Mataura ward councillor Steven Dixon has delayed a decision on whether he will step down from his position on the Gore District Council despite pressure from fellow councillors.
South Otago High School pupils are taking a stand against youth drink-driving with a variety of activities as part of Students Against Driving Drunk (SADD) week.
Work on the Mt Stuart wind farm between Milton and Waitahuna is progressing well as foundations are being prepared and base rings placed in position. The rings will be embedded in the concrete to form the base upon which each tower will be bolted.
Snow, sleet and heavy rain provided a wintry blast in the South yesterday, with several flurries of snow settling in Clinton and the Owaka Valley.
Work is expected to begin this month on Solid Energy's briquette plant near Mataura after all of the resource consents it needs to build its pilot lignite conversion plant were granted.
Big names came to the big river town on Saturday night. Glenn Shorrock, the voice of Australia's Little River Band, and Jason Kerrison, lead singer of New Zealand band Opshop teamed up, to the delight more than 200 people at the Balclutha War Memorial Hall.
The pharmacy at Owaka becomes a depot this Monday, but some residents are unsure about the changes.
Clutha district councillors want to leave the Local Authority Protection Programme (Lapp), after its premium more than doubled because of the Christchurch quakes.
Four Clutha young people's dreams are one step closer to becoming a reality after funding was awarded by the Clutha District Youth Council this week.
A Tapanui teenager was rewarded for her dedication to the West Otago community this week.
The little airstrip south of Gore will see a burst of activity next month.
The Gabriel's Gully Goldrush 150th committee has won top honours at this year's TrustPower Clutha District community awards.
Residents are relieved the Tawanui bridge in the Catlins has finally been replaced.
Most of Clutha was coated in snow yesterday, with up to 25cm in high areas such as Mahinerangi.
Today is a big day for one young pilot from Gore.
Care and diligence are needed after two separate fires gutted two houses in Clutha and Central Otago in the past week, a fire investigator says.
Today's game in Ranfurly against Maniototo will be special in more ways than one for Lawrence player Owen Ankers.
It was the end of an era for the Waitahuna Women's Institute when it celebrated its 80th anniversary last week.
Questions about Tokoiti's sewage woes were described as "desperate cries" by one resident at a community meeting in Tokoiti last night.
About 25 Benhar residents attended the meeting at the Balclutha War Memorial Hall last night to discuss the Benhar sewerage proposal and to create a community committee.
