Southport News

SOUTHPORT -- Ringing a bell at a Salvation Army red kettle comes naturally to Pauline Conley of Elmira.

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SOUTHPORT -- A Southport restaurant owner who's active in a food and nutrition program geared to low-income Chemung County residents, is one of five chefs from across the country who are being featured in a volunteerism documentary.

Lots of people put out impressive displays of lights and decorations for the Christmas season.

Dan Ryan of Corning likes to get his Christmas tree early. Ryan stopped at Ron's Treeland on Route 352 in Big Flats on Sunday and picked up a Canaan fir for his home.

A malfunctioning chainsaw couldn't stop the Arctic League from taking possession of its new Christmas tree Wednesday.

It's hard to believe the holidays are already here. Just the other day, my wife and I stopped into an Elmira store to buy some wrapping paper for a birthday present and were assaulted by Christmas carols playing on the PA system.

The Town of Southport Planning Board is accepting letters of interest to serve as a member of the Planning Board.

Neighbors throughout the Twin Tiers stopped for a moment to honoring and remembering the brave men and women who have served our country.

A few special events around the area Wednesday will make this Veterans Day extra meaningful for ceremony participants and observers alike.

The fire took place here at 306 Cottage Place , right off of Fulton Street . The back of this abandon house caught on fire around two o'clock this morning.

Tired of gloomy weather? Then drive on out to Webb Mills, where you will see a very sunny fence just past the Country Tavern.

People who love animals and enjoy a good scare can combine both interests Oct. 30. That's when A Voice for All Animals/Second Chance Ranch, an animal rescue operation based near Wellsburg, will sponsor its Halloween Spooktacular at the Starlite Room in Elmira Heights.

A man was stabbed in a street fight early Saturday morning on Elmira's Southside.

Southport Historical Society's general meeting on the topic of "Rorick's Glen Park". It will be held at the Chapel Park Community Center in Southport, which is at the end of Personius Road .

Two Chemung County legislators say they oppose employee cuts proposed by the U.S. Postal Service at the Sullivan Street mail processing facility in Elmira.

The first man charged in a July fire in Elmira that killed two people pleaded guilty to arson in an unexpected development late Wednesday afternoon.

Another man has been charged in a fatal fire on Caldwell Avenue in the city that killed two people.

SOUTHPORT -- Frank Smith admits he's not a very observant person, but these days he takes note of every little change on his street.

"I heard the fire sirens go off." For the 8th time in three years, a fire ignites on Cedar Street in Southport .