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Union County emergency services agencies this week are releasing eclipse safety announcements. The announcements come as local officials prepare for an Aug. 21 total solar eclipse. The eclipse is expected to bring thousands of visitors to Southern Illinois, where the period of totality for the...
On Monday, Aug. 21, a solar eclipse will be visible across the entire United States.   The last total solar eclipse seen coast to coast in the United States was in 1918.   Starting shortly before noon and lasting until 2:45 p.m. Central Time on Aug. 21, people in Illinois will be able to see the...
From left are Margaret Ann Grace; Jeanine Woods, a Cairo Women’s Shelter representative; and June Badgley. They are shown presenting and receiving the $200 grant.
June Badgley, the chairperson of the Pulaski-Alexander Illinois Association for Home and Community Education, HCE, recently applied for a grant to benefit the Cairo Women’s Shelter.   As a result, Margaret Ann Grace, Pulaski-Alexander IAHCE international chairperson, received notice from Patricia...
Horseshoe Lakers 4-H Club members Maisie Sitton and Breyden Martin were two of several members who helped stock the pantry with necessity items. Photo provided.
The Horseshoe Lakers 4-H Club recently opened its first Community Helpers Pantry location. For two weeks, the pantry will be located at the Horseshoe Lake Community Building in Olive Branch. Members of the 4-H club will stock the pantry with school supplies, as well as pet, baby and toiletry items...
The Anna Police Department has asked for the public's assistance in identifying two subjects who are allegedly involved in credit card tampering.  The police department was contacted by an identity theft victim from the Effingham area who stated her debit card number was used without her authority...
A meet and greet event with Dr. Peggy Bradford is planned Friday evening, Aug. 18, in Cairo. Bradford is the new president of Shawnee Community College.  She is a native of Pulaski County. The meet and greet event is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. at The Jones Place at 2044 Martin Luther King Dr. ...
An open house is planned Thursday, Aug. 10, at the new Meridian Elementary School in Mounds. The open house is scheduled from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Refreshments will be served.
Pulaski-Alexander Soil and Water Conservation District chairman Dale Shumaker has been honored for his service. Shumaker was recognized for his 20 years of service as a soil and water conservation district director at the recent 69th annual meeting of the Association of the Illinois Soil and Water...
Registration for fall semester classes continues at Shawnee Community College. Fall classes are scheduled to begin Aug. 16. The schedule of classes is available at the main campus near Ullin and at each of the college’s extension centers in Anna, Cairo and Metropolis. The college offers 54 degrees...
Shawnee Hills Christian Academy in Anna is scheduled to start a new academic year on Tuesday, Aug. 8.   The academy is a not-for-profit private school that provides kindergarten through 12th grade education in a small, God-centered environment. Students of different ages study in classrooms...

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