MURPHYSBORO — The Murphysboro wrestling team won the annual Jackson County Braggin’ Rights Showdown with Carbondale by a forfeit 39-33 on Wednesday night at Memorial Gymnasium.
CARTERVILLE — Admittedly, softball is her best sport. She is a hard-hitting corner infielder, but make no mistake about it … Carterville's Amayah Doyle is most certainly a difference maker in basketball, as well.
First-year Loyola coach Drew Valentine said Tuesday night after his team’s 59-47 win over SIU that the experience of coaching against former Ramblers assistant and long-time friend Bryan Mullins “sucked.”
Work by James Arthur Design Co., a Marion branding and graphic design firm, is being showcased as some of the best logo designs from around the world.
Loneliness and a lack of support were the two main concerts cited by single fathers Jon Conyers and Mike DePalma. To combat this and to offer hope to other dads, they are working to create a community of single fathers in southern Illinois to support one another.
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It was a day of sadness here in Grand Tower, that Aug. 22, 1949, when they buried Harry "Cap" Hines in Walker Hill Cemetery.
The formula for succeeding in the world of entertainment includes having talent, looking the part and, especially, having a memorable name. Unusual stage and band names can help make an artist unforgettable.
Take a look at a readers selected list of Southern Illinois restaurants that may no longer be in business, but are dearly missed.
Top 10 Billboard American Roots Artist Grant Maloy Smith and Kevin Lucas have released a new video of “Cahokia Mounds,” a song Lucas wrote in 2007.
Three southern Illinoisans will face criminal charges for poaching a buck, bobcat and turkey on private land and other violations following an investigation by the Illinois Conservation Police, according to a release from the state.
A team of students from Southern Illinois University Carbondale is among the finalists in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar District Cup Collegiate Design Competition.
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No matter what you call them — Generation Y, Millennials or even Generation Z — Southern Illinoisans born since 1980 are stepping up, taking a leading role as entrepreneurs, civic volunteers and business leaders.
Centralia's boys basketball team scored a 41-28 win over Marion in their first South Seven Conference matchup of the season Tuesday night at Cuss Wilson Gymnasium.
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MARION — Davin Tabor scored 18 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Centralia's boys basketball team to a 41-28 win over Marion in their first South Seven Conference matchup of the season Tuesday night at Cuss Wilson Gymnasium.
CHICAGO — Two long scoring droughts plus a late run by Loyola senior Lucas Williamson led to an SIU loss in its last visit to Gentile Arena.
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Shawna Moore, the owner of Moore Than Coffee, started her business just six months prior to the initial COVID-19 shutdown that would put many out of business. After bonding with her dad over coffee for years Moore fought to not let her dream be toppled by the pandemic.
Last year we told you of Steve Falcone, the Carbondale retiree who'd been writing one short poem per day to help his friends and social media followers survive the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, those poems have been collected into a book.
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Sparrows are more than nondescript brown seed stealers, the species brings diversity of color and sound to winter feeders. Check out these sparrow calls to help identify which is visiting your feeder.
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In 2016, The Southern's photographers picked their favorite photos that illustrated daily life in Southern Illinois. How does it compare to life here 6 years later?
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UIC announced Wednesday it will become the Missouri Valley Conference's 12th member on July 1. UIC's head basketball coach is former Illinois State associate head coach Luke Yaklich.
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