March 2018

“Emma! A Pop Musical” was presented last weekend at Anna-Jonesboro Community High School. The musical was based on the Jane Austen novel, “Emma.” Performances were staged Friday, Saturday and Sunday, March 16-18. On Thursday morning, March 15, the first act of the musical was presented to an audience of students from Anna School District No. 37. The accompanying photographs are from the performance. More pictures can be found in Section B of this week’s paper.

'Emma! A Pop Musical' presented at A-JCHS

Fri, 03/23/2018 - 6:15pm admin

"Emma! A Pop Musical" was presented last weekend at Anna-Jonesboro Community High School.

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Primary election held Tuesday in county

Fri, 03/23/2018 - 6:10pm admin

Tuesday, March 20, was primary election day in Union County.

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Tuscola tops Shawnee

Fri, 03/23/2018 - 1:15pm admin

Trenton Matlock was 2-for-3 at the plate to lead host Shawnee in a 12-1 loss to Tuscola in the home team’s season-opening high school baseball game Saturday, March 17.

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A-J drops twinbill to Marion

Fri, 03/23/2018 - 1:05pm admin

The Anna-Jonesboro Community High School baseball team lost a doubleheader to host Marion Saturday, March 17.

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Murphysboro outscores Cobden

Fri, 03/23/2018 - 10:42am admin

Trailing 3-2 until the 6th inning, Cobden lost 12-2 to host Murphysboro in high school softball Friday, March 16.

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Hundreds expected to attend regional history fair

Fri, 03/23/2018 - 10:00am admin

High school and junior high students by the hundreds plan to converge on Southern Illinois University Carbondale for the annual Southern Illinois Regional History Fair on March 24.