Gallipolis News

Lawrence Lemley, 82, of Middleport, passed away at 1:18 a.m. on Monday, June 17, 2013, in the Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis.

Luminaries personalized to each individual were created by Debbie Hysell of Makin Memories and lined the walkway during last weekend's Meigs County Relay for Life at the Meigs County Fairgrounds.

During a search warrant conducted last month, Gallipolis Police Officers seized cash, as well as drugs and numerous electronic items from a home on Grape Street.

On your mark, get set, go! The Gallipolis Rotary Club is pleased to announce the 2013 "End Polio Now" Rotary Mile.

Step through the grapevine into an array of elegant gardens, fine wines and divine food tasting during the French Art Colony's Gallipolis Garden and Tasting Tour on Saturday, June 22. The tour is from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and tickets are $20 each, available for purchase at the French Art Colony.

In a ceremony to be held this Saturday, June 15, the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War , Cadot-Blessing Camp #126, will dedicate a memorial located in Pine Street Cemetery honoring all Civil War soldiers - a monument that is being erected following the search for a similar memorial that was dedicated almost exactly 145 years ago.

Judges from the America in Bloom national awards program will visit Gallipolis, Ohio, on June 20 and 21. This is Gallipollis' eighth entry in the America in Bloom national awards program.

The French Art Colony will present its June 2nd Friday, live music event, on Friday, June 14, on the grounds of the French Art Colony, 530 1st Avenue, in Gallipolis.

During a second day of trial in the case against a Gallia County woman accused of manufacturing meth, the jury returned with a guilty verdict.

Janet E. Byers, 69, of Brazil, Ind., formerly of Gallipolis, Ohio, died June 9, 2013, at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis.

A pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle on Friday evening near the Gallia County Relay for Life event in the Gallipolis City Park marks the third individual who has been struck by a car in the municipality this month.

The thing about having a public email address is that massive quantity of bizarre and annoying stuff that crowds your inbox.

The Gallipolis Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal one-vehicle crash that occurred just prior to noon on Saturday, June 8. According to the Gallipolis Post, Donovan R. Lester, 23, of Gallia County, the driver of a 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse, was traveling on County Road 42, Gage Road, in Gallia County at approximately 11:55 ... (more)

Gene and Sara Spurlock will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary from 2-4 p.m. on Saturday, June 15 at First Baptist Church in Gallipolis.

The defense in a case against a man who is alleged to have shot a Gallipolis Police Officer last September and who was found last month fit to stand trial, recently filed a motion for a change of venue due to what the defense calls "extensive" pretrial publicity.

The conditions of probation by which a Gallia County woman who was recently granted judicial release must now abide were filed this week with the Gallia County Clerk of Courts.

The 2013 American Cancer Society Gallia County Relay For Life will be held this weekend in the Gallipolis City Park, and all area residents are invited to attend this important and emotional event.

Shades of pink align the street lights that surround the downtown area in Gallipolis.

Two men alleged to have busted out a car window and stolen a woman's purse while her vehicle was parked near the entrance to the Gallia County Hike and Bike Trail on McCormick Road this weekend were arraigned in the Gallipolis Municipal Court on Monday.

A fatal ATV crash that occurred in a rural area of southern Gallia County over the weekend remains under investigation by the Ohio State Highway Patrol.