Compiled by VALERIE ROGERS May 28, 1898: The election for school trustees last Monday brought out 104 votes, 6 of which were rejected. The result was as follows: For long term trustee, J.A. McBride, 69; James Dewar, 29. For short term trustee, Thomas Hunter, 71; A.L. Womack, 27. For special school tax, yes, 70; no,8. … [Read more…]
Down south, in the small town of Sandy Hook, Mississippi, there’s a roadside shack where a once-beloved but long-forgotten band from the 1980s still plays. It’s the kind of place that’s easy to miss if you’re not looking — just a nondescript wooden building with a tin roof overhead and a couple old gas pumps … [Read more…]
Canyon Inn in Redwood City will be celebrating its 50-year anniversary this month and, while it hasn’t been easy for its owner over the years, the community learned to embrace the hidden gem of Emerald Hills. The building was originally a 7-Eleven market and Tim Harrison’s vision when he bought it was to transform it … [Read more…]
This piece reflects the views of the author, Porter Wheeler, and not those of Emerald Media Group. Send your columns or submissions about our content or campus issues to [email protected]. Porter Wheeler was an opinion columnist for the Daily Emerald from Fall 2021 to Summer 2022. ———- Recently, the Emerald opinion desk published a column about … [Read more…]
MOUNT VERNON — The following is a list of the latest Knox County property transfers from the Knox County Auditors Office from May 1 through May 31, 2023. 13214 Netherland Rd; Berlin Twp.; Jess Griffith to Salvatore Harper; $70,000 18210 Roberts Rd; Berlin Twp.; Prestige Worldwide Property Group LLC to Union Home Mortgage Corp; $145,250 (Residential … [Read more…]
(The Center Square) — A company specializing in industrialized manufacturing of buildings and homes plans to build its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Ware County. ADMARES, which is from Turku, Finland, is relocating its headquarters to the U.S. and plans to create more than 1,400 jobs. According to a news release, the company intends to … [Read more…]
Gift this article Share this article paywall-free. Terry and Denise Woods, owners of Highfield Farm Dairy in the Town of Linn, will be guest presenters at the Fontana Public Library’s June Dairy Month-themed “Cheese, Please!” program on cheese and cheese-making in Wisconsin. The free adult education program, which will include recipes and cheese sampling, will … [Read more…]
Gift this article Share this article paywall-free. Rural King owner and Chairman Alex Melvin discusses the Emerald Acres Sports Connection during the groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday for this athletics facility alongside Interstate 57 and Illinois Route 16 in Mattoon. ROB STROUD, JG-TC MATTOON — Ground was ceremonially broken Wednesday morning for the construction of … [Read more…]
Gift this article Share this article paywall-free. Drug Violation/Driving While Intoxicated/Refusal of Blood or Breath Test/Speeding, Rt. 29 Business, Monroe; a New Jersey man, 52, was charged. 5 Citations for Speeding on Rt. 29 in Amherst, 2 Citations for Reckless Driving by Speed on Rt. 29 in Amherst, 1 Citation for Driving without a License … [Read more…]
Gift this article Share this article paywall-free. Thanks for supporting Ukraine refugees I would like to thank all who supported our recent benefit dinner at the Nelson Heritage Center (April 21, 2023) for the refugees of the Ukraine War. For the second year in a row we have sold out after moving to a larger … [Read more…]