Crime Stoppers Hosting Holiday Family Photographs Fundraiser
By Benjamin Cox on November 24, 2023 at 1:35pm
The Morgan, Scott, Cass Crime Stoppers are hosting a holiday family photograph fundraiser. A $25 minimum donation will get a family up to 3 digital images along with a print release with photographer Lacey Matthews on Sunday, December 3rd from 1:30-3:30PM at the Hampton Inn, located at 1725 West Morton Avenue in Jacksonville. 100% of […]
“World’s Tallest” Advent Calendar Returns to Downtown Jacksonville Tonight
By Benjamin Cox on November 24, 2023 at 1:33pm
The ‘world’s tallest’ Advent calendar will be returning to downtown Jacksonville for 2023. The Farmers State Bank and Trust Company located at 200 West State Street is bringing the daily reveal of their 110 ft tall Advent calendar, presenting a new icon of Christmas each day thru December 25th. The bank has once again transformed […]
JPD Investigating Early Morning Thanksgiving Day Hit and Run
By Jeremy Coumbes on November 24, 2023 at 10:35am
Jacksonville Police are investigating a hit and run that occurred in the early morning hours of Thanksgiving Day. Police were called to the 300 block of West State Street after a caller reported their vehicle had been hit at approximately 12:45 am Thursday. According to a report, the vehicle was parked in a parking lot […]
Jacksonville Man Arrested After Crashing Into Utility Pole
By Jeremy Coumbes on November 24, 2023 at 10:33am
Jacksonville Police responded to a single-vehicle crash after a North Main Street resident reported a vehicle was in their neighbor’s front yard on Thanksgiving night. According to police reports, at approximately 9:30 Thursday night, a vehicle that was traveling southbound in the 800 block of North Main Street veered off the roadway and struck a […]
Jacksonville Salvation Army in Urgent Need of Bell Ringers
By Jeremy Coumbes on November 22, 2023 at 2:43pm
Volunteer bell ringers are urgently needed in the Jacksonville area this holiday season. The Jacksonville Salvation Army has issued a plea for help during this year’s Red Kettle Campaign. Major Chris Clarke with the Salvation Army of Jacksonville says even though the campaign has been going now for a number of weeks, they are in […]
LifeStar Giving Thanksgiving Rides “Home for the Holidays”
By Jeremy Coumbes on November 22, 2023 at 2:35pm
An area EMS service is again assisting area residents to be Home for the Holidays. LifeStar Ambulance Service in Jacksonville will be giving free rides home for Thanksgiving to residents of assisted living facilities or those unable to be transported in a personal vehicle during the company’s annual “Home for the Holidays” operation. The service […]
Jacksonville Festival of Lights Ready to Brighten Fairgrounds
By Jeremy Coumbes on November 22, 2023 at 2:29pm
The holiday season’s newest area attraction gave a sneak peek Tuesday ahead of the official kick-off this weekend. The Jacksonville Festival of Lights has taken over the majority of the Morgan County Fairgrounds over the last few weeks. The event is a drive-through Christmas-themed light display that invites participants to enjoy the elaborate light display […]
March Primary Filing Period Opens Monday
By Jeremy Coumbes on November 22, 2023 at 1:35pm
The filing period for election hopefuls opens in Morgan County next week. County Clerk Jill Waggener says candidates for office can officially file starting on Monday. “Monday the 27th, anyone who is running in the March 19th primary election, the 27th will be the first day you can file your petition. My doors will be […]
Police Investigating Recent Jacksonville Burglary
By Jeremy Coumbes on November 22, 2023 at 10:25am
Crime Stoppers of Morgan, Scott & Cass Counties are requesting information to assist the Jacksonville Police Department in its investigation of a recent burglary. Sometime between last Friday, November 17th, and 4:00 pm Sunday, November 19th, an unknown person(s) entered a shed located in the 200 block of East Wolcott Street and removed several items. […]
Deputies Respond After Vehicle Found Turned Over in Ditch
By Jeremy Coumbes on November 22, 2023 at 9:43am
Morgan County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to Route 67 near Meredosia after a caller reported he found a truck in his ditch that had rolled over. According to a Morgan County Sheriff’s Office report, at approximately 8:00 pm Tuesday, a vehicle driven by 47-year-old Eric A. Crawford of Meredosia was traveling westbound on Route 67, when […]