Athletes from Union County high schools earned postseason South Egyptian Conference honors.
The student athletes have been named to first teams and second teams in volleyball, baseball, softball and basketball.
First Team All-Conference Volleyball
Meredith Flamm, Cobden. Alaina Hartline, Cobden....
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...
Flood warnings continued last week for the Ohio and Mississippi rivers in the region.
The website for the National Weather Service office in Paducah reported on May 31 that a flood warning continued for the Ohio River at the Grand Chain dam and at Cairo.
The warning for the Ohio River affected...
This week, let's start with some words of wisdom...
...what once was lost, now is found...
...third time's a charm...
...seek, and ye shall find...
...and a thought or two from your intrepid scribe in response to the thoughts, including an explanation for the big ol' map you see this week...
What...
With summer just around the corner, the Wildcat Youth Football League is getting prepared for another season.
The league, which includes teams for 1st grade through 8th grade, welcomes students from all Union County schools to compete and build a base of fundamental skills that will apply not only...
Union County Women in Business each year awards scholarships to local students.
Scholarships are presented to students who are in the top 40 percent of their class, who have a strong record of leadership and community involvement while in high school and plans for studies and a career in business...
Damaging winds accompanied storms which swept through the Union County area last Saturday evening.
The National Weather Service office in Paducah reported on its website that multiple rounds of severe thunderstorms impacted the Middle Mississippi Valley on the first day of the Memorial Day holiday...
Union County joined the nation in commemorating Memorial Day on Monday, May 29.
Memorial Day services were Monday morning at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Carroll P. Foster Post No. 3455 post near Anna and at the Cobden Cemetery in Cobden.
Large crowds were in attendance for both of the services to...
(Editor’s note: the following article is shared by Susan Odum, who is a University of Illinois Extension community economic development educator.)
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Early June is a great time to enjoy the excellence of Southern Illinois’ grape and wine industry at one of the many vineyards within the boundary of...
Flood warnings continued this week for the Mississippi and Big Muddy rivers in Southern Illinois and Southeast Missouri.
Union County is bordered by both of the rivers.
The National Weather Service office at Paducah reported early this week on its website that a flood warning for the Mississippi...