It appears it’s back to the drawing board for the Effingham Unit 40 Board of Education where a new Grades K-2 building is concerned. The successful petition drive by local […]

Robinson resident Lance Newcomb was sentenced in Cumberland County Court Monday to 30 years in prison in connection with the death of 55-year-old Ryan Waggoner of Lerna. The 26-year-old Newcomb […]

An Effingham man has pleaded guilty to a felony count of residential arson for actions that resulted in fire damage to a mobile home. 47-year-old Michael McWhorter was arrested in […]

(McCLURE) Despite constitutional requirements designed to protect the transparency of the legislative process, numerous bills pass the General Assembly in last-minute backroom deals with little to no oversight. State Senator […]