An ATV struck a car in Mound Township early Sunday morning, injuring one of the drivers. The crash happened just after 1am at the intersection of US Route 40 and […]

The Effingham City Council has approved allocations of $50,000 and $250,000 in hotel/motel tax funds for improvements at Thelma Keller Convention Center. The $50,000 allocation is for carpeting in the […]

Unemployment rates were down for the second month in a row in area counties. Effingham County’s jobless in July was at 3.5%, down from 4.2% one year earlier. Total nonfarm […]

A local man died due to injuries he received in an incident early Saturday morning just off Interstates 57/70 at Effingham. Effingham County Coroner Kim Rhodes reported a truck driver […]