Carterville School Board Approves Four Year Teacher Contract
Carterville District 5 Board of Education approved a teacher contract that runs four years instead of the usual three. In Jackson County, deputies investigate a Tuesday night single vehicle crash on Town Creek Road near Gorham at 9:45 p.m. George W. Taylor, age 21, of Jacob, lost control, hit a guardrail, and was hospitalized with non life threatening injuries. Authorities suspect DUI.
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Carterville
Board of Education
Ashley Wiehle
Jackson County
George W. Taylor
Jacob
Town Creek Road
Gorham
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Taylor
Extra troopers patrol in Williamson County August
District 13 commander Lt. Mike Irwin announces saturation patrols in Williamson County for August to curb alcohol related offenses speeding and seat belt violations. He cites grim stats with a traffic death every 31 minutes and alcohol related injuries every two minutes. The campaign is funded by federal Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement through You Drink You Drive You Lose.
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DU Quoin
Williamson County
District 13
Mike Irwin
Irwin
Illinois
Illinois Department of Transportation
Williamson County Fair crowns queen Draper named Miss Williamson County Fair Queen
Marion native 20 year old Kevin Draper wins the title at the Williamson County Fair queen pageant. She also tied for Miss Congeniality and was named most photogenic, earning a $2,000 scholarship and other prizes. Draper spoke on substance abuse issues and plans to represent the fair state of Illinois with poise.
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Marion
Kevin Draper
Draper
Williamson County Fair
Samantha Galentine
West Frankfort
Hilary Paige Cagle
Tyra Zoeller
Williamson County
Dinner of Hope planned at John A. Logan College
The Dinner of Hope, Aug. 19 at John A. Logan College, raises funds for American Cancer Society services with dinner, live and silent auctions, and a reception. Co chairs Carol Belt and Tim Claxton highlight survivor attendance and research talks by SIU researchers.
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Carterville
John A. Logan College
American Cancer Society
Carol Belt
Shawnee Community College
Belt
SIU
Tim Claxton
Claxton
Easar Maragni
the Southern the American Cancer Society
Local Businesses Form Fund to Buy Police Dog
Two Union County businesses start a community fund to equip the sheriff with a drug sniffing canine. Extreme Physique in Jonesboro and Great Bears of Fire in Anna have deposited 1000 into an Anna State Bank account to seed a K-9 unit, aiming for about 10000 total with five thousand for the dog and five thousand for training.
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Union County
Sheriff's Department
Jonesboro
Great Boars of Fire
Anna
Anna State
Joan Graves Edwards
Edwards
Great Bears
Bob Fombelle
Johnston City’s origins and growth in Williamson County
Johnston City arose from the 1894 Chicago Paducah and Memphis Railroad line, with a station named after Ben Fr and P M Johnston. A village plat was filed in Lake Creek township on August 27 1894, a post office moved and renamed Johnston City by December 1903, and the city was incorporated on February 24 1905. Early figures include Dr. Benjamin Ralls Felts and his son Harvey A Felts, plus multiple merchants and banks. Coal mining began with the P H Holland shaft in May 1902 but declined after extensive underground flooding.
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Tohnston City
Williamson County
Chicago, Paducah
Memphis
Altamont
Marion
Ben Fr
P.M. Johnston
Barbara Burr Hubbs
Illinois
Lake Creek Township
A.C. Stiritz
John Kopp
Jeffersonville
Johnston City
Lick Creek
Benjamin Ralls Felts
Felts
Edward L. Denison
St. Louis
Harvey A. Felts
Chicago and Carbondale
Chicago and Texas
Illinois Central
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
Thebes
James H. Felts
James W. Turner
Independent
W.O. Potter
State Senate
D.H. Henson
Ben L. Baiar
Snider S. Vick
Carterville
Johnston City State Bank
Citizens’ State Bank
Richard H. Fleming
First National Bank
P.H. Holland
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Oks
Andrea Hahn
Williamson
Thesouthern
Ben
Ben Gelman
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