October 2018

In honor of Jonesboro’s bicentennial, local storytellers will be featured in a special tour of the Jonesboro Cemetery which is planned on Saturday, Oct. 13, starting at 10:30 a.m. Taking the roles of several of the town’s most important and prominent residents who are now buried there, actors and historians will bring the history of Jonesboro to life with tales from their characters’ lives and the influence they had on Union County. Some of the people participating in the event are, from left to right, Barb

'Cemetery walk' planned during bicentennial

Fri, 10/12/2018 - 9:38am admin

A “cemetery walk” is one of the events which is being planned for the City of Jonesboro’s bicentennial celebration.

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A-J rallies for big win on road at Du Quoin

Fri, 10/12/2018 - 9:32am admin

With a little over 2 minutes remaining in the game and trailing by a point, the Anna-Jonesboro Community High School football team opted to run for the conversion points.

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Jonesboro plans bicentennial celebration

Thu, 10/11/2018 - 6:14pm admin

A celebration 200 years in the making is planned this weekend in Union County.

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IDNR tracking EHD cases in white-tailed deer

Thu, 10/11/2018 - 9:55am admin

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources, IDNR, reported on Sept.

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Area had record heat during early October

Thu, 10/11/2018 - 9:53am admin

After a week of summer-like temperatures in Southern Illinois, Southeast Missouri and Western Kentucky, much cooler weather was in the forecast for the region.

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The Gazette-Democrat 10/11/18

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Faulkner, Garcia Marquez conference set at Southeast

Wed, 10/10/2018 - 9:57am admin

The Center for Faulkner Studies plans to host a Faulkner and García Márquez Conference Oct. 11-13 on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau.