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Union County chief information officer Rollie Hawk presented an annual report last week.
Hawk presented the report at a regular meeting of the Union County Board of Commissioners.
The meeting was Friday morning at the Union County Board of Commissioners.
The report highlighted what Hawk described...
In the late summer and fall of this year, the Anna-Jonesboro Water Commission will be constructing the first major upgrades to its water treatment facility since the mid-1990s.
The water treatment facility supplies water to customers of the City of Anna, the City of Jonesboro, the Shawnee Valley...
Plans are moving forward on the establishment of a joint 911 communications system which will serve Union and Alexander counties.
The move, however, is not being made without some concerns.
The establishment of the joint system was addressed at a special meeting of the Union County Board of...
The Anna Police Department is asking for the public's assistance with identifying a subject in reference to an alleged theft at Anna Walmart.
Walmart reported a female entered the store on Friday, Sept. 2, and while inside the store, she allegedly concealed three bottles of liquor inside her purse...
Pets Are Worth Saving Inc., PAWS, reports that since kicking off the “Build a Better Dog (and Cat) House” capital campaign in December 2015, they have collected over $120,000.
PAWS recently received a $50,000 donation from Bill, and the late Mary Ann, Eblen, to push the total to this amount.
The...
Shawnee School District 84 teacher Kiri Lomax’s 1st grade class wrote a thank you letter to the Union County Sheriff’s Office for keeping them and the school safe during last week’s manhunt.
The students were going to send the letter to Sheriff Scott Harvel, but he surprised the students on Monday...
Last Sunday morning, the sky over Anna and Union County was a bright blue. The sun was shining brightly, too.
Fifteen years ago, on Sept. 11, 2001, the sky over Union County was a bright blue, also – and the sun was shining brightly on that day, too.
On that day in 2001, terrorists attacked the...
Record-setting precipitation was recorded in the region during August.
The summer of 2016 also has been a record-setter when it comes to rainfall.
The National Weather Service office in Paducah reported on its website that “numerous locations” in Southern Illinois, Southeast Missouri and Western...
Plans are underway to establish a Big Brother/Big Sister program in Pulaski County.
The plans were announced by Richard Grigsby, president of the Alexander-Pulaski County Chapter of the NAACP and Jim Flummer, Pulaski County state's attorney.
An organizational meeting for representatives of all...
During September, the visitors center at Giant City State Park near Makanda is hosting a quilt exhibit by local artist and nature enthusiast Pradnya Dharmadhikari.
The exhibit includes quilts that display trees, flowers and nature landscapes.
The Giant City visitors center plans to host new art...
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