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The Illinois Department of Natural Resources, IDNR, honored eight individuals and two groups for exceptional volunteer service to the department and the people of the State of Illinois at the Illinois State Fair on Saturday, Aug. 20.
One of the individuals honored is from Southern Illinois.
The...
The focus of a new, not-for-profit Illinois Fairgrounds Foundation will be to emphasize capital improvements at the state fairgrounds in Du Quoin and Springfield.
“The state fair is the best place for Illinois to show off its products and accomplishments, and to ensure we can continue to do that,...
Fifty community leaders have successfully completed the year-long Delta Leadership Institute, DLI, Executive Academy, a program of the Delta Regional Authority, DRA.
Four of those who completed the program are from Southern Illinois.
The Executive Academy is a training program that brings together...
Cairo High School was represented when the National Beta Club hosted an annual Senior Beta Leadership Camp, formerly known as Beta BLC or the Broyhill Leadership Conference, at the Clyde Austin 4-H Center in Greeneville, Tenn., July 23-27.
Senior Beta Leadership Camp provided leadership skills for...
Click through the slideshow to see The Gazette-Democrat's collection of images from this year's Union County Fair.
The slideshow will be updated through the week to include upcoming events.
Auditions for Shawnee Community College’s upcoming production of Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” are scheduled Friday, Aug. 26, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday, Aug. 27, from 9 a.m. to noon.
Auditions will be in the educational center at Shawnee Community College’s main campus near Ullin.
The...
The Junior Miss and Little Miss Pulaski County Fair queen pageant took place under the pavilion at the fairgrounds in Pulaski on Tuesday, Aug. 16.
The Junior Miss Pulaski County Fair Queen 2016 is Allison Wilburn. She also won Miss Congeniality.
The Little Miss Pulaski County Fair Queen 2016 is...
Stevens Aircraft Solutions, SAS, is offering a unique opportunity for those who are planning to attend the 2016 Union County Fair in Anna. The fair is underway at the Anna City Park in Anna.
SAS, which is based in Paducah, is offering fairgoers an opportunity to go on a helicopter flight.
The...
Recent social media posts have led to concerns about the future of Bethany Village, a women’s shelterin Anna which offers a place for women and children to stay during their time of need.
Some posts suggested the shelter was on the verge of completely shutting down.
Bethany Village’s executive...
Several Union County animal control program workers and volunteers recently made a special trip to South Dakota.
Dr. Ray Heinrichs, a local veterinarian, his wife Debbie, Union County animal control program deputy administrator Derk Wright and program volunteer Ashley Trexler all made the journey...
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