(KTTS News) — A groundbreaking is scheduled for Thursday at 9 a.m. for the new Lawrence County Law Enforcement Center in Mt. Vernon.
The $22-million dollar facility will bring sheriff’s office operations together under one roof.
It will replace the current jail, which was built in 1984, with a modern, more efficient 120-bed detention center.
It’s designed to allow two future 96-bed expansions.
Voters approved a 3/8-cent sales tax last year to finance the construction.
Work on the building is expected to be finished by February 2024.
