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Jackson County Board switches meeting to March 14
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:46:29 -0800
Given the amount of interest in the issue, and the amount of debate it is likely to generate, the Jackson County Board voted Tuesday to schedule a separate meeting to consider two proposals for taking over the county's Rehab and Care Center. That date remains to be set.
Jackson Co. Board Candidates Face Challenges
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:44:13 -0800
JACKSON COUNTY -- All 14 members of the Jackson County Board are up for re-election. Those who are elected will face many issues.
Toddler drowns on family's property
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:12:52 -0800
A local sheriff's department says a 2-year-old drowned Monday after wandering away from his parents. The toddler was discovered in a body of water on his family's property.
House is opportunity for family, builders
Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:18:06 -0800
CHARLESTON - The house that will be built at 1414 Jackson Ave. is being called an opportunity for the mother and son who will live there and also for a group of college students who say they've worked a long time to be able to help build it.
Parents, State Fight Over Child
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:15:04 -0800
JACKSON COUNTY- The case concerning a 14-year-old southern Illinois girl began Friday.
Peek Through Time: Jackson County farmers tried for burning Michigan Central Railroad depot
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:45:13 -0800
The long, arduous trial gave meaning to the slang expression "being railroaded."
Authorities probe southern Ill. toddler's drowning
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:42:38 -0800
Authorities in southern Illinois are investigating the death of a toddler who drowned in a sewer lagoon near his home.
Tamms, Dwight, Jackson Co. facilities targeted for closure by Quinn
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:37:14 -0800
SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Pat Quinn wants to shutter the state's super-maximum prison in deep southern Illinois and an all-female prison as part of his budget plan for the year beginning July 1.
Quinn budget address envisions cuts, shutdowns, reshaping of how agencies operate downstate
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:54:15 -0800
SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Pat Quinn will lay out a potentially painful budget scenario today that includes the closure of 14 state facilities and a reshaping of how many Illinois agencies operate downstate.
Jackson County, employees owe feds Bi
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:13:22 -0800
MURPHYSBORO - Jackson County government employees may have noticed a little more take-home pay in their 2011 checks, but that extra cash was not a gift - it was a mistake