Brittany Myers

Dr. Philip Acree Cavalier was announced as the UT Martin's new provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs by Dr. Keith Carver.

Representatives of a Mt. Vernon-based real estate broker company recently presented SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital with donations of money collected from carriage rides last December.

The Douglas C. Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship announced the Southeast Startup Pitch Competition for May 2.

Paducah's Parks and Recreation will host its first Hot Shot Basketball Contest at the Paducah Recreation Center.

More Forest Service and contract employees will be along Forest Service roads to ask the public how they use the national forest.

Murray State University's department of art & design and University Galleries announced paintings, drawings and print creations by the internationally-recognized artist Peri Schwartz will be featured in a new on-campus exhibit.

Dr. Kala Chakradhar of Murray State University recently completed a three-month fellowship at a Rotary Peace Center in Bangkok, Thailand.

SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital entered an Academic Affiliation Agreement with University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria's Rural Student Physician Program.

The Murray Police Department held its annual Christmas Banquet where awards were given to recognize the outstanding work by the officers and employees.

The McCracken county Mustangs and the Paducah Tilghman Tornados will collect sports gear for those in need.

Students in grades K-12 are welcome to design a poster for the annual Ohio River Sweep in 2018.

Old Town Cape, Inc. have chosen winners for the 2017 Downtown Christmas Parade of Lights.

The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced on Nov. 16 that the unemployment rate dropped by 0.1 percentage points to 4.9 percent in October. Payrolls increased by +3,400 jobs during the month, based on preliminary data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and IDES.

The Murray State Police Department are welcoming everyone to the 'Coffee with a Cop' with Murray police officers that will be held Nov. 17 at 6:30 a.m.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Rend Lake announced sections of the Rend Lake Bike Trail will be closed.

Southern Illinois University is hosting the 4th annual of the Guitar Festival on November 10 and 11.

Southeast Missouri will host an opening reception for Black & White: Recent Charcoal Drawings as part of the November First Friday with the Arts.

The 2017 Annual Art Auction at Murray State University will take place Friday, Nov. 10.

Carbondale Community Arts will host a Halloween costume contest during their Great Carbondale Pumpkin Race.

West Kentucky Community and Technical College's 2017 West is Best Barbecue and Auction at the Julian Carroll Convention Center raised nearly $85,000.

Students from Rend Lake College Health Information Technology (HIT) and Medical Coding (MEDC) students took part in the SILHIMA (Southern Illinois Health Information Management Association) Quarterly Education and Business meeting, hosted by RLC on campus on Friday.

During the month of August, Missouri Lottery players took home $70 million dollars in prizes.

The Missouri Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance for 2017 selected Darren Neels, a teacher at Clippard Elementary School in the Cape Girardeau School District, for the Missouri Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year.

The Missouri Children's Leadership Council awarded Kathryn Swan with the 2017 #kidswin award for her work in the Missouri General Assembly on behalf of children.

The 65th annual Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo wrapped up last Saturday with record nights of attendance.

The Paducah Police Department and Petsmart are looking for donations to help stuff animal shelter shelves with pet food.

First Bank branches in Missouri and Illinois teamed up to help stop hunger in local communities.

Registration is open for students for the fall 2017 semester at Shawnee Community College.

The annual Girls Rock Carbondale camper showcase will be returning at the Hangar 9 in Carbondale.

The University of Illinois Extension is teaming up with the Southern Illinois Miners for the 2017 Solar Eclipse.

National award winning author Tiffany D. Walker is hosting Creative Kids Academy Summer Art Program this summer in Carbondale.

Fourteen Southern Illinois Universities Center for Archaeological students recently excavated a pre-civil war home in Shawnee National Forest.

Murray State University's Telecommunications Systems Management signs a $105,092.64 National Institute for Hometown Security contract.

2016 Jackson high School graduate Dylan T. Murakami graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.

Thirty-seven local children and three Post 1 Troopers left Monday to Trooper Island Camp on Dale Hollow Lake.

The Saluki Masters Swim Club are offering free introductory swim instructions for adults at the Carbondale Super Splash Park.

Sixty-three law enforcement officers begin an intensive, accelerated training program designed for current police officers who want to become Kentucky State Troopers.

Eric A. Goodholm graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in San Antonio, Texas.

The fifth annual Discovery Camp will return at Rend Lake College on Tuesday, June 20 and Wednesday, June 21.

Baptist Health Paducah will host its sixth Spokes for Strokes bike tour on Saturday, June 3 to help raise stroke awareness. The event will also help cover funds for life-saving technologies and expanded stroke care services.

Sheryl Ribbing was announced as the 2017 Illinois Community College Trustees Association Outstanding Full-Time Faculty Member at Shawnee Community College.

McCracken County Public Library Homebound/Outreach Coordinator Cathy Edwards won the 2017 Kentucky Public Library Association's James Harrison Award for Outstanding Bookmobile/Outreach Services.

National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week runs from April 9 through 15.

The Jackson Street Department will maintain the roadsides by keeping them mowed this spring and summer months.

Phoenix Modular Elevator was recognized by the Modular Building Institute at the World of Modular Conference by being presented an Award of Distinction.

McCracken County High School traveled to Louisville, Ky to compete in the Governor's Cup State Finals on March 10 through the 13th.

Giant City State Park's Park Interpreter asks the public to join them in the parks Trillium Trail, one of Southern Illinois diverse spring flower trails.

For 18 years, Lori Huey has been a teacher at Franklin Elementary School for kindergarten through sixth grade.

Tibetan monk Tsering Phuntsok will visit West Kentucky Community and Technical College March 7.

Southern Illinois University of Carbondale will host a one-day workshop for those interested in gaining the essential skills needed in writing a grant proposal.