Lawrence County News

Editor's Note: This is the second in a series of five articles addressing different aspects of the Scioto County Jail, the jailing situation around the region and how those aspects have impacted the local criminal justice system.

Plastic bags in hand, a group of kids from Hillbilly Kids 4-H Club head west and community service workers from Portsmouth Municipal Court head east in search of litter along the banks of the Ohio River Saturday morning.

The Ohio Department of Transportation announced Thursday that contractors this week are beginning preliminary work this week for a resurfacing and bridge repair project on State Route 522 in Scioto County.

A South Point man will spend the next 10 years in prison following his guilty plea to four counts of gross sexual imposition.

A Scioto County man arrested in Texas as a suspect in two southern Ohio bank robberies has been indicted by the Scioto County grand jury.

Tiersa Davis Web Producer: Jeff Morris Reported: Jun. 12, 2013 11:11 AM EDT Updated: Jun. 12, 2013 3:07 PM EDT Ironton , Lawrence County , Ohio A Lawrence County man was sentenced after pleading guilty to sex charges.

Tiersa Davis Web Producer: Jeff Morris Reported: Jun. 11, 2013 2:27 PM EDT Updated: Jun. 11, 2013 3:37 PM EDT South Point , Lawrence County , Ohio The United Way of the River Cities has unveiled a new service for residents in Lawrence County.

Stephanie Helms of the Lawrence Scioto Solid Waste Management District and one of the local organizers for the event said the Ohio River sweep will be taking place on the same date in communities from Pittsburgh to Cairo, Ill., which includes 3,000 miles of shoreline and tributaries.

Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of five articles addressing different aspects of the Scioto County Jail, the jailing situation around the region and how those aspects have impacted the local criminal justice system.

Due in part to sequestration and other federal budget cuts, Portsmouth Metropolitan Housing Authority has decided to close its Section 8 housing waiting list.

Gregory Cox, 32, surrendered to a U.S. Marshal's Task Force at his mother's home on County Road 24 outside Ironton.

Arraignments for drug trafficking and weapons charges, as well a few probation violators, were on the docket Wednesday for Lawrence County Common Pleas Court.

Tiersa Davis Web Producer: Heath Harrison Reported: May. 24, 2013 3:36 PM EDT Updated: May.

Motorists trying to get home on U.S. 52 Thursday afternoon got stuck in traffic as the highway was shut down after a portable meth lab was found along the side of the road.

Scioto County Sheriff Marty Donini has expressed some interest in opening the former juvenile detention center, currently occupied by The Counseling Center's Second Chance program.

Scioto County Sheriff Marty Donini says he is exploring the idea of opening the former Juvenile Detention Center, currently occupied by The Counseling Center's Second Chance program.