Southport News

A ten-year-old boy was killed by a lightning strike during an early morning thunderstorm on the Southwestside.

Southport High School third baseman/pitcher Cameron Perkins has been named the Gatorade Indiana Player of the Year and now is eligible for the national Gatorade Player of the Year award, which will be announced next month.

Wes Peek will spend a lot less time in his car during the next school year. The new Southport boys basketball coach lived in Franklin Township while serving as the coach this past season at Milan, a little more than one hour's drive away along I-74. It's one of many advantages in his new position, he said.

The former assistant chief of police in Southport is suing Mayor Rob Thoman in federal court over his dismissal in March.

Still some weather-related changes to the schedule for tonight. North Baseball moved from Pike to North at 5 p.m. due to wet fields; softball vs.

The Southport High School Alumni Association awarded nearly $40,000 in scholarships this week at its annual Scholastic Recognition Banquet.

Lawrence police were investigating the beating death of a 43-year-old woman found Wednesday by her children after they returned home from school.

Two different elementary schools came together Friday morning to support one great cause.

Marc Hays and his daughter, Mary, have always savored athletic challenges. For years, running has brought them peace of mind, a sense of solitude.

A recent spike in graffiti on Indianapolis' south side has prompted residents to take action to deter taggers.

Winchester will play at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Class 2A Semistate against Brownstown Central .

Stefan Earlywine, a senior at Southport High School, joined an elite national group of high school students attending a four-day academy this month at Walt Disney World.

Many commuters ran into slick roads and slow traffic during the morning rush Thursday.

She's triumphed over health issues, plays in band, excels academically and has helped others through tutoring Southport High School senior Lauren Brown lives by a simple motto: "What doesn't kill you makes you ...

Submitted by WWAY on 13 February 2009 - 6:52pm. For more than fifty years, a portion of sales from the Southport ABC liquor store has gone to three area schools, and Dosher Memorial Hospital.

Looking back at the recently completed college football recruiting season and looking ahead to next year: --Remember the name Joe Gilliam.

Southport running back Nick Turner, the Indianapolis Star's Marion County Player of the Year, has made an oral commitment to play college football at Indiana, Southport coach Bill Peebles said via e-mail. The ...

Some elementary students in Southport are learning how to stay healthy. Dosher Memorial Hospital teamed up with Southport Elementary School to focus on creating a healthier community.

A multimillion-dollar aquatic center. A plan that could turn Greenwood into the state's sixth-largest city.

What started as a dispute over a pair of digital billboards in Lawrence has evolved into a battle with broad implications for Marion County.