De Soto Community Park Car Show and Local Fest Schedule
A multi event listing for De Soto Daze and related activities includes an antique car show 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at De Soto Community Park on West Main with 20 classes, trophies, a DJ and food. Also listed are Perry County Fair events at Perry County Fairground Pinckneyville with a livestock show at 1 p.m. carnival food and entertainment, plus a parade, arts crafts, fire safety exhibits, little league games, dinner and a core karaoke show at De Soto Lions Club. Additional items include book signings, beekeeper demonstrations, a fiddle and bluegrass contest, Shawnee Audubon Society meeting, a solstice poetry workshop, a Haiti benefit yard sale, the Summer Sunset concert series, and a Shrimp and Barbecue Festival at Alto Vineyards. Contact numbers and dates are provided with each event.
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de Soto Community Park
West Main Street
de Soto Daze
de Soto Park
de Soto Lions Club
Carterville Herrin fireworks displays scheduled
Carterville postpones Family Fun Day and parade until next year due to volunteer shortages, but a Cannon Park fireworks show remains slated for Saturday June 29 at about 9 15 p.m. Lions Club in Herrin plans July 5 fireworks with electronic ignition, a DJ, and concessions to cover most costs.
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Carterville
Bill Mansey
Cannon Park
Mansey
Chamber of Commerce
City
City and Chamber
Bruce Talley
Herrin
Lions Club
Bob Brooks
Believe to Achieve Honors at Carbondale Academic Ceremony
Tammy Greer voices the value of daily schooling at the Academic Achievement Awards in Carbondale. About 150 attendees recognized black students for academic and sports success plus perfect attendance, with awards sponsored by the Southern Illinois Regional Career Preparation Program and Concerned Citizens of Carbondale.
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Michael Dann
Lesha Greer
Tammy
Carbondale Civic Center
Lesha
Carbondale
Tammy Greer
Greer
Southern Illinois Regional
Concerned Citizens of
Union County approves 250-foot cellular tower extension
The Union County Board approved extending the Dongola/Cypress Road tower from 195 feet to 250 feet to accommodate Verizon Wireless and other carriers. A daytime white light will switch to red at night, addressing FAA lighting rules and prior rural objections.
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Union County
Board of Commissioners
Union County Board
Rock Powell
Roberts Tower Company
Verizon Wireless
Dongola
Cypress Road
Federal Aviation Administration
SunCom Wireless
Lick Creek Road
Jimmy Watkins
Powell
Federal Communications Commission
Verizon
Sprint
Blair murder suspect to face more murder charges
Franklin County State's Attorney Bill Richardson said he will not seek the death penalty for John Delbert Smith while filing two new counts of first degree murder. The inquest found Cassandra Blair died by asphyxiation from a ligature and was dumped in Lake Moses. Smith now faces four counts of first degree murder and one of concealment of a homicide.
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Blair
Benton
Franklin County
Bill Richardson
John Delbert Smith
Cassandra Blair
West City
Smith
Richardson
Circuit Court
Lake Moses
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Perry County Fairground
Pinckneyville
Southern Illinois Artisans Shop
Whittington
Southern Illinois Writers
Southern Illinois Beekeepers’ Association
Bend Lake
Main Dam Road
Pappy Wade Ray
Sparta Lions Club
Shawnee Audubon ‘Society
Warbluff Valley Wildlife Sanctuary
Golconda
Alaska
Jim
Eleanor Smith
Potluck
Jackie
Marsh
Southwestern Illinois College
Belleville
Icss
Haiti
The
St Francis Xavier Carport
Alto Vineyards
Alto Pass
Allstars
Joey
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Thesouthern.com
John D. Homan
Brooks
Linda A. Krutsinger
SOUTH
Kaliyah Cobb
Craig
Cynthia
SIU
Seymore Bryson
Jim Muir
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