Charlie Worsham

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POINT PLEASANT — Chris Janson may be performing on the Point Pleasant Sternwheel Regatta’s opening night but another one of Nashville’s rising stars will close out the festival a couple of nights later.

Charlie Worsham will be the featured entertainer on Saturday, June 29, taking the Riverfront Park stage at 8:30 p.m. with opening act Sarah Davidson taking the stage at 7 p.m. for the free concerts.

“We heard Charlie was a great entertainer with a wide range of musical talent,” Regatta Committee Chairman Jacob Hill said. “I watched his videos on his web site (www.charlieworsham.com) and on YouTube and it was obvious this guy is a great talent with unique musical interests. He even has a country version of the big hit by PSY ‘Gangnam Style.’ With his new single climbing the charts and his entertaining style, he should be a big hit at the Regatta this year.”

Worsham, a native of Jackson, Miss., is signed to Warner Brothers Records. During 2011 he toured with Taylor Swift. His first single is titled “Could It Be” and is currently moving up the music charts and was recently at number 41. According to the regatta committee, his talents have long been recognized and in 1999 the Mississippi State Senate recognized him for his outstanding accomplishments.

“This year we are really excited to have added a second day of new Nashville talent to the festival,” Hill said. “We are excited that we have two national level touring acts. It is even more exciting that our festival can be a part of the launching pad for not only acts like Chris Janson and Charlie Worsham, but recent acts like Kip Moore, Thompson Square, David Nail, and even dating back many years ago having Tim McGraw. We are happy to host the new rising stars.”

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GALLIPOLIS — After nearly three months of extensive searching by land, air and boat, local law enforcement say no new clues have been uncovered as to the whereabouts of a missing Gallia County woman.

Gallia County Sheriff Joe Browning reported Tuesday that the search for Sharon Yoczik, 68, has continued since her reported disappearance on Friday, March 22.

According to Browning, Yoczik was initially reported missing March 22 by her husband who returned home to find her missing from their residence on Neighborhood Road. Investigators received information that the missing woman was spotted walking along Ohio 7 near the intersection with Ohio 218 on the Thursday evening before her reported disappearance.

A search with canine assistance along this portion of the Ohio River yielded a pair of eyeglasses along the riverbank believed to have belonged to Yoczik. Browning reported that the eyeglass prescription, as well as the type of eyeglasses, were later matched by a local optometrist to the eyeglasses worn by Yoczik.

The eyeglasses have remained the only reported trace of Yoczik uncovered by police since her disappearance.

Due to this evidence and other factors, the sheriff stated that, along with ground searches near her home, the multi-agency search for Yoczik has continued along the Ohio River south of Gallipolis with the help of countless volunteers.

However, despite extensive ground searches, blood hounds, helicopters, organized volunteers and even help from organizations like the National Underwater Rescue and Recovery Institution, Yoczik’s whereabouts remain a mystery.

“We have been using every possible investigative resource to locate Sharon, including Ohio BCI [Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Identification] and volunteer search teams, and thus far, have not located her,” said Browning. “We need information from the community if they know anything that could help our case.”

Yoczik has been described by investigators as a white female, five feet, two inches tall and approximately 120 pounds. She has blue eyes and grey hair.

Browning further encouraged property owners near the Ohio 7/Ohio 218 area to check around their property lines for possible clues to Yoczik’s disappearance.

Anyone with information about Yoczik is encouraged to contact Gallia County Sheriff’s Office dispatchers immediately at (740) 446-1221 or the tip line at (740) 446-6555.