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United Way Exceeds Goal, Elects Officers
2013 UWFC Board: from left: Jeff Smithson, Julius Martin, Teena Keaton, Rich Davidson, Pam Ander, Stephen Farrens, Rebekah Milstead, Mark Richards, Bev Goodson, David Miller, Evelyn Pentzer, Gary...
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What’s Open, What’s Closed On MLK Day?
In obWhat else iDr. Martin Lurther King, Jr. In observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Fayette Advocate‘s offices will be closed Monday, January 21. Thus, there will be no edition uploaded. What...
View ArticleCold Weather Tips For Pets
Brrrr—it’s cold outside! The following guidelines provided by the ASPCA will help you protect your companion animals when the mercury dips: Keep your cat inside. Outdoors, felines can freeze, become...
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VIDEO: House Goes Up In Flames
ADVOCATE PHOTO/DEREK MYERS Firefighters battled a blaze after a house went up in flames early Monday afternoon. Firefighters responded to 736 Rawlings Street in Washington Court House shortly after 12...
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VanSickle Goes On Trial Today
A Bloomingburg man will go to trial today after being indicted for having unlawful sexual conduct with a 15-year-old girl. According to reports, Paul VanSickle, Jr., 22, of 41 Wayne St., Bloomingburg,...
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Serious Crash Sends Three To Hospital
Three vehicles crash on U.S. 62 north at Washington Waterloo Road on Tuesday. Credit: WSYX A serious crash occurred in Fayette County Tuesday evening that sent three people to the hospital and shut...
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City Asking To Raise Taxes
Washington Court House City officials are proposing three tax increases that would raise taxpayers’ rates by astronomical numbers. Tonight, the Washington Court House City Council will vote on six...
View ArticleSSCC Trustees To Meet
The Southern State Community College Board of Trustees will meet beginning 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, through 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, at Murphin Ridge Inn, 750 Murphin Ridge Road, West Union, Ohio. The...
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Wash. C.H. Nursing Home Catches Fire
ADVOCATE PHOTO/DEREK MYERS Crews responded to a fire at a Washington Court House nursing home on Thursday afternoon. According to fire officials, a fire sparked at the Carlton Manor Nursing Home,...
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Sheriff: Drunken Man Flees Deputies
Tim Landman is incarcerated in the Fayette County Jail after allegedly fleeing in a vehicle from deputies at high speeds Thursday night in a pursuit that covered several miles of roadway. ADVOCATE...
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Road Work Planned For Area
The following road work is planned in the Fayette County area on the specified dates and times. All work is weather dependent; it may be postponed or cancelled without prior notice. MONDAY, JANUARY 28...
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Fatal Accident Kills One On 753
One person is dead in after a single-vehicle accident on State Route 753. Deputies believe that weather conditions may have played a role in a fatal accident in Fayette County on Friday. According to...
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SSCC Honors 14 Graduates
The sixth graduating class of Southern State Community College's respiratory care program includes (front, l-r) Gina Inskeep, Jessica Rosselott, Christina Parks, Amber Phillips, Rachel Baughey, Pamela...
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AG DeWine’s Unsolved Homicide Training Begins
Ohio Attorney General Mike Dewine Last week, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation hosted the first of several training courses that will teach authorities investigative...
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Adena Wins Gold
Adena Medical Center in Chillicothe Adena Health System has been selected by the Ohio Department of Health as one of the Healthy Ohio – Health Worksite Award winners for 2012. The award recognizes Ohio...
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World Music and Dance Festival Begins Today
By Chealsia Smedley Italy, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, China and Africa are a few of the numerous regions whose art forms and cultures will come to life during the third annual World Music and Dance Festival....
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Keith Crothers Live At Rose Ave
Submitted Article Gospel Music Family Fridays at Rose Ave Community Center welcomes to the stage once again Keith Crothers at 7:00 P.M., Friday, February 1. After dedicating his life to Jesus in 1984,...
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SSCC Releases Dean’s List
Southern State's Fayette Campus Southern State Community College has released its president’s and dean’s list for academic excellence for Fall Semester 2012. To be eligible for the president’s list, a...
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Murder Trial Underway In Ross
Ross County Courthouse. Photo: http://www.co.ross.oh.us A trial has begun for an Ohio man charged with aggravated murder and other crimes in the slaying of his daughter-in-law, who was strangled with a...
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Cordray’s Future Uncertain
Former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray’s future as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau may be in question. Cordray’s recess appointment by President Obama is set to expire at...
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