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Thanksgiving is a time when families and friends gather around delicious food to express gratitude and spend quality time together.
Pet owners may want to involve their furry friends in the celebration by being extra generous with the table scraps, but many of these tasty handouts can be harmful...
The Anna Police Department is currently conducting an investigation into a reported robbery, which occurred on Thursday, Nov. 17, at approximately 9:20 p.m., at the Farm Fresh store, located at 155 West Vienna Street.
A store clerk reported an unknown male subject entered the store at approximately...
The Union County Alliance of Churches plans to have its annual Thanksgiving worship service on Tuesday, Nov. 22.
The interdenominational service is set for 7 p.m. at Kornthal Church.
The church is located south of Jonesboro, just off Illinois Route 127.
The community is invited to attend the...
A deadline is approaching for those who might want to have a Thanksgiving dinner offered through the ministry of a Union County church.
Again this year, the First Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Anna plans to provide a free Thanksgiving dinner for anyone who would like to participate.
Delivery...
The 96th interdenominational laymen’s breakfast is planned Monday, Nov. 21, in Anna.
The breakfast is scheduled to begin at 7 a.m. at the Main Street Center.
The center (the former Sunshine Inn building) is located across the street from the First Evangelical Presbyterian Church.
Laymen’s...
A Veterans Day parade was held Friday afternoon, Nov. 11, in Anna. The parade again was sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Carroll P. Foster Post No. 3455 of Anna.
The main part of the parade route was through the downtown Anna area. Hundreds of people were on hand to watch the parade, which...
The Union County Economic Development Corporation, UCEDC, met Wednesday, Nov. 9, at the Union County Courthouse in Jonesboro.
High school students from the Union County CEO program gave a presentation regarding their plans to produce a publication called “Hearing Our Hometown Heartbeat,” which will...
Union County residents had a chance to see a supermoon in the nighttime sky last Saturday and Sunday.
The NASA website posted information about the supermoon.
NASA explained that the supermoon which could be seen Monday night, Nov. 14, was “especially ‘super’ because it’s the closest full moon to...
Union County’s proposed tentative budget for the 2016-2017 fiscal year has been posted for public viewing.
The tentative, and balanced, budget was approved at a special meeting of the Union County Board of Commissioners which was held first thing Monday morning, Nov. 14. The meeting was at the...
Parade, wreath-laying ceremony, program at Anna school among local events held to honor those who have served.
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