Ms. Hicks' Clothing and Textiles class at Murphysboro High School researched the history of 'the apron' in our culture. Although aprons aren't worn as much now as they were in the past, many men and women still wear aprons today to protect clothing, to advertise companies/businesses or to promote an...

With the recent anniversary of the May 8th Derecho, and last year's drought, St. Peter's United Church of Christ could not have chose a better time or place to participate in a campaign to bring awareness and activism to our community while doing their part to care for planet earth. The community lost...

The first few weeks of my summer months were well planned. The family schedule was already posted on the frig. Baseball and softball practices were in full swing, and we were getting prepared for opening day at MBI when a funny thing happened. Well, not funny as in ha ha funny, but more like 'strange'...

Nashville had its hitting shoes on last Wednesday afternoon. Murphysboro didn't.The Hornets banged out 13 hits, while the Red Devils could manage just three hits. The result was a 11-1 victory for Nashville in five innings.