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 […]

In response to the uproar over a Proud Boys message displayed on a billboard near Central Community High School, the United Methodist Church has a simple message: “Hate Divides, Love […]

Effingham Police Department is alerting residents to a recent increase in reported thefts and vehicle burglaries across our community, particularly on the south side of the city. Officers have responded […]