Road 37, which has been around since the 1970s, and install the Land of Limestone exhibit at StoneGate Arts and Education Center.
