January 2012

A ban on the sale of alcohol on Sunday in the City of Jonesboro will continue.

The issue was on the agenda at Monday night's regular meeting of the Jonesboro City Council.

Representatives of two of the four businesses in Jonesboro which sell alcohol attended the meetings.

The business representatives asked the city council to consider lifting a ban on the sale of alcohol on Sundays which has existed for many years in Jonesboro.

After discussing the issue, the council voted 4-1 to continue to prohibit the sale of alcohol on Sundays.

Anna-Jonesboro Community High School’s Mike Dillman and Andrew Adams were each eliminated in first-round action of the Class 1A State Wrestling Tournment at Champaign Thursday, Feb. 16.

Dillman, who finished his prep career with a 33-7 overall record, was pinned in the 285-pound class by Gibson City’s Melvin Sibley in 3:42.

Adams, who advanced from the Robinson Sectional in the 113-pound class as an alternate, was pinned by Warsaw’s Jack Lucie in 1:41.

Union County photographer Tiffiny Dillow captured this unique image of the Cross of Peace on Bald Knob Mountain near Alto Pass during a recent flight over Southern Illinois. Dillow was flying with Robert Carter of Anna, who is president of the Steelwater Solutions Corporation.

Unique view of Union County landmark

Southern Illinois University Carbondale has named 3,307 students to its fall semester deans’ lists.

Deans’ list recognition goes to students who compile grade-point averages that meet or exceed performance standards set by SIUC’s schools and colleges. 

The minimum standards vary by college and range from 3.25 to 3.75 on a scale of 4.0 (perfect). 

Students from the Union County area who were named to the deans’ lists are named below by their hometowns.

An asterisk (*) denotes a student who earned straight A grades.