Du Quoin area briefs: Free COVID testing in Pinckneyville

<b>Free COVID-19 testing in Pinckneyville</b>

The Illinois Department of Public Health will hold free coronavirus testing from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 20 at Pinckneyville Community Hospital, 5383 State Route 154, Anyone can be tested, regardless of symptoms or immigration status. There is no cost to the individual for testing, but people should bring their insurance card if they have one. However, insurance is not required. Specimens will be collected using a simple nasal swab. Drive-through and walk-up testing are both available at most locations. Because site locations are subject to change, check the IDPH website before you go, at www.dph.illinois.gov/testing/mobile-testing-sites.

<b>Keep the cheer here!</b>

The Du Quoin Chamber of Commerce and its member businesses will celebrate Small Business Saturday on Nov. 28 with a day full of prize drawings and one grand prize at the end of the day. Shoppers are invited to have their punch cards stamped as they visit participating local businesses, increasing their chances of winning one of the hourly prizes or the big $250 grand prize to be drawn at 5 p.m. Hourly prizes will be drawn starting at 10 a.m. and announced on 97.1 FM.