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Saturday's #618STRONG parade honors southern Illinois pandemic heroesSep 22, 2021 1:00 am - Mt. Vernon will play host to the #618STRONG parade at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 25, to honor southern Illinois heroes of the pandemic. The parade is part of the Mt. Vern...
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Letters to the editor: Not getting the vaccine is plain stupidSep 22, 2021 1:00 am - To the editor: I have been biting my tongue but I can't any longer. I must write about COVID. I am an old retired guy but the Carbondale community and Memorial Hospital ...
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Franklin County land transfersSep 22, 2021 1:00 am - The following land transfers were filed between Aug. 30 to Sept. 17, 2021, in Franklin County. • Sellers, Dixie Sneed, James Sneed; buyers, Chantelle Meisser, Julia Meis...
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Mike Roux's Outdoor Journal: Dove are hard targetsSep 22, 2021 1:00 am - Flying targets are very difficult for most people, and dove are some of the most challenging flying targets. Let's take just a few minutes to make sure you make your sho...
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Letter to the editor: Lack of ICU beds due to COVID is a tragedySep 21, 2021 11:00 pm - To the editor: I have held my tongue for months but can do so no longer. Yesterday, I read an article published in the Carbondale Times titled, "Number of available ICU ...
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Recent COVID-19 surge postpones SI Made Expo until July 2022Sep 21, 2021 1:00 am - Given the uptick in positive COVID-19 cases throughout southern Illinois, state Sen. Dale Fowler (R-Harrisburg) and the Southern Illinois Chambers of Commerce have deci...
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District 300 hopeful saliva tests for COVID will be available soonSep 21, 2021 1:00 am - Du Quoin Unit District 300 has reached out to the University of Illinois in hopes of obtaining the SHIELD saliva tests that can determine within 24 hours if a student ha...
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Letter to the editor: U.S. must do more to strengthen power grid against attackSep 21, 2021 1:00 am - To the editor: We must do more to strengthen our power grid against an electromagnetic pulse event. Such an event can result from an attack by terrorists or by another c...
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CHS girls volleyball: team opens conference play with sweep of SpartaSep 21, 2021 1:00 am - The Chester High School Lady Jacket Volleyball Team split the last two games of Week 4 with a loss to the Gibault Lady Hawks and a sweep of the Sparta Lady Bulldogs in t...
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CGS students honored for characterSep 21, 2021 1:00 am - Twelve CGS students have received the first Character Awards for the 2021-22 school year. Winners are Penelope Benson, Blake Brown, Hope Calvin, Jackson Conway, Wyatt Cu...