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Dr. Susan Spellman, known in Anna and Jonesboro schools and among her squad of volunteers as the tutoring lady, is retiring.
For the past 14 years, Spellman, a Jonesboro resident, has trained and directed a volunteer program to tutor at-risk students in 1st through 8th grades in Anna and Jonesboro...
The 2017 Coach Ron/Willie Smith Speed Camp is scheduled June 12-15 at the Jonesboro Grade School.The school is located on Cook Street in Jonesboro.
Session times for the speed camp include:
2nd and 3rd grades: 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
4th and 5th grades: 10:30 a.m. to noon.
7th and 8th grades: 1 p.m....
Recent spring downpours and flooding have caused around $500,000 in damage in Union County.
An update on the flooding – and the damage that it caused – was shared at last week’s regular meeting of the Union County Board of Commissioners.
The meeting was Friday morning at the Union County Courthouse...
Thirteen teams gathered at Anna-Jonesboro Community High School on a recent cold and damp day for the Region 1 junior high track and field championship.
The Lick Creek Lady Eagles outdistanced second place Jonesboro 116-89 to win the title.
“I am very very proud of our kids. We moved some people...
High school graduation and 8th grade promotion celebrations are planned at public schools in Union County.
The schedule for the ceremonies includes:
Anna Community Consolidated District No. 37
8th grade promotion: Thursday, May 18, at 7:30 p.m.
Anna-Jonesboro Community High School No. 81
High...
A voluntary evacuation order for all of the areas of Union County which were affected by the recent threat of flooding conditions was lifted Monday afternoon, May 8.
The order was lifted at 4 p.m. Monday in a statement issued by Union County Sheriff Scott Harvel and Union County Board of...
A new edition of a book about Union County history was featured during a presentation held last Sunday afternoon at Stinson Memorial Library in Anna.
Local historian and author Darrel Dexter has written a new edition of the book titled “Pioneer Sketches of Union County, Illinois.”
The PAST...
Lick Creek School eased past rival Goreville to win the 65th Lick Creek Invitational Track Meet April 28.
It was a soggy day due to wet weather but the track was solid, but slick with some falls during the relays.
The meet started with the running events. The running events attracted 168 runners...
Topics ranging from an August solar eclipse and storage space to barking dogs, trash on local roads and finances were discussed at last week’s regular meeting of the Union County Board of Commissioners.
The meeting was Friday morning, April 28, at the Union County Courthouse in Jonesboro.
Solar...
Union County officials were hoping for the best as major flood conditions were in the forecast this week for the Mississippi and Big Muddy rivers in Southern Illinois.
The hopeful outlook came even as forecasts were calling for the possibility of more heavy rain on Wednesday and Thursday, today....
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