Community Calendar

Indulge in Effingham’s sixth annual Restaurant Week event, April 13 – 19.  This event, sponsored by Visit Effingham, is an opportunity for residents and visitors both to experience the mouth-watering flavors of our local legends. 16 local restaurants will be participating in this year’s Restaurant Week festivities: Joe Sipper’s Cafe Pinky’s Fox Holler Coffee Village […]

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum caps off its celebration of Black History Month by introducing a new short film recounting the exciting story of Robert Smalls, who used his wits and seamanship to lead 15 people on a daring escape from slavery. “Unsinkable Freedom” begins running at the museum on February 27, a […]

American Red Cross Blood Drives in April: 4/2, Thursday, Knights of Columbus-Newton, Noon - 5:30 PM 4/7, Tuesday, Mason Christian Church Annex, 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM 4/7, Tuesday, Greenup Village Municipal Building, 12:30 PM - 5:30 PM 4/8, Wednesday, Stewardson-Strasburg High School, 2:30 PM - 6:30 PM 4/9, Thursday, South Central FS, Effingham, 11:00 […]

HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital is hosting a free, open house workshop to help community members understand the importance of a health care power of attorney (POAH) and complete their POAH paperwork on-site. The event will take place on National Healthcare Decisions Day – Thursday, April 16, from 1:30 to 4 p.m. in HSHS St. […]

The Effingham County Museum, together with the Effingham Public Library, are sponsoring a program about Abraham Lincoln. The program will be held at the Effingham County Museum on Thursday, April 16, at 7:00 PM.  Doors will open at 6:30 PM and the program will be held on the second floor of the museum, which is […]

Indulge in Effingham’s sixth annual Restaurant Week event, April 13 – 19.  This event, sponsored by Visit Effingham, is an opportunity for residents and visitors both to experience the mouth-watering flavors of our local legends. 16 local restaurants will be participating in this year’s Restaurant Week festivities: Joe Sipper’s Cafe Pinky’s Fox Holler Coffee Village […]

Pirate Island is a comedy by Martin Follose that follows a band of pirates searching for treasure on a deserted island.  They mistake a castaway’s trunk for the legendary loot, leading to a chaotic chase when it’s stolen by natives.  The show is a family-friendly comedy, with a cast of about 15, featuring pirates, castaways, […]

The Teutopolis Village-Wide Yard Sales are on Friday and Saturday, April 17- 18. We currently have 30 participating homes listed on our maps, but there may also be more participating, not on the map. Also, on Saturday, from Noon - 4:00 p.m., there will be a trailer parked at the Society Hall, collecting donations for […]

United Way of Effingham County has released the application to receive funding from the 2026 Campaign.  Agencies requesting funds must be non-profit organizations with a 501(c)(3) certificate and provide health and human services within Effingham County. Agencies who received funding from the 2025 Campaign will be automatically sent the application to reapply for funding.  Any […]