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Up & ComingJan 01, 2019 10:00 pm - Getting your event listed is free; email it to comments@localsouthernnews.com, with "Up & Coming" in the subject line. Include contact info for readers to get more info,...
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Those behind the scenes help make tourney a successJan 01, 2019 10:00 pm - PINCKNEYVILLE - The 12th Annual Duster Thomas Hoops Classic is in the books with a number of team and individual records being set. The Pinckneyville Panthers, under hea...
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'I am very grateful' Benefit raises about $7,000 for Du Quoin man with cancerDec 30, 2018 10:00 pm - DU QUOIN - A fundraiser for a young Du Quoin man battling cancer was held Saturday evening at the VFW. Jake Addison, a 20-year-old 2017 DHS graduate, was diagnosed in No...
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Local architectural firm shares its annual list of Top 10 S. Illinois landmarksDec 26, 2018 10:00 pm - MARION - This year - 2018 - marks the sixth year of the Baysinger Architects annual Top 10 Architectural Wonders of Southern Illinois list and this year's selections are...
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Tax levy, budget formally approvedDec 26, 2018 10:00 pm - DU QUOIN - It took the Du Quoin City Council al of seven minutes Wednesday evening to conduct its business. In addition to approving a meeting schedule for 2019, the co...
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TOP 10 STORIES OF 2018 They start with the Rend Lake water crisis and Trump's visitDec 26, 2018 10:00 pm - DU QUOIN - While always difficult to rank the importance of news stories in a calendar year, the editorial staff of the Du Quoin Call has chosen the great Rend Lake wate...
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Park district announces scholarshipDec 22, 2018 10:00 pm - The Carbondale Park District has announced the Mickey Johnson Memorial Scholarship, which will provide free and subsidized swimming lessons to Carbondale's youth. The s...
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At District 95, hope for positive change is growingDec 22, 2018 10:00 pm - Visit almost any classroom in Carbondale Elementary School District 95 on any given weekday and you'll know why so many people are working so diligently to create a cult...
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SIU students uncover stories of women who resisted NazisDec 22, 2018 10:00 pm - Since the moment World War II ended, most of the global conversations have focused on the countless men who heroically fought against the Nazi Regime. While their storie...
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Du Quoin proposes $9.23 million 2019 city budgetDec 12, 2018 12:00 am - DU QUOIN - Du Quoin City Clerk Andrew Croessman proposed a 2019 budget of $9.23 million for the city at Monday night's meeting of the city council. The budget numbers a...