Today's Events Barbecue and Community Fundraisers
A series of local events include a barbecue at Praise Central Church in Carbondale offering ribs sandwiches and more for $6. An all-you-can-eat breakfast at Cambria Christian Church costs $5 for adults and $1.50 for children 10 and under with carryouts and proceeds to a building fund. A State Quarter Convention features a Calvarymen reunion at Friendly Regional Church of God near Marion. Donations support various services, with details for contacts and additional activities at Elizabeth, Goreville, and Carbondale venues.
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Cambria Christian Church
S. Poplar St
Cambria
Friendly Regional
Gunfire strikes Murphysboro apartment at Valley Ridge complex
Late Thursday night shots hit a Jackson County Housing Authority residence at 709 S. 19th St Murphysboro. No injuries were reported as the female occupant was away. Neighbor Christine Rogers described a loud sequence of events, including a vehicle departure and a possible knife assault in the area. A Creal Springs teacher, Lowell Jeter, retires after 38 years, with a June 21 reunion planned at the Creal Springs school gym and a family day at Creal Springs City Park the following day.
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Murphysboro
Jackson County Housing Authority
Jeter
Creal Springs
Terri Steele
Creal Springs teacher Jeter retires after 38 years
Creal Springs School honors longtime teacher and coach Lowell Jeter who will retire at year end after 38 years guiding sixth through eighth graders. Terri Steele and Principal Richard Angel laud his dedication and personal impact on generations of students. Police investigate a separate home incident with bloodstains near a residence.
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Creal Springs
Lowell Jeter
Jeter
Terri Steele
Richard Angel
Angel
Pinckneyville firm rolls out Illinois Pride fish line
Prairie Lands Seafood in Pinckneyville sails into the FMI Expo at McCormick Place with its Illinois Pride frozen value added fish products. Doug Wojcieszak, executive director, says the show draws global buyers and could boost niche, high value markets for Cajun marinated catfish, hybrid striped bass, shrimp tails and breaded fillets. The plant touts low volume high quality processing and clean, contaminant free fish from its Illinois coop backed facility.
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Pinckneyville Prairie Lands Seafood
Doug Wojcieszak
Pinckneyville
Illinois Pride
McCormick Place
Chicago
Wojcieszak
Illinois Department of Agriculture
U.N
Perry County
United States
Prairie Lands Seafood
Illinois Fish Farmers Co-op
Baader
Illinois
Fundin
Prairie Lands
Franklin County juvenile detention center in jeopardy
Franklin County faces possible collapse of a 4.3 million juvenile detention center as an 860000 salary allocation was cut from the Illinois Supreme Court budget. Construction may finish in October but without operating funds the 22 000 square foot facility cannot open. State budget cuts jeopardize staffing and ongoing costs, leaving the project in limbo.
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Franklin County
Benton
Illinois Supreme Court
Seymour
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Praise Central Church of Deliverance
E. Jackson St
Carbondale
Apple River Fort
Elizabeth
Carbondale Lions Club
Town Square
Larry Meyer
Southern Illinois Radio Information Service
S. Oakland St
Joey Helleny
Parker Plaza
Harrisburg
Cache River Wetlands Center
Karnak
Cache River State Natural Area
Kaskaskia Valley
Hen House
Okawville
Thomas May
Senior Citizens Center
Pate Chapel
Cheryl Graff
Kmart
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Humane Society
Harry
Riverside Park
First Apostolic Church of
Sesser
Eagle Point Bay Association
Association
Spring Cove Drive
Goreville
Www
Thesouthern.com
Harold G. Downs
Rogers
Alex Kostansek
Jenny Bealmear
Chuck Novara
the Southern
Tim Petrowich
Pinckneyville Company
Christi Mathis
Mathiss
Hcis
Jim Muir
Jake Seymour
Tae Seymour
Supreme Court
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