Finding Home on the Streets | Broken Families, Misfortune Cast Lives Asunder and Into the Hands of Service Agencies

Crime cases down through recession
There does not appear to be a relationship between the economic downturn and the volume of criminal cases filed in Columbia County Circuit Court, according to statistics compiled by the Columbia County District Attorney’s Office. Instead of an upswing in felony and misdemeanor cases through …

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Local crime rates fluctuate
Considering its size, Tazewell County can count its blessings when it comes to crime rates. “One of the things I would say about crime statistics in Tazewell County is that for a county our size we have a small crime rate,” said Tazewell County Sheriff Robert Huston. “We’re very fortunate that all of (our) population lives in small towns or middle-sized communities, middle-class communities and …

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Finding Home on the Streets | Broken families, misfortune cast lives asunder and into the hands of service agencies
John Ross is a master of disguise. Sitting in the commons area of the downtown Tulsa Community College campus, he and the other students on the second floor have a picturesque view of the streets of downtown Tulsa. To his fellow classmates, the maze of pavement below does not ignite any particular… By Stacy Pettit.

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