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New hire at Whitley County Detention Center comes home to serve community

One Whitley County native has come home to work and serve in the community. Whitley County Jailer Brian Lawson announced that Andrew Fuson has been hired on at the Whitley County Detention Center. Fuson comes to the detention center with a wealth of knowledge and training, Lawson...

Area children receive free backpacks, school supplies from Whitley County Detention Center

Last week, hundreds of lucky children in our area received a free backpack and school supplies thanks to the efforts of Jailer Brian Lawson and the Whitley County Detention Center. Lawson, along with his wife Ashley, partnered with Restoration Ministries, Anchored Ministries,...
Posted On 27 Aug 2020
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Incumbent Jailer Brian Lawson easily wins re-election to second term in office

By an overwhelming margin, Whitley County Jailer Brian Lawson garnered 60 percent of the vote in a four-way race to win re-election to a second term as jailer. Lawson garnered 4,530 votes during Tuesday’s Republican May Primary Election to Stephen Taylor’s 1,588 votes, Brian...
Posted On 23 May 2018