Peach Festival parade lights Cobden centennial parade day
Hundreds gathered in Cobden for the Peach Festival parade as part of the village sesquicentennial celebration. About 60 floats rolled by under a hot afternoon sun while residents and visitors enjoyed candy, popsicles, and balloons. Dozens of entrants included Appleknocker cheerleaders and queen contestants, with the crowning planned for late Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miranda Timmons
Timmons
Morgan
Cobden
Steve Jahnke
Williamson County
Avnad Shriners Motor Patrol
Appleknocker Drive
Forum in Murphysboro Maps Rural Poverty Solutions
A forum focusing on local responses to Illinois poverty featured a color coded map showing extreme poverty concentrated in Southern Illinois. Speakers urged citizen involvement, planned a statewide report for January, and highlighted Gorham in Jackson County as a community showing signs of renewed life through local action and visible improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schenkelberg
Illinois
Joe Dunn
Illinois Coalition For Community Services
Springfield
Gorham
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Vandalism probe finds up to a dozen homes harmed
Jackson County deputies investigate acts of vandalism across a Union Hill Road subdivision with mailboxes set ablaze yard lights damaged graffiti and driveway markings. Herrin police report a Friday night fight at Third and Bond Streets leading to multiple arrests for mob action including Adam Walker Margie Schaubert Matthew Wilson Shiann Johnson Charles Schaubert Sr Charles Schaubert Jr Evan Collier Timothy Ray Luis Romero David Cox and Ryan Crawford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County Sheriff's Department
Union Hill Road
Third
Bond
Adam Walker
Margie Schaubert
Matthew Wilson
Shiann Johnson
Charles Schaubert Sr
Charles Schaubert, Jr
Evan Collier
Timothy Ray
Luis Romero
David Cox
Herrin
Ryan Crawford
Energy
Community events share meals and reflections in local venues
A morning blood drive runs 8 a.m. to noon at Zion UCC in Marion. Hiroshima Day observance begins with a 5:30 p.m. potluck at Church of the Good Shepherd UCC in Carbondale, followed by a 6:15 p.m. student report on the U.S. Social Forum and a 7 p.m. bombing anniversary reflection open to the public. Call 549 7193 or 521 4239 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zion Ucc
W. Cherry Marion
Church of the Good Shepherd United Church of Christ
Orchard Drive
Carbondale
SIUC
U.S
Wyats Coming Universal Spirituality Barbecue Event
Wyatt s COMING Universal Spirituality barbecue at Turley Park Carbondale starts 7 p m Monday plates napkins plasticware and grill supplies provided guests bring potluck items Perry County Night Out 5 to 9 p m Tuesday Perry County Fairgrounds Pinckneyville features food games fireworks displays by local county and state police fire departments and ambulance services
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turley Park
Carbondale
Perry County
Perry County Fairgrounds
Pinckneyville
Births listed from Carbondale and nearby hospitals on July 24–30 2007
A listing of newborns with parents and birth dates from Memorial Hospital of Carbondale Heartland Regional Medical Center and related facilities. Entries include multiple couples such as Michelle Allen and Matthew Thorn a son on July 30 2007 and Gerrice Armour and Brandon Washington a daughter on July 30 2007, among others across several dates and hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Michelle
Thorn
Matthew
Heartland Regional Medical Center
Armour
Gerrice
Washington
Brandon
Memorial Hospital of Carbondale
Bird
Kimberly
Michael
Boyd
Tina
Shawn
Tarver
Eric
Brown
Dawn
Larry
Campbell
April
Rafe
Perry IV
Memorial Hospital of Carbondale Carnes
Katrina
Joshua
Crabtree
Jessa
Taylor
Justin
Delcid
Maria
Moreno
Marco
Devore
Simone
Richard Jr
Durham
Leah
Edwards
Jennifer
Garavalia
Rebecca
Patrick
Jenny
William
Henderson
Kotter
Stephen
Humm
Adams
Isaac
Ingram
Victoria
Steven
Memorial Hospital of
Carbondale
Meza
Mariana
Roberto
Moleman
Brittany
James
Memorial Hospital
Parmly
Brittnn
Pratis
Jeremiah
Peterson
Kevin
Memorial Hospita of
Pierceall
Katie
Arndt
Price
Pete
Sauerbrunn
Sarah
Adam
Smith
Tamara
Heartland Regional Medical Cerp
Stanley
Melvin
T.J
Troutt
Sonya
Jody
Wagley
Patricia
Jerry
Wieland-Hayes
Kyle
Hayes
Free children's orthopedic clinic in Marion Friday
The Marion South District Elks Lodges will host a free children's orthopedic assessment clinic from 2 to 4 p.m. Friday August 24 at Heartland Regional Medical Center Marion. Dr. Alan Froehling of Mount Vernon will perform the assessments. Appointments are via the Illinois Elks Crippled Children's Program 1 to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday at 1 800 272 0074.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion — South District
Elks
Heartland Regional Medical Center
Marion
Alan Froehling
Mount Vernon
Ilinois Elks Crippled Children’s
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bethany.krajelis
Thesouthern.com
Dunn
Bethany, Krajelis
Thesouthern
iLevel
L. Ft
Mohawk Carpet Remnant Sale
Bruce
Ark Wenue
Konecto
Royal Building Products
Coe
Sslumber.doubest.com
Wyat
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!