Jonesboro
Jonesboro Public Library is planning to host a story hour program on Tuesdays in July and August.
Story hours are set for 2 p.m. on July 11, 18 and 25 and Aug. 1.
The library is located at 412 S. Main St. in Jonesboro. For more information, call 833-8121.
A celebration was held Tuesday, May 23, to say "job well done" to the coordinator of the Union County 911 emergency communications system.
The celebration also gave those in attendance an opportunity to welcome the system’s new coordinator.
The gathering was held in the community room at the Union...
An audit presentation was the focus of lengthy discussion at the most recent regular meeting of the Union County Board of Commissioners.
The meeting was held Friday morning, May 26, at the Union County Courthouse in Jonesboro.
The presentation was given by Kim Meyer of Hudgens & Meyer LLC...
Five students in Anna and Jonesboro were recently recognized at the Southern Illinois Reading Council’s Short Story Spring Celebration.
The celebration was held earlier this spring at the Carbondale Civic Center in Carbondale.
Schools from the 15 southermost counties in Illinois were invited to...
The Long Knives Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution presented the 2017 Outstanding Citizenship Awards to 18 recipients during April and May.
The award is given to high school seniors who exemplify a sincere academic attitude and good citizenship, and who display the qualities of...
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...
Jonesboro Public Library is planning to host a Junefest celebration on Saturday, June 3, in Jonesboro.
Hours for the festival are planned from 4 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in the parking lot at the Jonesboro Post Office.
The library will be selling barbeque sandwiches, potato salad, slaw, baked beans,...
Jaley Watkins of Jonesboro Elementary School was awarded the Southern Illinois Junior High School Athletic Association, SIJHSAA, Jim Burnes Leadership Award for Region 1 on Friday, May 5, at Alongi’s in Du Quoin.
Jaley is the daughter of Brad and Jaime Watkins.
SIJHSAA is one of two organizations...
(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...
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