Community Calendar Highlights From Southern Illinois
Carterville Jaycees host shooting matches at 1 p.m. Sunday near Vo Tec Institute. Inscape panel on race riots titled Could It Happen Here at 8 p.m. in Thompson Point residence hall. Murphysboro Choir to perform a capella at 4 p.m. today. Movie selections include The Alamo and The Producers with showtimes across Murphysboro Carbondale and Eastgate theaters. Public meetings span city councils, health advisory committees, and library boards across multiple towns Monday. Also includes prints exhibit at Mitchell Gallery and Harold Spears lecture on America’s search for the common school at SIU Ballroom A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carterville Jaycees
Cid
Vocational Technical Institute
Inscape
United States
Lentz Hall
Thompson Point
Southern Illinois University
Murphysboro Township
Herrin
Little Egypt
S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A
Herrin High School
Mitchell Gallery
Harold Spears
San Francisco
Search For the Common
Harlan D. Beam
University Center
Du Quoin log to track crossing wait times before ICC hearing
Du Quoin officials vote to have police and fire crews log time spent at four Illinois Central crossing blocks Poplar Franklin Park and Main in anticipation of the February 15 Illinois Commerce Commission proceeding. The move aims to support a grade separation request and oppose closures while council plans larger turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
du Quoin
Illinois Central
Poplar
Franklin, Park
Main Street
Illinois Commerce Commission
du Quoin Industries
Springfield
Franklin Street
Don Johnson
Moss
St. John’s Crossing
Jack Davis
Jack Struck
Herrin Scouts Aid Christmas Trees On Park Avenue
Herrin Boy Scout Troup 16 members Curtis Haught Mark Redfearn join Jaycees in decorating Park Avenue with 222 lighted trees and garlands for the city holiday display. The project earns the Scouts a Citizenship in the Community merit badge and marks their first year participating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Haught
Mark Redfearn
Jaycee Henry
Tiny” Nix
Herrin
Park Avenue
Boy Scout
Troup 16
Jay
Cees
Greater Egypt Eyes Farm Planner Office Space in Carbon Dale
The Greater Egypt executive committee on Friday recommended to the full commission approval to rent office space for a planning and development advisor with agricultural background. The Illinois Agricultural Extension Service would hire the planner to work with the 14 county Shawnee Resource Conservation and Development project, aiding the area’s planning environment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater Egypt
Full Commission
University of Illinois Agricultural Extension Service
Soil Conservation Service
Extension Service
Allen Y. Baker
Commission
Tax delinquent parcels for auction in Jackson County
Jackson County will offer 287 tax delinquent parcels for sale at a public auction Wednesday in the Murphysboro courthouse starting at 9 a.m. The sale proceeds in township alphabetical order, with a list available at the county treasurer. Proceeds support tax income and properties are offered to cancel excess taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Circuit Court Room
George Borgsmiller
County Board of Supervisors
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Marlow’s
Varsity
Carbondale
Eastgate
Laurel and Hardy
Pinckneyville Hospital
Chester City Council
Sparta City Council
Ae City Council
Herrin Public Building Commission
West Frankfort
Johnson County Housing Authority
Housing Authority
de Soto Village
Johnson
Tom Moss
ICRR
Linden Street
Cole
West High Streets
Jerome Roznowski
Roznowski
Herrin Decorations
Greater
Egypt
University of Illinois
Champaign
Franklyn Moreno
Clifton- Gunderson - Coker & DeBruyn
Certified Public
Moreno
South Wall
Walnut
Kelley’s
BIG Star
Busters
Quakers
Religious Society of Friends
Society
Blondin
Niagra Falls
Oneida
Idacraft
Trademarks of
Oneida Ltd
Zwick’s
Jersey
Shelton
du Pont
Zwick’s Ladies’ Store
Illinois
Shelton Stroller
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