The Thebes Historical Society hosted a Memorial Day celebration on Saturday and Sunday, May 27-28. Visitors had an opportunity to see improvements at the historic Thebes Courthouse, including new bookcases which had been built by Dale Shumaker.
Flood warnings continued last week for the Ohio and Mississippi rivers in the region.
The website for the National Weather Service office in Paducah reported on May 31 that a flood warning continued for the Ohio River at the Grand Chain dam and at Cairo.
The warning for the Ohio River affected...
A Memorial Day weekend celebration is planned at the Thebes Historical Courthouse on Saturday and Sunday, May 27-28.
Activities are planned from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day at the Thebes landmark.
A community worship service is planned at the courthouse at 10 a.m. on Sunday.
The Rev. Brent Gordon...
A Memorial Day weekend celebration is planned at the Thebes Historical Courthouse on Saturday and Sunday, May 27-28.
Activities are planned from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day at the Thebes landmark.
A community worship service is planned at the courthouse at 10 a.m. on Sunday.
The Rev. Brent Gordon...
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...
Area residents once again face the impact of major flooding.
Rivers rose to flood levels after very heavy rain fell in the region.
Flood warnings were in effect late last week for rivers throughout the region.
Heavy rain was falling in Union County Thursday morning, when this issue of Monday’s Pub...
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....
Flood warnings remained in effect in the region this week for the Mississippi and Ohio rivers.
The National Weather Service office in Paducah last week issued flood warnings for both rivers.
Recent heavy rainfall upstream on both rivers was leading to rising levels on both rivers.
Union County is...