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On September 3, participants will gather at the IGA in Mount Vernon . They will then meet the truck carrying the wall at the intersection of I-64 and Illinois Route 37 passing through Sesser, Christopher, ...

All three coal mines, which brought this small Franklin County community into prominence decades ago, have been dormant for years.

Trisha Mitchell has joined the staff of The Southern Illinoisan as circulation manager.

Several local businesses were cited for selling alcohol to minors as a result of a District 13 state police sting in May.

HORSEHEADS -- Motorists and business owners around Hanover Square are putting up with noise and dust this week as the village pulls up crumbling pavement and replaces it.

“I couldn't really find anything at Meijer, though.”

Issue date: 5/15/08 Section: Arts Across the world, many people are making the switch to food raised without chemicals and processed without additives. via The Lantern

A Franklin County jury found 46-year-old James Coulter guilty in December of murder in the killings of Amanda Tope and Jack Weston in October of 2006. via Magic 95.1

“Either shovel it, or ask for help”

When Christine Mikel stepped into the emergency room Tuesday cradling her fractured elbow, she found she had plenty of company. via Chicago Tribune

A Franklin County woman was injured Tuesday when her seatbelt failed to keep her from being ejected from her vehicle during a one-car crash. via Southern Illinoisan

“When she stepped down as chair of that committee, I thought she'd slow down, but she seems to speed up”

MUNCIE -- A 76-year-old woman who stands about 5 feet tall has been named 'Person of the Year' for 1998 by The Star Press. via Star-Press

“We just had our committee meeting last night. We have had a first reading at a school board meeting in December.”

A new Illinois law requires districts to address an old schoolyard problem, bullying. via Southern Illinoisan

Five Franklin County businesses were cited by Illinois State Police recently for selling alcohol to a minor. via Southern Illinoisan

“I usually have the kids but since we are with family ? I'm just kind of enjoying being out.”

With only one day left before Christmas, shoppers file in and out of Macy's department store in University Mall on Sunday in Carbondale. via Southern Illinoisan

As you may know by now, the Senate just voted not to cut off debate on the energy bill sent over yesterday by the House, so a final vote on the bill itself will have to wait a while. via Free Times

“It's been a living hell having to come here every day, knowing what happened to my son - my only child”

Family members of the late Jack Weston said the guilty verdict delivered Wednesday by a Franklin County jury will not bring back their "happy-go-lucky" loved one, but will bring some peace after months of ... via Southern Illinoisan

“I have no problem sharing services”

New Horseheads mayor will consider sharing services December 4, 2007 Star-Gazette Don Zeigler, right, is sworn in by Judge David Brockway as the new mayor of the village of Horseheads in ceremonies Monday. via Star-Gazette.COM

A winter storm partially contributed to a car accident Saturday that killed a 13-year-old Oregon girl, police said. via The Daily Gazette

“He said he already had a copy of the charges and said, 'That's not the real me.'”

In the weeks leading up to her death, Amanda Tope was bombarded with sometimes threatening, sometimes self-pitying voicemails and text messages from the man accused of her murder, Tope's best friend testified ... via Southern Illinoisan

“He found Amanda alone in a connecting closet and he killed her with one shot to the chest with a shotgun”

A brief but compelling opening statement Thursday by Franklin County State's Attorney Tom Dinn laid out the prosecution's case against James A. Coulter, the Herrin man on trial for the double slaying last year ... via Southern Illinoisan