South Point News

Among the long string of well-wishers gathered Friday morning on a bank of the Muskingum River to wish Godspeed to a 91-year-old sternwheeler, Bee Rutter shouldered the heaviest load of memories.

A company that manufactures aluminum chlorhydrate is considering The Point industrial park as the site for its next chemical plant.

The athletic program at Marshall University will be on full view this Friday as the schoola s athletic director visits the Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce.

Running from the law can be tiring, just ask two people who were listed as Most Wanted probation violators in last weeka s Tribune .

Burlington - "Dedicated to the loved and lost veterans of the Burlington area who laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom." The words above, borrowed from Abraham Lincoln, are inscribed on the recently dedicated veterans' memorial in Burlington Commons Park.

They came into the gym at South Point High to a roaring, foot-stomping hero's welcome that seemed to hit the rafters.

Theft, probation violation and drugs were among the alleged crimes discussed Wednesday in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court.

Four people listed as Most Wanted probation violators in The Tribune's Nov. 2 edition were caught by the time the week came to an end, Lawrence County Adult Probation Agency officials said Friday.

It's still only a fledgling organization, but already the Young Professionals have focused on a way to give back to the community they hope one day to lead.

Nov. 5, 2009 South Point Veteran's Memorial Dedication Slated for Sunday Special to Huntingtonnews.net Boy Scout Troop 115 would like to extend an invitation to the community to attend a dedication ceremony for the South Point, Ohio Veteran's Memorial on Sunday, Nov.

The Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce/Lawrence Economic Development Corporation will be hosting a ribbon cutting as the U.S. 52 bridge overpass on Solida Road is renamed the "William A. Gaskin Bridge." The ceremony will begin at 4 p.m. Saturday with a ribbon cutting and sign display uncovering on site.

As first-time campaigners they teamed up to go door-to-door throughout their home school district.

One person listed as one of Lawrence County's most wanted probation violators was nabbed this week in South Point; another turned himself in, but only after expressing dismay at finding his name and mug shot in the newspaper.

Two women accused of drug offenses were among those pleading guilty Wednesday in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court.

Ita s been a busy three months. Lawrence County authorities have wrapped up a three-month investigation into alleged drug activity by securing indictments against 21 people.

Two people who made last weeka s list of Most Wanted probation violators didna t stay wanted for long.

An Ironton area woman accused of stabbing her then-boyfriend was among those arraigned Wednesday in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court.

SOUTH POINT, Ohio - Faulkner couldn't overcome five turnovers here Saturday afternoon, the last coming inside the Kentucky Christian 15 in the final 20 seconds, falling to the previously-winless Knights 22-14 in a Mid-South Conference battle.

Two incumbents on Proctorville council want back on the village's governing body as they face off with three other contenders for four open seats this November.

Another probation violator sought by the Lawrence County Adult Probation Agency has been apprehended - and he apparently knew authorities were looking for him.