A standing-room-only crowd filled Winfield City Hall Thursday night as tensions escalated throughout the Board of Aldermen meeting, leading to multiple residents being removed, repeated interruptions from the crowd, ongoing microphone concerns, and a closed session involving personnel discussions surrounding a longtime city employee.

Cellphone video allegedly captured a violent encounter involving a nine-year-old child with autism outside a Moscow Mills residence, leading to a felony assault charge.

A Troy man was charged with felony domestic assault after officers responded to an early morning disturbance Thursday in Troy.

A theft report at County Market in Winfield ended without charges after the alcohol was later found inside the store, according to CAD notes and statements obtained by Lincoln CountyWatch.

Lincoln County Commissioners discussed growing traffic concerns near Troy, Highway 47 closures, road projects, county equipment upgrades, and ongoing facility renovations during Tuesday’s meeting.