Lexie Tourville, daughter of John and Michele Tourville of Murphysboro, was crowned Queen of the 2018 Pinckneyville Mardi Gras at the Pageant on Saturday, Oct. 13. Pictured from left: Pages Grady Pursell and Alaina Beever; Fourth Runner-Up Joelle Shelton; Second Runner-Up Emily Kuberski; 2018 Queen Lexie Tourville; 2017 Queen Haley Johnston, First Runner-Up Olivia Cravens; Third Runner-Up Keely Epplin; Pages Kenzie Niedbalski and Isaac Heine. Other awards (not pictured) went to Sarah Issler - Spirit of Mardi Gras (voted by contestants), Emily Kuberski -Most Photogenic, and Alyssa Lohman - Miss Mask-erade (for masquerade-style party mask, by monetary contributions given during pageant).
Daniel Herbst photo