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A celebration was held Tuesday, May 23, to say "job well done" to the coordinator of the Union County 911 emergency communications system.
The celebration also gave those in attendance an opportunity to welcome the system’s new coordinator.
The gathering was held in the community room at the Union...
An audit presentation was the focus of lengthy discussion at the most recent regular meeting of the Union County Board of Commissioners.
The meeting was held Friday morning, May 26, at the Union County Courthouse in Jonesboro.
The presentation was given by Kim Meyer of Hudgens & Meyer LLC...
A special event was held Thursday evening, June 1, in Cobden to celebrate the 2016-2017 Union County CEO program.
The celebration, attended by about 100 people, was held at The Old Feed Store in downtown Cobden.
CEO stands for Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities.
The 2016-2017 annual report for...
“Rule Number 1: Anything is Possible”
With those words, author and former Union County resident Don Michel opens his newly published book.
Michel’s book is titled “Getting to Know...Walter Cronkite, Buckminister Fuller, Michael DeBakey, MD, Arthur Godfrey, Ann Landers and the Officer Who Arrested...
Five students in Anna and Jonesboro were recently recognized at the Southern Illinois Reading Council’s Short Story Spring Celebration.
The celebration was held earlier this spring at the Carbondale Civic Center in Carbondale.
Schools from the 15 southermost counties in Illinois were invited to...
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health, IDPH, is reporting the first mosquitoes to test positive for West Nile virus in Illinois for 2017.
Madison County Health Department staff collected mosquitoes testing positive on May 22-23 in Godfrey.
Monitoring for West Nile virus in...
Olive Branch native Glen Browning has been involved with thumbpicking since he was 8 years old, but he never thought he would be recognized with a prestigious award for his hobby.
In September of 2015, Browning received the National Thumbpickers Hall of Fame award for supporting musician. Browning...
The 2017 Annabelle Street Festival is planned Friday and Saturday, June 9-10, in Anna.
The festival celebrates the heritage of the Annabelle hydrangea plant and its connection to the Union County community.
Festival activities are planned from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday in the downtown Anna area.
The...
The Thebes Historical Society hosted a Memorial Day celebration on Saturday and Sunday, May 27-28. Visitors had an opportunity to see improvements at the historic Thebes Courthouse, including new bookcases which had been built by Dale Shumaker.
An American Red Cross blood drive is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, June 8, at the First Baptist Church at 409 Morgan St. in Anna.
Blood and platelet donors of all types are currently needed.
For more information about being a donor, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-...
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