Government schedule of school boards and city councils across Southern Illinois
A consolidated list of upcoming meetings for many districts and municipalities including Benton Cairo Carbondale Carterville Creal Springs Eldorado Galatia Harrisburg Jackson Murphysboro Mount Vernon Orient Pinckneyville Pope County Shawnee Library System Southern Illinois Center for Independent Living Southernmost Illinois Delta Empowerment Zone and Southwestern Illinois Planning Commission. Meetings span 4 p.m. to 9 a.m. across various venues such as high schools city halls and libraries with dates and specific room names.
First Ever Hogg Farm Rally Heads to Benton Area
Community leaders Mike Kearney and Roberta Tabor prep a three day motorcycle rally at a 220 acre hog farm east of Benton near the Franklin Hamilton county line. Headliners include John Kay and Steppenwolf The Kentucky Headhunters Revis Pearl Jam touring act plus Darren Galloway Plain Strange Shagadelics and more. Organizers say as many as 20000 attendees are possible though wet weather could affect turnout. Revenue for local businesses like gas stations restaurants and shops is cited as a key potential benefit.
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Benton
Mike Kearney
Roberta Tabor
Franklin
Hamilton County
Mother Nature
Kearney
Tabor
John Kay
Steppenwolf
Kentucky Headhunters
Revis
Pearl Jam
Darren Galloway
Plain Strange
Shagadelics
Big Toe Jim Drivin
Rain
the Visual
Tooting Horn Tooting Horn Concert Band celebrates 20th anniversary
The Southern Illinois Concert Band marks its 20th year since starting in 1983 after a group of adults and students formed to play for West Frankfort’s Fourth of July. The band now has about 75 members aged 12 to 85, with musicians from surrounding towns and even Nashville and near St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nuvara
Phil Castellano
Marion
Southern Illinois
West Frankfort
Sunny
Southern Illinois Concert Band
Scott Barker
University of Illinois
Michael Thomas
Frankfort Community High School
Thomas
Ted Paschedag
SICB
Bea Craig
Paschedag
Craig
Nashville
Central Junior High School
St. Louis
Cam Brown
Ashley Hill crowned Perry County Fair queen
Ashley Hill, 19, won the 2003 Miss Perry County Fair title in Du Quoin, after entering the pageant for the first time. She earned a $1,000 scholarship and will compete in Springfield at the Miss Illinois County Fair pageant in January. Hill also was named Miss Congeniality.
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Perry County
Ashley Hill
Hill
Cha
Debbie Hill
Springfield
du Quoin High School
University of Illinois
Miss Congeniality
Rachel Brock
Gary
Barbara Brock
du Quoin
Amanda Kellerman
Keith
Jill Kellerman
Pinckneyville
Summer solstice recalls 1990 obituaries and world events
The piece ties the longest day of the year to a look back at 1990 obituary notices. It recalls Gulf War start, Soviet collapse, German reunification, Mandela's release and election, Noriega's capture, and other top 1990 events as listed in an almanac, with a memory of golf trips tied to June 21.
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Memory Lane
Paducah
Paxton Park
Carbondale
Iraq
Kuwait
Soviet Union
Europe
Germany
South Africa
Nelson Mandela
United States
Panama
Manuel Noriega
Terry
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Benton High School Board
Administrative Services Center
E. Main St
Cairo
Carbondale High School Board
William McBride
Springer St
Carterville
Carterville School Board
Chester School
Swanwick
Creal Springs
E. Jackson St
Eldorado School Board
Jackson Ce
Galatia
Harrisburg City Council
City Hall
E. Locust St
Jackson County Finance Committee
County Board
Murphysboro
Jefferson County
911 Board
Mount Vernon
Jefferson County Board
Johnson County 911 Board
Sheriff's Department
North Fifth Street
Vienna
McClellan School Board
Murphysboro Park Board
Riverside Park
Orient City Council
Pinckneyville District No
Pinckneyville School Board
Pinckneyville Fire and Police Commissioners Board
Pope County School Board
Pope County High School
Golconda
Shawnee Library System Board
Holiday Inn
Southern Illinois Center For Independent Living Board
N. Glenview
Illinois
Delta Empowerment Zone Board
Sandusky Community Center
Sandusky
Southwestern Illinois Planning Commission
Fischer's
Main St
Belleville
State University Retirement System Board
Chicago
Thompsonville High School Board
Www
Thesouthern.com
Jim Muir
Tooting Horn
Gail Rissi Thomas
Cnnek Novara
the Southern
John Odle
Byui
Ben
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