Thursday, March 28, 2024

Community

Goreville Artist’s work featured on Target notebooks

By Jordan McBride As parents begin the first of many back-to-school shopping trips this month, they may notice a remarkable new design on the shelf – a notebook bearing a colorful illustration by a Johnson County native. Jalynn Heerdt, a 2016 graduate of Goreville High School, was a student at …

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S7HD answers frequently-asked-questions about COVID-19

Southern Seven Health Department staff have worked to establish clear, simple, and consistent answers to the many questions that our communities are facing regarding COVID-19 (Coronavirus). As schools are closing, events are being canceled, and restaurants are being asked to utilize carry out/drive thru services, more questions arise. We have …

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Shawnee College Board Names Dr. Kathleen Curphy As Interim-President

Ullin, Il — The Shawnee Community College Board of Trustees announced immediately after their monthly board meeting that Dr. Kathleen Curphy, current Vice President of Academic Affairs, has been appointed as interim president for Shawnee College. Dr. Curphy provides a wealth of experience and achievements in her leadership of two-year …

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Local 4-H collecting donations this month

Clever Clover’s 4-H Club will be teaming up with Napa in Vienna and will be collecting donations for the club to give back to the community and also help the youth learn the importance of working diligently. During the month of May, there will be donation jars in the Vienna …

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Johnson County hosting Easter egg hunts

Johnson County will be the setting for several Easter egg hunts this weekend. Here are some of them: Community Easter egg hunt in Vienna The Vienna Community Easter Egg Hunt will take place at 1 p.m. Saturday at Vienna City Park for children ages 13 and under. Anyone who brings …

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Shawnee Community College Hosting Annual Job Fair Wednesday March 20, 2019

Shawnee Community College will be hosting its annual Career Fair on the main campus of the college located at 8364 Shawnee College Rd. Ullin, IL., on March 20, from 8:30 a.m. until 12 noon.  The event is free and open to the public. Job seekers should bring resumes, dress professionally and …

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Search continues for head V-G football coach

As the Vienna-Goreville Eagles football team enters its second decade of existence, there is a strong emphasis on finding someone to build a program top to bottom for the Eagles. Vienna-Goreville is searching for its third-ever head coach after the recent resignation/retirement of Mike Rude, who led the program to …

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Christmas Open House has many in attendance

By Dixie Terry The open house at the new location of the Goreville Village Hall brought out a large and enthusiastic crowd on Saturday, Dec. 1 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The former Goreville State Bank, which was later the Planter’s Bank and then Regions Bank, was acquired by …

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Bailey Funeral Home hosts 20th Remembrance Service

Bailey Funeral Home, Vienna, hosted their 20th annual Service of Remembrance on Sunday after, Dec. 2, from 1-3 p.m.  The service’s purpose was to honor loved ones who have passed away. A list was handed out with names of those who were honored, and a candlelight ceremony also took place. …

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