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Beatrice Matthews Celebrates 100th Birthday in Herrin
Herrin Mayor Vic Ritter reads a resolution honoring Beatrice Matthews who turns 100. Friends and family gathered at the Herrin Civic Center for cake and punch as a three piece band performed. Matthews resides at Margaret's Nursing Home where granddaughter Angela Corzine sat on Matthews' lap.
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Vic Ritter
Beatrice Matthews
Matthews
Herrin Civic Center
Angela Corzine
Angela
Lynn Corzine
Margaret
Severe storms sweep Tennessee cause casualties and damage
A line of severe storms across Tennessee killed at least three people and injured 13 as hundreds lose power. Montgomery and Sumner counties reported damaging winds 100 to 120 mph while mobile homes were toppled. Separate twisters touched down in southern Illinois with no reported damage. Authorities caution on possible tornadoes in six counties.
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Montgomery
Sumner
Illinois
Ohio Valley
The
Weather Service
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Nashville
Dennis
Karen Louise Tooby
Damage reports from Southern Illinois area storm spotters
A damage survey compiled from storm spotters and regional emergency officials notes funnel clouds over Royalton at 1 51 pm and Elkville at 1 46 pm with branches broken and some utility outages in Carbondale. Several towns report no damage including Benton Christopher Lesser West City Murphysboro De Soto Sand Ridge Dowell Bonnie Bluford Du Bois Mount Vernon Nason Cypress Goreville Vienna Du Quoin Pinckneyville Scheller Tamaroa Winkle Red Bud Sparta Carrier Mills Eldorado Equality Galatia Harrisburg Raleigh Union Anna Cobden Dongola Jonesboro Mill Creek Mount Pleasant Saratoga Colp Crab Orchard Creal Springs Energy Herrin Johnston City Mairon Pittsburg and others. Author: Linda A Krutsinge.
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Winkle
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Carrier Mills
Eldorado
Equality
Galatia
Harrisburg
Raleigh
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Anna
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Dongola
Jonesboro
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Mount Pleasant
Saratoga
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Carterville
Colp
Crab Orchard
Creal Springs
Herrin
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Mairon
Pittsburg
Linda A. Krutsinge
FBI probes plot to kill federal prosecutor in Hezbollah case
Federal investigators pursue a suspected scheme to kill First Assistant U.S. Attorney Kenneth Bell or destroy evidence linked to brothers Mohamad and Chawki Hammoud, convicted of aiding Hezbollah. The letter described a gun or explosive act, with Hammoud denying involvement while evidence may be used at his sentencing. The dispute centers on FBI evidence gathering and the informant’s credibility.
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Hezbollah
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Charlotte Observer
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Mohamad Youssef Hammoud
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Hammoud
Chawki
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Hammond
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Falls
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