Published: December 17, 2018

LAWRENCEBURG HAS A NEW MAYOR.  BLAKE LAY WAS SWORN INTO THE CITY’S LEAD POST DURING A CEREMONY FRIDAY AT NOON AT THE LAWRENCEBURG MUNICIPAL COMPLEX.  LAY WON THE CITY’S MAYOR'S OFFICE DURING AN UNCONTESTED RACE IN NOVEMBER’S ELECTION.  HE REPLACES LONG TIME MAYOR KEITH DURHAM WHO OPTED NOT TO SEEK THE OFFICE AGAIN.  DURHAM WAS HONORED DURING THE CEREMONY FOR HIS YEAR’S OF SERVICE TO THE CITY AS BOTH A COUNCIL MEMBER AND THEN MAYOR.  THIS IS LAY’S SECOND STENT IN THE POST.  HE PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS MAYOR FROM 1998 TO 2002.