Monthly Archives: December 2015

This past week will be remembered for many years as one of the warmest, stormiest Christmas seasons in local history. The tragic tornadoes which tore through northern and western Lawrence County on December 23 were followed soon after by historic … Continue reading →

Merry Christmas, friends! Who doesn’t love a good letter to Santa? The following letters to Santa were written by Lawrence County children in 1926 and published in the ‘Democrat-Union’ that December. “Dear Santa Claus: I am 7 years old. Please … Continue reading →

Happy birthday today to Professor E.O. Coffman, who was born on this day (December 6) in 1882. Professor Coffman served the Lawrence County Schools System for an astonishing 52 years, including 38 years as the principal of Lawrence County High … Continue reading →