Column One Fire tower on National Register in Union County
A Union County fire tower is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of a local preservation effort. Inside Murphysboro the Chamber of Commerce remains hopeful about economic prospects. In Coulterville the school superintendent resigns. The Carbondale scene features protests over horse trail closings. Governor Snyder is reappointed as director of Corrections. A weather outlook calls for partly to mostly cloudy skies with mild weekend temperatures. The Southern Illinoisan notes its 2002 General Excellence Award recognition.
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Union County
Chester native Jamey Garner finalist on Nashville Star
Chester resident Jamey Garner, one of 12 finalists from over 8,000 contestants, competes on Nashville Star. The nine week show began last week with new episode at 8 p.m. Saturday on USA network. The winner earns a Sony Music Nashville recording contract.
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Jamey Garner
Nashville Star
Sony Music Nashville
Garner
USA Network
Baltimore
Sony Music Nashville Recording
Called Up By Christi Mathis
A community faces deployment as National Guard members prepare to serve. Families gather with pride and concern, citing college plans and steady jobs impacted by possible mobilization. In Randolph County Stephanie Falk follows her brother into the Guard to fund college and serve the country. Neil Ahles expects a May graduation from Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a management degree. Michael Fleming, a security guard, supports his wife and 18 month old daughter Sydney. Larry Alvarado has taught for 15 years and has two children.
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Sparta
National Guard
Randolph County
Stephanie Falk
Neil Ahles
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Michael Fleming
Lisa
Sydney
Larry Alvarado
FBI Uses Fleet of Aircraft to Track Suspected Terrorists
The FBI operates more than 80 aircraft, including Nightstalkers with infrared gear, to monitor people and vehicles at night and to pursue listening devices and cell phone calls. The bureau has expanded airborne counterterrorism since Sept. 11 2001, aiming to gather intelligence and deter threats.
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FBI
Washington
America
NASA Eyes Fall Return to Space Shuttle Orbit
NASA officials pursue resuming the space shuttle program as soon as practicable after the Columbia disaster. The plan hinges on rapid fault correction once the investigation board identifies reasons for the fatal breakup and grounding of the remaining shuttles.
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NASA
Washington
Texas
Louisiana
William F Readdy
Space Flight
Readdy
Atlantis
Arrest in missing marijuana case at Franklin County Jail
A 19-year-old Benton man, John C. Boyd, was arrested by Illinois state police on felony burglary, theft, and escape charges in connection with the missing marijuana from the Franklin County Jail storage area. He is held on $75,000 bond with a Monday court appearance and a preliminary hearing set for April 9.
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Benton
John C. Boyd
Illinois
Charles Garnati
Garnati
Department of Corrections
Garnall
Franklin County
Bill Richardson
Garnatl
Bill Wilson
Wilson
Richardson
Illinois Supreme Court
Attorney General’s Office
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Middle East
Christi Mathis
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