South Point News

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.

By Teresa Moore The Tribune Published Saturday, December 5, 2009 IRONTON - Libby Austin, of South Point, had never participated in the annual Christmas Candlelight Tour of Churches before.

The holiday season started out for the Lawrence County homemakers learning how they can make it a green Christmas.

A newly formed group of young professionals in Ohio is determined to save and expand Lawrence County's Secret Santa program.

It was a perfect night for a parade - cold, crisp and clear. And it seemed as if all of Ironton turned out Monday night for the city's annual holiday tradition: The Lions Club Christmas Parade.

The 175-foot-long sternwheeler W.P. Snyder Jr. is sandwiched between the shore and a barge at McGinnis, Inc.

Four men arrested in a drug roundup in October pleaded guilty Wednesday in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court.

The Symmes Valley Board of Education - both current and soon-to-be members - will discuss the nine candidates for superintendent at a special meeting Dec.

In spite of her contention that she was "not out getting into trouble," a Proctorville woman found guilty of violating her probation last week will go to prison for 40 months.

Among the long string of well-wishers gathered Friday morning on a bank of the Muskingum River to wish Godspeed to a 91-year-old sternwheeler, Bee Rutter shouldered the heaviest load of memories.

A company that manufactures aluminum chlorhydrate is considering The Point industrial park as the site for its next chemical plant.

The athletic program at Marshall University will be on full view this Friday as the schoola s athletic director visits the Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce.

Running from the law can be tiring, just ask two people who were listed as Most Wanted probation violators in last weeka s Tribune .

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.

They came into the gym at South Point High to a roaring, foot-stomping hero's welcome that seemed to hit the rafters.

Theft, probation violation and drugs were among the alleged crimes discussed Wednesday in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court.

Four people listed as Most Wanted probation violators in The Tribune's Nov. 2 edition were caught by the time the week came to an end, Lawrence County Adult Probation Agency officials said Friday.

It's still only a fledgling organization, but already the Young Professionals have focused on a way to give back to the community they hope one day to lead.

Nov. 5, 2009 South Point Veteran's Memorial Dedication Slated for Sunday Special to Huntingtonnews.net Boy Scout Troop 115 would like to extend an invitation to the community to attend a dedication ceremony for the South Point, Ohio Veteran's Memorial on Sunday, Nov.

The Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce/Lawrence Economic Development Corporation will be hosting a ribbon cutting as the U.S. 52 bridge overpass on Solida Road is renamed the "William A. Gaskin Bridge." The ceremony will begin at 4 p.m. Saturday with a ribbon cutting and sign display uncovering on site.