Coal Grove News

The death of a councilman-elect means the Village of Coal Grove has an important task to do in the first month of the year.

Communication is the key component in building any team or organization. It is also vital to building our communities.

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It took the help of a Good Samaritan, but at least one of the water problems that have besieged the Village of Coal Grove has been solved.

An early morning fire damaged a building housing two businesses and second floor apartments in Coal Grove, Ohio.

Donna Malone sat huddled on a kitchen chair in front of what was once her home after an early morning fire gutted part of the structure that housed the Corner Diner and several upstairs apartments.

Fire crews battled an early morning an apartment fire in Lawrence County, Ohio. Lawrence County dispatchers said the fire was reported just after 4 a. m. Tuesday in the 500 block of Marion Pike in Coal Grove.

LAWRENCEa SCOUNTY a ' Again this year the Lawrence-Scioto Solid Waste Management District and the U.S. Forestry Service are partnering to make good use of live Christmas trees once the holiday season has passed.

Five people who made recent editions of the "Most Wanted" probation violators list were either apprehended or turned themselves in, Lawrence County Adult Probation Agency Chief Probation Officer Carl Bowen II said.

Burglary, drugs and probation violation were among the cases heard Wednesday in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court.

The next few weeks may seem like more of the same for the residents of Coal Grove.

It may be a 2000 year old story, but it is one that Zoar Baptist Church is hoping to bring to life.

COAL GROVE a ' The water was back on in Coal Grove Wednesday afternoon following a Tuesday night line break.

Coal Grove Village water customers will be out of water until Wednesday evening or Thursday morning, Debbie Fields, clerk-treasurer, said.

As Christmas approaches, the City Welfare Mission is hoping for help in making the season a little brighter for those in need.

Claudette Allen parked her car near the old Melvin's Service Center lot on Marion Pike and waited in the chill with an expectation of something really neat.

It was a perfect night for a parade - cold, crisp and clear. And it seemed as if all of Ironton turned out Monday night for the city's annual holiday tradition: The Lions Club Christmas Parade.

I recently received word that a fellow Hornet, John Bill Deeds, had experienced a setback in his health.

I remember very well the first day of school the year I started third grade at Monitor School in Coal Grove.

PAINT VALLEY 58, COAL GROVE 55: The Bearcats rolled to their first nonleague win of the season in overtime Friday at the fifth annual Lady Cats Classic.