🌱 Which charges a South Point resident faces in new grand jury list

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• Which charges a South Point resident faces in new grand jury list

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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• Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 85, low: 69.
• Saturday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 85 and low of 70 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• 15 indicted by grand jury (irontontribune.com) — A South Point resident is among 15 people recently indicted by a Lawrence County grand jury on various felony and misdemeanor charges, many involving drugs and theft. The list spans suspects from several nearby Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia communities, outlining the specific charges each faces but not their trial dates or outcomes.
   

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• Cuttin' Up At The Creek →
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  Fairland High School Jackson High School/Middle School
  5:00 pm

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• Valley at South Gallia →
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Thursday September 17

• Constitution Day →
  Ohio University Southern, 1804 Liberty Ave, Ironton
  9:00 am
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• There is road construction on Hecla Rd reported on...
  There is road construction on Hecla Rd reported on Apr 27, 2026. "Intersection improvement project to increase safety at the intersection of SR 141… (Nextdoor )
• There is an emergency vehicle on US-52 W reported...
  There is an emergency vehicle on US-52 W reported at 11:50 AM. "Roadside assistance in progress" (Nextdoor )

• Wal-Mart posted a job opening for (USA) Senior Meat Cutter in South Point. Apply here.
• Disabledperson, Inc posted a job opening for Shipping Coordinator at Vertiv Corporation in Ironton, Ohio in Ironton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near South Point here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Ironton

• Ironton community celebrates National Night Out with food, school supplies and police partnerships (wowktv.com)
• EDITORIAL: A message across the centuries (irontontribune.com)
• OUS hosts Bobcat Academy (irontontribune.com)

Wheelersburg

• William Johnson, 84, of Portsmouth (sciotocountydailynews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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