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🌱 See what’s inside South Point’s new Necco foster care office.
South Point, Ohio Patch AM: a 4 min readHello South Point! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- See what’s inside South Point’s new Necco foster care office.
- How the South Point Pointers battled in their 6–1 loss.
Also on today's calendar: Corey Clark & Juanita Phillips at Sheridan Freewill Baptist Church.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Saturday: Cooler with periods of sun, with a high of 70 and low of 59 degrees.
- Sunday: A passing morning shower, temps: high: 75, low: 51.
- Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 70 and low of 42 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Ribbon cutting held for Necco South Point office (wowktv.com) — A new Necco Foster Care office has officially opened in South Point, moving into a space along US-52 near the Lowe’s Home Improvement Center. Local staff celebrated with a ribbon cutting, tours, and meet-and-greets, emphasizing their continued mission to support foster children and help build and reunify families in the community. 
• Whaley leads Flyers past Pointers (irontontribune.com) — South Point High’s boys soccer team fell 6–1 on the road to St. Joseph, despite an unassisted goal from Ezra Young that briefly narrowed the margin. The Pointers were outshot heavily but still managed four shots on goal, while St. Joseph’s Jack Whaley led the Flyers with two goals and three assists.
📸 Around South Point
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Sheridan Freewill Baptist Church-Homecoming →
South Point
10:00 am
Sunday October 4
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Other local events
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Corey Clark & Juanita Phillips at Sheridan Freewill Baptist Church →
Sheridan Freewill Baptist Church, South Point
10:00 am
Sunday October 4
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Rock Hill - Marching Band Local →
Rock Hill Middle School, 2171 Co Rd 26, Ironton
5:00 pm -
Girls' Volleyball (Varsity)
Eastern High School (Reedsville)
7:00 pm -
Boys' Soccer (Varsity)
Fairland High/Middle School
6:00 pm -
Girl's Volleyball (Varsity)
Fairland High/Middle School
7:00 pm -
Girls' Soccer (Varsity)
Fairland High/Middle School
8:00 pm -
Mixed Soccer (7th/8th)
South Point Middle School
6:00 pm -
Boy's Soccer (7th/8th)
Wheelersburg Middle School
6:00 pm -
Football (Varsity)
Logan Elm High School
7:30 pm -
C Thomas Howell →
Ironton OH
8:00 pm -
Festival of the Hills →
Ohio University Southern, 1804 Liberty Ave, Ironton
11:00 am
Saturday October 3
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- O'Reilly Automotive posted a job opening for Retail Service Specialist in South Point. Apply here.
- Acosta posted a job opening for Product Demonstrator Part Time in South Point. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near South Point here.
🗞 Nearby News
Ironton
- Festival of the Hills returns to OUS (irontontribune.com)
- Ohio just designated its longest water trail ever — and it runs 167 miles along the Ohio River: NE Ohio fishing report (cleveland.com)
- ICYMI: Ohioans In Ironton Rally Against Jon Husted For Bringing Hundreds of Data Centers to Ohio (ohiodems.org)
Wheelersburg
- RedStorm men 7th in RSC Preview, 6th at Merb Invite (wvnews.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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