Crime watch meeting and pageant events in Carterville
Williamson County Board Chair Brent Gentry announces a follow up Neighborhood Crime Watch meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Carterville Community Center. Mayors Mansey Fuqua and Herron urged Gentry to call the meeting and 80 neighborhood signs have been ordered. Also, Little Mr. and Miss Carterville Pageant registration opens 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Cannon Park Shelter for ages 5 to 7 in Cambria Crainville Carterville with prizes for top ticket sellers. Call Janet at 985-5157.
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Crime Watch
Williamson County Board
Brent Gentry
Carterville
Bill Mansey
Evelyn Fuqua
Crainville
Bill Herron
Cambria
Gentry
Cannon Park Shelter
Small business disaster loans open in several counties
The U S Administration announces federal disaster loans for Adams, Alexander, Calhoun, Jackson, Madison, Monroe, Pulaski, Randolph, St. Clair and Union counties to aid farmers and small businesses hit by a March freeze. Contact SBA at 800 659 2955 or download an application from sba gov and mail by February 26, 2008 to Fort Worth, Texas.
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U.S. Small Business Administration
Adams
Alexander
Calhoun
Jackson
Madison
Monroe
Pulaski
Randolph
St. Clair
Union
Secretary of Agriculture
SBA
Sba.gov
Kingsport Road
Fort Worth
Texas
Forum highlights poverty in five Southern Illinois counties
About a dozen people attended a Murphysboro forum on poverty as part of Heartland Alliance's From Poverty to Opportunity Campaign. Doug Schenkelberg cited Jackson Perry Washington Randolph and Monroe counties with Jackson at extreme poverty levels above 13 percent of households.
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Murphysboro
Illinois
Heartland Alliance
Doug Schenkelberg
Mid- America
Institute On Poverty
Jackson
Perry
Washington
Randolph
Monroe
Schenkelberg
Midwest
Jackson County
Paul Newton
Phyillis Hammel
Chester
Sarah Heyer
Carbondale
SIU Carbondale Holds Summer Commencement at SIU Arena
Brandon Lukes-Howard signals back to his family as Southern Illinois University Carbondale celebrates summer commencement in SIU Arena. DiAnne Fuhrwek and Jo Ann Olinger smile during the graduation processional as graduates receive their diplomas and congratulations.
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Brandon Lukes-Howard
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
SIU
DiAnne Fuhrwek
Jo Ann Olinger
Millionaire auction draws Marion crowd for big prize bid
Nicole Charles and Russell Rowan joined hundreds at Illinois Centre mall in Marion to bid with Mega Millionaire money. They claimed a 1.6 billion dollar prize for a 2005 Pontiac Sunfire, aided by friends and neighbors. The couple, planning marriage in spring, celebrated their win while awaiting more prizes.
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Marion
Makanda
Nicole Charles
Russell Rowan
Illinois Centre Mall
Rowan
Charles
Auffenburg
Carbondale
Cobden Peach Festival Parade Marks 150th Birthday
Cobden families and visitors filled the village for the annual Peach Festival parade, a homecoming-style event that drew hundreds. Ken and Eumice Chilman, longtime residents, noted the parade’s growth and Cobden’s 150th birthday celebration, with attendees singing along to festivities.
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Cobden
Union County
Eumice Chilman
Sunday Peach Festival Pops Up In Cobden Park Events
Union County Museum and General Store hosts Sunday’s Peach Festival from 1 to 5 p.m. at Cobden Community Park shelter with rain plan at First Baptist Church. Gospel Crusaders perform 1 to 1 45 p.m. followed by worship 2 to 2 45 p.m. and a period clothing and beard contest 3 to 4 p.m. Tammy Washer Band at 4 40 p.m. A picnic pot luck, quilt auction, and raffle close the day at 5 p.m. All exhibits and events are free.
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Union County Museum and General Store
Cobden
First Baptist Church
South Walker
Gospel Crusaders
Tammy Washer Band
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John Homan
Jeff Smith
Heartlandalliance.org
Illinois Coalition For Community Services
SIU Arena
al Newton
1Ee Millionaire
Pag
Bethany Krajel
Steve Jahnke
Mary Anna Weakley
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