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The Union County Board of Commissioners is continuing work on drafting a Fiscal Year 2009-2010 budget.
The county's new fiscal year begins on Dec. 1 and continues through Nov. 30, 2010.
Discussion about the budget was on the agenda at this week's regular meeting of the county board.
The meeting...
A Union County man awaits sentencing after he was found guilty of solicitation of murder for hire by a jury.
Union County State’s Attorney Tyler R. Edmonds on Thursday, Oct. 22, announced that a jury had found Brian W. Rodgers, 30, of Anna, guilty of the Class X felony charge.
The verdict was...
One person called what was unfolding Tuesday evening in Anna as "the miracle on Route 146."
Thanks to overwhelming community support, Short Enterprises raised nearly $12,000 Tuesday to help the victims of a recent horrific assault at a church in Anna.
The benefit fundraiser was held from 4 p.m....
A Recognition Day ceremony Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 7, officially kicked off a 140th anniversary celebration at the Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in Anna.
The ceremony was held outdoors in front of the landmark main building on the Choate Center campus under a blue October sky...
The First Evangelical Presbyterian Church is planning to have free activities for children and their families on ColorFest Saturday.
Activities will take place on the church's new parking lot along South Main Street in downtown Anna.
Hours are from 9 a.m. to noon.
Free hot dogs, drinks and...
Lick Creek School is planning to host a fall festival Saturday, Oct. 24. Hours are from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The festival is open to students, parents, families, friends and the community.
Games, food, prizes and entertainment are planned.
Games will include fishing, a duck pond, a sucker tree,...
Classic cars, aprons and art will be featured this weekend in Cobden.
A Fall Festival is planned in downtown Cobden on Saturday, Oct. 3. A variety of activities are being planned.
A Cobden Cruise nonjudged car show sponsored by Southern Counties Autos Unlimited will be the main feature of the...
A backyard barbecue competition is planned Friday and Saturday, Oct. 2-3, in downtown Alto Pass.
The event is being sponsored by the Alto Pride Community Group and Hickory Ridge BBQ.
A "Kid's-Q" competition with two age groups, 6-10 and 11-15, is planned.
Food vendors will be present both...
Shawnee National Forest supervisor Allen Nicholas, and the Mississippi Bluffs District Ranger Dan Lentz congratulate Linda and Duane Hileman and the many individuals on the Jonesboro Lincoln-Douglas debate sesquicentennial committee.
The Lincoln-Douglas project is a winner of the Governor’s Home...
The Children's Medical Resource Network in Anna plans to sponsor Kid's Fest Saturday, Oct. 10, in Anna.
The event will take place at the Anna City Park.
Kid's Fest will feature the sixth annual wiener dog race and wiener dog fashion show.
Kid's Fest activities are scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p....
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