Concert Set Tonight at Capitol Park in Benton
The Franklin County Historic Preservation Society presents Capitol Country Review with Jack Martin and the Music Masters at the Billy Grammer Band Shelter in Capitol Park from 6 to 9 p.m. The free event on Benton Public Square’s southwest corner runs on the fourth Friday each month April through August, with concessions and lawn chairs encouraged.
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Bryant couple murder trial opens in Jackson County
Opening statements begin in Murphysboro with John and Lisa Bryant facing four counts of murder in the death of 23 year old SIUC student Christopher Gandy. The trial includes witness tampering charges against Roy Compton who allegedly tried to buy a witness’s silence with money and a job.
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Aggressive SIU Doe Attacks Prompt Deer Study at SIUC
SIU Carbondale scientist Clay Nielsen describes a spike in doe attacks on campus, suggesting rogue or related mothers may be teaching aggression to fawns. He notes years of no such incidents elsewhere and cites a two year university funded study to find solutions without upsetting the ecosystem.
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Land Between the Rivers Heritage Area move advances
A U S Senate bill would declare Illinois 17 southernmost counties the Land Between the Rivers Heritage Area unlocking federal grants for preservation education and development. Sen Dick Durbin notes the region’s Civil War and westward expansion ties citing Fort de Chartres Mound City National Cemetery Crenshaw Slave House and Riverlore Mansion among sites while House companions from Jerry Costello and John Shimkus await introduction.
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Family Night opens Herrin Festa with old friends reaching out
Marsha Stanley and Maryann Bryant, longtime friends since kindergarten, enjoyed the first Festa Family Night in Herrin as part of the five day Herrin Festa Italiana. They shared laughs over winning plush prizes while noting lower Piazza prices and a $3 per person or $10 per family entry. Ten-year-old Trevor Bolen won a stuffed pig, and opera singer Gina Galati was announced to perform with the Atlantic Coast Opera Company, a highlight urged by Grand Marshal Sandra Colombo. Tickets for Galati’s FollyFesta performance are $8 at the civic center.
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