Williamson County News

Claiming her First Amendment free speech and free association rights were violated, former Marion Unit 2 School District music instructor Beth Ann Butler has filed a lawsuit in federal court against her former ...

A southern Illinois school district employee faces sexual assault charges involving a child.

A Marion physician was charged Monday by the Williamson County State's Attorney's Office with two felonies.

A Colp man is sentenced on drug charges. 42-year-old Matthew L. Bevely pled guilty yesterday in Williamson County Circuit Court to unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, a Class "X" felony.

A car that crashed into several trees Friday evening leaving an unrecognizable vehicle leaves one person dead.

By TESA CULLI tesa.culli@register-news.com MT. VERNON - Jefferson County generated the second-highest amount of money from tourism in Southern Illinois during fiscal year 2007, at $80.2 million, up 7.6 percent ...

The Illinois Polution Control Board voted Thursday to dismiss an appeal filed by Williamson County.

Howard, one of several brothers and sisters growing up on the farm, first attended the nearby Bainbridge School.

Williamson County's first environmentally friendly housing development comprised of all "green" homes has earned its first round of approval from Franklin aldermen.

The 1% sales tax increase in Williamson County is expected to fund several school construction projects this fall.

Danny Lee Warren, Jr., is accused of sexually assaulting a child in the mid 1990s.

Two parolees are accused in Williamson County of slaying a Herrin man by hitting him with a fire extinguisher and pummeling him with fists.

Figures released late last week confirm what many have known; that Tennessee and Williamson County are not immune from the national trend in the rising unemployment rate, but the news is not as bad as what was ...

Herrin Police investigate the death of a man early Wednesday morning. Police were called to a home on the 500 block of North 17th Street in Herrin about 1:08 a.m. Wednesday in reponsed to "some type of ...

A small mark on the road is the only indication that a deadly accident happened at Reed Station road and Route 13 earlier this morning.

The future of a Williamson county restaurant is up in the air. An overnight fire destroyed Lisa's Family Diner in Hurst.

By TESA CULLI tesa.culli@register-news.com MT. VERNON - During an informational meeting on the Illinois Schools Facilities Tax earlier this week, one of the ideas that came forward was the creation of a report ...

By TESA CULLI tesa.culli@register-news.com MT. VERNON - An informational meeting to discuss the Illinois County School Facilities Tax to school administrators, board members, County Board members and the public ...

A large group of passionate homeowners and business owners met with Williamson County officials, and representatives from Marion Ridge Landfill company Monday night to try and stop a proposed landfill.

FRANKLIN - Williamson County's first-ever environmentally friendly housing development comprised of all "green" homes has earned its first round of approval from city aldermen.