Proctorville News

Sitel will lay off 123 employees from its Huntington office effective Aug. 2 after losing a major contract.

Think of it as a yearly pilgrimage-of-sorts, an annual displacement of Lawrence Countians paying homage to hard work, tradition and youthful achievement. The annual Lawrence County Junior Fair begins Saturday at the fairgrounds in Rome Township.

SOUTH POINT - South Point police have arrested two people and charged them in connection with a June burglary.

The Lawrence County, Ohio Fair begins its one-week run tomorrow morning at its long-time home in Proctorville, but it could be moving to a new home in a few years.

It's all a part of reinforcing one of the 21st century skills so often touted nowadays.

It started with Mary Harriman, born to the wealth of the Harriman railroad fortune, in 1901.

She celebrated her 18th birthday in May. If she is convicted of all the charges against her and gets the maximum sentence for those crimes, Samantha Horn will celebrate the next 50 birthdays behind bars.

Joe Jenkins wears more hats than you will find in a room full of debutantes at a Kentucky Derby party.

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.

PROCTORVILLE a ' An Ironton woman is dead following a crash at the intersection of County Road 403 and County Road 775 in Proctorville Saturday.

A Haverhill, Ohio woman has died as the result of a Lawrence County accident over the weekend.

Several people are behind bars after drug-related round-ups this week in eastern Lawrence County.

It may look like a simple party whistle to you. But in the hands of youthful masters it becomes a musical instrument of note ... well maybe just a couple of notes.

And now there are two. Lawrence County Treasurer Stephen Dale Burcham has picked up a petition to run for county auditor next year.

A Proctorville man remains in the Lawrence County, Ohio Jail who is accused of holding his wife and children hostage for a period and then being involved in a 4-and-a-half hour standoff with police last Thursday.

Man Arrested after Stand-off Posted Thursday, June 18, 2009 ; 11:02 AM Post Comment Updated Thursday, June 18, 2009 ; 01:18 PM Dan Dial was arrested.

A Proctorville area man is in the Lawrence County Jail facing domestic violence charges after an almost five-hour standoff with law enforcement.

A motorcycle rider was killed Thursday night in Mason County. The wreck happened on Route 2 in Gallipolis Ferry.

Future Incoming freshman and current sophomores attending Ohio University Southern this fall planning to teach math or science in grades 7-12 are encouraged to apply for the Choose Appalachian Teaching Scholarship.

A phantom girlfriend, a tabletop of keys and suicide seem to be disparate concepts with apparently no relationship to each other.