Construction work is underway on two major projects at Effingham County Regional Airport. Airport Commission members Wednesday discussed progress on an extension of the main east-west runway. County Engineer Greg […]

Effingham City Council members Tuesday discussed an intergovernmental agreement with IDOT for an 1,100-foot extension of McGrath Avenue in the City Business Park. The project would provide better access for […]

Taxes were discussed at Tuesday night’s Effingham City Council meeting. The State is ending its grocery sales tax as of January 1st, but municipalities have the option of instituting their […]

Edgewood resident Christopher Jones has pleaded guilty in a Fayette County Circuit Court case to aggravated battery to a police officer. The 25-year-old Jones was arrested in late November after […]

The Effingham County Economic Development Advisory Board Tuesday learned that almost all accounts are current and the one case that has been problematic has been settled in court with a […]