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Social Security to reinstate overpayment recovery rate
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced it will increase Social Security beneficiaries’ default overpayment withholding rate to 100 percent of a person’s…
Stumphole Bridge Road closed temporarily today for culvert replacement
MITCHELL– Motorists are advised that Stumphole Bridge Road will be temporarily closed today for culvert replacement work. The closure will affect the section of Stumphole…
Police Log: March 9, 2025
Bedford Police Department Incidents – March 8 Incidents – March 7 Accidents – March 8 Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department Arrests – March 9 Arrests –…
Obituary: Rita Mills Flynn
November 12, 1955 – March 6, 2025 Rita Mills Flynn, 69, of Bedford, died at her residence on Thursday, March 6, 2025. Born November 12,…
Jury finds Timothy Brian Helton guilty of the murder of Johnnie Grubb IV and attempted murder of Jeffery Crane
BEDFORD – A Lawrence County Superior Court II jury deliberated for over an hour before returning a guilty verdict on multiple charges for 36-year-old Timothy…
Police Log: March 6, 2025
Bedford Police Department Incidents – March 5 Incidents – March 4 Accidents – March 4 Accidents – March 5 Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department Arrests –…
Emotional testimony in Timonthy Helton trial as one victim relives the details of the deadly shooting of his cousin
BEDFORD – A Lawrence County Superior Court II jury listened to emotional testimony Wednesday in the case of Timothy Brian Helton, who is accused of…
Police Log: March 5, 2025
Bedford Police Department Arrests – March 4 Incidents – March 4 Accidents – March 4 Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department Arrests – March 4 Incidents –…
Helton Trial: video, testimony detail deadly shooting on Sunny Acres Lane
BEDFORD — The Lawrence County Superior Court II trial of Timothy Brian Helton continued Tuesday, with jurors hearing testimony from Sheriff Greg Day and viewing…
BNL High School student faces battery charges after cafeteria altercation
BEDFORD– A female student at Bedford North Lawrence High School is facing juvenile delinquency charges following a physical altercation that occurred in the school cafeteria…








