Burlington News

New Year's Eve is always about the excitement and promise that the fresh calendar brings.

The year just ending had some high notes and some low ones and much to be thankful for, county officials said last week at the regular Lawrence County Commission meeting.

The Christmas spirit of giving is alive and well at South Point High School as teens there get ready to work on a variety of projects to help bring holiday cheer to those in need in their community.

Two West Virginia men will face charges in Lawrence County in connection with an alleged purse-snatching incident in the Walmart SuperCenter parking lot Nov.

A scary situation last night in Burlington, Ohio ended with some relieved parents and others after two missing girls were found.

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.

It is fitting that a community-driven project like the Burlington Veterans Memorial will be in the park known as the Burlington Commons.

BURLINGTON a ' A South Point man is dead after being struck by two cars while he was walking along U.S. 52 near the Wal-Mart SuperCenter in Burlington Saturday.

Steve Cooper, left, and James Hale, right, spends a morning recently helping to construct and erect playground equipment at the new Burlington Elementary School.

The Village of Chesapeake will celebrate Labor Day with a community picnic from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday, Sept.

On Friday wherever you looked at South Point Elementary there were mountains of unopened boxes balanced against stacks after stacks of small-sized royal blue chairs, all waiting to be put in place.

Taxpayers have gotten their money's worth in Ironton and South Point school districts, but now the repayment needs to come in higher test scores and improved learning.

New and experienced cooks share knowledge and tips on food preparation during Friday Food Fun Group 10-11:30 a.m. at the Boone County Cooperative Extension Service, 6028 Camp Ernst Road, Burlington.

IRONTON a ' The Lawrence-Scioto Solid Waste Management District has added two recycling trailers at 1007 N. Second St., on the former Cittia TMs grocery store property.

Attorney Cliff Duvall, for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, filed a motion Friday in the Greenup Circuit Court to dismiss its Indian Head Rock case against Steve Shaffer.

A proposed rate hike by Ohio American Water that could impact eastern Lawrence County customers is on the radar screen of a Columbus-based consumer advocacy group.

" Scioto Solid Waste Management District Director Dan Palmer told the Lawrence County Commission Thursday some people have dumped household waste and even old home furnishings at the recycling bins that are solely for the collection of old newspapers, plastic, aluminum cans and other recyclable material.

A man killed by a gravel truck in Flamborough on Tuesday has been identified as a 79-year-old man from Portugal.

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

There's still time to play in Jug Fantasy Contest Friday, June 12, 2009 - by Tom White, publicity director, The Little Brown Jug Delaware, OH --- You've still got time to play in the 2009 Jug Fantasy Stable contest.