South Point News

It's all a part of reaching out to the community with education. That's the philosophy behind the development of a partnership between Chesapeake schools and Ohio University.

See a need and fill it. That clichA© piece of business advice has fostered the multimillionaire career of many an entrepreneur.

Drug cases dominated the most recent session of the Lawrence County Grand Jury. Of 27 people indicted last week, 14 were indicted on drug charges.

The Lawrence County Retired Teachers Association hosted its fourth-grade writing contest for 2009.

June 27, 2009 Lawrence County Added to Boil Advisory By EPA.... By Huntingtonnews.net Staff South Point, Ohio - The precautionary boil water advisory in Huntington has now been extended to portions of Lawrence County that purchase water from Huntington.

For the past 21 years the annual River Sweep has proved a scavenger hunt without the predetermined list of crazy items to recover as volunteers descend on the Ohio River banks for a few hours on a Saturday once a year.

Pot peddling will cost a South Point man 22 months of his future. Robert P. Womack, 40, of 1014 Fourth St.

Mansfield man surrenders on felony charges A 27-year-old Mansfield man wanted on three felony charges turned himself in last weekend in Columbus.

Right now, it's mainly concrete floors covered with cement dust, exposed wires and shiny insulation covering furnace ductwork.

June 25 is the due date for bids on the new multi-million dollar facility planned for the Ironton Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

Probation violations and drunk driving were among the issues tackled last week in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court.

This in from a reader: The liberal Democrats and their allies are making the full-court press for their school-funding scheme of unfunded mandates and more jobs for the teachers unions.

Mother Nature had as much a say in what volunteer firefighters did Tuesday afternoon as the fire they were battling.

An Ironton woman arrested for burglary will go to a hospital, not court, at least for now.

SOUTH POINT a ' A South Point couple was arrested Friday morning on charges related to drug trafficking.

Cars came to a halt on South Point Road Wednesday afternoon as a fight broke out next to the street.

Sandy Mers, assistant superintendent, talks to Gov. Ted Strickland during a special visit Thursday morning at South Point High School.

An assistant principal and social worker at South Point High School were suspended for alleged inappropriate activity, according to Gaston County Schools attorney Julia Shovelin.

Although Ohio Governor Ted Strickland's office is not confirming it, officials at South Point High School say they've been told to expect a visit from the governor Thursday morning at 10:30. South Point Schools Superintendent Ken Cook says he's been told Strickland wants to look at the progress made in the district under the Science, Technology, ...

Apparently there is no rest for the South Point educator. Just a little over week after the district's graduation, the district's superintendent got word that Gov.