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Union County Hospital in Anna plans to sponsor a Wii Tournament during its annual Health Fair, which is scheduled Friday, Oct. 9.
The competition is open to 6th through 12th grade students who are attending schools located in Union County.
Registration will be from 9 a.m. to noon. The...
A Lincoln-Douglas debate traveling exhibit is scheduled to be on display in Anna on Saturday, Oct. 31.
The exhibit can be viewed from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Anne's Church, which is located along South Main Street.
The exhibit is from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in...
With the fall semester well underway, Shawnee Community College students are busy with assignments and activities.
All students planning on graduating in December are reminded by the college that they must submit the application for graduation form on or before Thursday, Oct. 29.
Applications...
Willis Edward Bates is escorted out of the Union County Sheriff's office in Jonesboro after being booked Monday night. Photo by The Gazette-Democrat.
Mississippi Bluffs District Ranger Dan Lentz reports that the annual flooding of the Oakwood Bottoms Greentree Reservoir began during the week of Oct. 5.
In preparation for fall prescribed burning, spring timber stand improvement and tree planting, units 7, 8 and 13 are being left dry.
Petitions voicing support for the expansion and continued operation of the Illinois Veterans Home in Anna were presented to the Union County Board of Commissioners this week.
The petitions and other support were presented to the county board at its regular meeting Monday in Jonesboro.
The county...
In the aftermath of Monday's violent attack at the First Baptist Church in Anna, staff members at other local churches were paying closer attention to safety and security concerns, as were local schools and others.
Anna Heights Baptist Church instituted a lockdown.
Similar action was taken at...
Plans are moving forward on the development of a proposed soccer/recreational complex in Anna.
The Union County Recreational Corporation this week released an update on the project.
The corporation is working to develop a recreational complex which would be available for all of Union County to...
Union County ColorFest pageants were presented Saturday, Oct. 10, in the gymnasium at Jonesboro Grade School.
Twenty-two girls from the area participated in the 2009 pageants.
Each participant received a trophy and a goody bag.
The first runners-up received a $50 savings bond donated by Anna-...
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