Carbondale seeks broader list to hire black police
Carbondale officials move to change hiring rules after affirmative action concerns. The board will allow the chief and city manager to consider the full eligible list rather than only the top three, addressing a disparity between black officers and the black population.
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Carbondale
Cleveland Matthew
Board of Fire and Police Commissioners
Edward Hogan
Carroll Fry
Elizabeth Byrnes
Matthews
Montessori preschool opens in Murphysboro this fall
The Southern Illinois Montessori School will operate at 507 N. 9th St. with classes for children age 2 to 6. Tuition is 950 dollars yearly, five days a week, and the first day of class is August 26.
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Murphysboro
Evelyn Teaff
Southern Illinois Montessori School
Valle Grocery Store
N. 9Th St
Teaff
Southwest Montessori Training Center
St. Louis
Cairo
Shepherds
Mark
Champaign
Shepherd
Nancy Quisenberry
SIUC
Buncombe fire unit in danger
Buncombe Mayor Gene Marks warns the Buncombe Volunteer Fire Department could vanish if residents do not volunteer. Only eight of 231 residents are involved, with three living outside village limits. A state inspection is expected this year. past ratings rose from no rating to 8, but a 10 would mean no department.
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Buncombe
Gene Marks
Marks
Illinois
Vienna Fire Department
Johnson County
Kingfisher Pottery Piece Repaired By B J Murrie of Carbondale
In 1895 dating, a Weller kingfisher ware piece was rescued and restored by B J Murrie of Carbondale. The craftsman, noted as a Baptist pastor, author, and local renovator, described hours of painstaking recreation before displaying it at Lake City antique show where a dealer offered 150 dollars. He now keeps the piece at home beside his chair, admiring it daily.
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Ben Gelman
Southern Illinois
B. J. Murrie
Carbondale
Weiler
Murrie
the Illinois Baptist
Southern Illinois University
Ewing College
Illinois
Camp Breckinridge
Kentucky
SIUC
Presley
Holy Land
Weller
Samuel Weller
Fultonham
Ohio
Zanesville
Lake City
Fla
P. D. Johnson
Morrie
Christopher killing suspect arrested in Perry County
Du Quoin man is in custody in Perry County jail in the killing of Billie Ann Melvin of Christopher. Police say the 29-year-old was found dead with strangulation and blunt force injuries in her home. A knife linked to the case was found and James M. Drake of Du Quoin is held awaiting transfer.
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Seagle
Melvin
Appino
Illinois
Franklin County
Vernon Melvin
du Quoin
Gary Wilson
Christopher
Alan Wilson
U.S. Army
Texas
Vickie West
Akin
Poulson Funeral Home
Benton
Funeral Home
Harrison Cemetery
Buckner
Cobden Vocational Center Delayed to August 12
The new Cobden vocational center completion has been postponed to August 12 due to electricians finishing work. Officials will tour the building that day for a final check before installing shop equipment for the August 20 opening for grades 7 through 12.
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Cobden
D. L. Garner
Garner
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