South Point News

Lawrence County Commissioners plan to go ahead with a civil lawsuit against the former emergency medical services system the county was once a member of.

A three-car pileup at 10 a.m. Friday sent three people to the hospital. Ironton Patrolman Chad Artrip said a 1996 Chevrolet pickup truck operated by Charles A. Hannah, 18, of Greenup, Ky., was eastbound on Park Avenue when it struck a 1998 Ford wagon operated by Lawrence Gwilliams, 34, of South Point.

Several people indicted by a Lawrence County grand jury last week were in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court Wednesday answering those charges.

The gambling case against two Chesapeake village councilmen has ended in a fine for one and charges dropped for the other.

Two local wrestling coaches have been fired after a South Point High School athlete was injured in practice last week.

The Ironton Shootout will be held Saturday at the Conley Sports Center featuring four quality girls' games plus the Ironton boys and a talented opponent.

A South Point man who was told he may face up to 10 years in prison for first-degree rape was notified Wednesday in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court his maximum sentence is actually life in prison without parole.

ENGINEER AND OXFORD BIZ TEACHER BY ACCIDENT, AUTHOR BY PASSION. KUNAL BASU IS IN TOWN WITH THE YELLOW EMPEROR'S CURE.