The Effingham County FISH Organization will sponsor the 21st Annual Effingham County Thanksgiving Day Dinner on Thursday, November 27. Organizers are offering congregate meal seating, a delivered meal or curbside […]

A Miami, Florida man has been sentenced in Effingham County Circuit Court to 10 years in prison for controlled substance trafficking. 61-year-old Jose Rodriguez had been arrested here in February, […]

Altamont City Council members this week approved pay requests from Kieffer Brothers Construction for water main construction. One payment is for $367,000 while the other is for just under $129,000. […]

Beecher City school board members approved Wright Specialty Insurance for the school year. The insurance covers worker’s compensation, property, liability and automobile insurance. The Board approved the FFA trip to […]

Dieterich school board members Tuesday heard a feasibility report from Veregy on several capital improvement projects. Those include the possibility of a new roof over a portion of the building, […]

Mark Ritter of WRF Engineers was on hand at Tuesday’s Altamont school board meeting to answer remaining questions about the district’s capital projects. The Board approved capital projects not to […]

The Effingham City Plan Commission Tuesday recommended three rezoning petitions for approval by the City Council. One is rezoning land at 1219 East Rickelman Avenue from non-urban to general commercial. […]