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The African Children’s Choir is scheduled to perform Friday, Sept. 6, at the First Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Anna.
The concert is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. The church is located at 315 South St.
African Children’s Choir concerts are free and open to all.
A free-will offering is taken...
A 2019 Union County Fair queen was crowned Sunday night in Anna.
A 2019 Little Miss Union County Fair and a 2019 Junior Miss Union County Fair also were crowned.
The queen pageant was held at the Anna City Park, the home of the Union County Fair.
Grace Pitts of Cobden was crowned as the Union...
Our Union County Roots is a monthly column by the Union County Historical and Genealogy Society.
The society, founded in 1972, owns and operates the Union County Museum in Cobden. The society publishes a newsletter featuring historical research three times per year.
The society can be contacted...
The Anna-Jonesboro Community High School Athletic Department once again is offering reserved parking/tailgating spaces for all home varsity games.
The school noted that the procedure for securing a space will be the same as for previous years.
Fans will be able to submit sealed bids, with payment...
Family, friends, fellow church members and community members gathered last Saturday to share best wishes with a retired Union County physician on his 90th birthday.
Dr. Carroll Loomis of Anna was honored during a celebration which was held in the fellowship hall at the First Presbyterian Church in...
A special task force of lawmakers, state officials and other stakeholders has released strategic plans for Pyramid State Park and the World Shooting and Recreation Complex in Sparta.
The studies were facilitated by Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Innovation and Economic Development...
Long drive entertainment is coming to the Tom Sherrill Memorial Golf Scramble Sept. 21 at the Union County Country Club in Anna.
The entertainment will be in conjunction with the Lick Creek School Educational Foundation fund raiser held annually. This will be the ninth year for the golf scramble....
Shawnee School District No. 84 held a Meet the Teacher event in preparation for the 2019-2020 academic year on Wednesday, Aug. 14.
Students got the opportunity to meet their teachers, collect their books and find their lockers.
The night also featured door prizes, school supplies, refreshments,...
A junior livestock auction, two nights of demolition derby action and many other events are scheduled as the 2019 Union County Fair in Anna wraps up.
The fair is underway at the Anna City Park in Anna. Activities continue through Sunday afternoon.
Here’s a look at the schedule of events:
Thursday...
The National Weather Service office in Paducah is looking for people in the area who enjoy recording weather conditions in their own backyards.
Those who like to record weather conditions in the area are invited to join the CoCoRaHS network.
All additional new CoCoRaHS observers are welcome in...
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