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Inmates escape from the Pulaski County Detention Center

posted by Robert Thies on July 19, 2018
A manhunt is on in Pulaski County after two inmates escaped from the Pulaski County Detention Center. Authorities say one inmate has been caught. One remains at large. The at large inmate is described

Overnight fires damage two West Frankfort homes

posted by Robert Thies on July 19, 2018
Firefighters fought two house fires in West Frankfort overnight. The first started around 2:30 in the 900 block of South Jackson Street. The flames from that fire ignited a neighbor’s home. No one was

Creal Springs man sentenced on federal drug charges

posted by Robert Thies on July 19, 2018
A Williamson County man has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison on federal drug charges. 45-year-old Rex Hopper, of Creal Springs, was previously convicted of conspiracy to distribute more than 50 grams

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