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Franklin County Sheriff's deputies responded to an accident 7:36 a.m. Monday that resulted in major injuries at the intersection of Bobtail and Ewing roads in rural Franklin County.

OLIVE BRANCH — This is the 35th year Charlotte Dover has done other people’s taxes.

Jackson County residents will be able to take part in a drug take-back and confidential document shredding from 8 a.m. noon Saturday, April 8 at Jackson County Health Department, 415 Health Department Road in Murphysboro.

CAMBRIA — Two years ago, Cambria Village Board voted not to allow alcohol sales within city limits. Now the village board is rethinking their decision.

On Thursday March 30, Southeastern Illinois College held a ribbon cutting for the memorial and fountain built on campus honoring the victims of the 2012 Leap Day Tornado.

Ryan Povolish of Carbondale and Josh Jackson of Cobden got a pleasant surprise while crappie fishing at Kinkaid Lake on Tuesday.

HERRIN — Jennifer Buckley, executive director of Herrin Chamber of Commerce, says now is the time to start thinking about murals.

CARBONDALE — Many times, you’ve invited us into your homes so that we could share your personal stories in our newspaper. On Wednesday, The Southern Illinoisan welcomes our neighbors throughout Southern Illinois into our home.

MAKANDA — Blue Sky Vineyard has a plan to commemorate the 2017 Solar Eclipse. Owners will commission a permanent outdoor art installation for the event.

CHESTER — For 11 years, Tara Chadderton has worked a graveyard shift at Menard Correctional Center. This past week, she received a layoff notice from the state. This prison nurse refuses to go quietly into the night.