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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 2004
Page
7
A busy slate lists driver safety classes in McLeansboro, and blood drives in Marion Murphysboro Grand Tower and Anna. Choral practice at WKCTC Paducah invites singers. Advisory council meet on proposed highway routes. Local boards and church events organize fundraisers and community services across Anna Benton Buncombe Makanda Mount Vernon and Metropolis with notices for council meetings and school board sessions.
Perry County Illinois voters will decide in November whether to combine eight township road districts into a single county unit road district. Spokesmen Gerald Hawkins and Sam Hiller say the bid aims to end an antiquated system. They cite lack of accountability and past officials backing the grassroots effort.
Floyd Reeves, 62, of Carbondale was pinned under a tractor on West Pleasant Hill Road. Rescuers freed him and he was conscious and in stable condition while being transported by ambulance to Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Local residents assisted as deputies and multiple agencies responded.
Former Du Quoin resident Steve Emling loses home in Punta Gorda to Hurricane Charley. He praises FEMA fast response after an evacuation, while two Red Cross volunteers from Little Egypt Network head to Florida to assist victims, routing via Montgomery and Tallahassee.
The 5th District Appellate Court denied the railroad’s appeal to overturn class action certification, allowing discovery and depositions in September. About 500 Tamaroa area residents remain plaintiffs, with initial filing in 2003 and continued class status for the suit against Canadian National Railway and Illinois Central Railroad.
Pinckneyville high school gets a new principal as Jonathan Green was hired by a unanimous board vote. He begins work today and will meet faculty and staff during the district kickoff institute for the 2004 2005 year. Students start classes Wednesday.
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