A fire was started Thursday evening to burn off a field in the South Shore area. The fire caused large plumes of smoke visible for miles. Pictured is a tractor working to contain it.
Kevin E. Johnson fills Council vacancy Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
Portsmouth City Council chose Kevin E. Johnson to fill the unexpired term of Third Ward Councilman Nick Basham at Monday night’s Portsmouth City Council meeting. Council immediately went into executive session to interview three people who had applied to fill the...
SOPA works toward hiring executive director Wayne Allen
PDT Staff Writer
Members of the Southern Ohio Port Authority met in regular session on Thursday to consider a number of items, including establishing committees. One of the committees would be responsible for searching for an executive director for the organization, another would...
Waverly upset bid comes two outs short Cody Leist
PDT Sports Writer
MCDERMOTT — The Waverly Tigers stood two outs away from school history Wednesday afternoon.
But with one swing of the bat, No. 5 Waverly’s chances of the school’s first district softball championship game were put on hold for at least one more season as Courtne...
Oaks advance to first regional in six decades Paul Boggs
Jackson County Times-Journal
CHILLICOTHE — The water cooler bath that Oak Hill High School baseball coach Jason Wright received Wednesday evening was symbolic of the drought which came to an end.
Indeed, it has been a long, long wait — made extra longer by three extra innings in...
Daily appetite cycles John DiTraglia MD
Contributing Columnist
Did you ever wonder why you’re not hungry in the morning when you wake up. Me neither. But if you had thought about it you would realize that it is str...
Consent agenda doesn’t lend credibility Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
Portsmouth City Council has seemingly created a way in which citizens will not have multiple weeks to form an opinion on items that come before Council.
Council ...
Daily appetite cycles John DiTraglia MD
Contributing Columnist
Did you ever wonder why you’re not hungry in the morning when you wake up. Me neither. But if you had thought about it you would realize that it is str...
Howard-Gills Wedding Announcement Wendy and Dave darby of Portsmouth, Matt and Angel Journey of West Portsmouth along with the late Greg Shover are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Ashlee Ann Howard to Brandon ...