A local man has been placed on two years' probation and will spend 120 days in jail after pleading guilty to aggravated ...

Board members approved a senior class trip to Nashville and Chattanooga on April 29-30 and May 1, and also approved formation ...

Altamont school board members Tuesday were updated by grade school principal Kris Biggs on the student population. Biggs specifically discussed enrollment at the fourth grade level, where the class ...

Effingham City Council members Tuesday agreed to contribute local funds toward the cost of a project that would extend ...

EHS won 25-11, 25-20 and now stands at 21-6 on the season. Bria Beals led the Hearts in digs with seven. McKenzie Love had two blocks while Hanna Thompson led in assits with 14. Berkley Pullen put ...

Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets, 7:08 p.m. NLCS -- Game 3, series tied 1-1 Thursday, October 17 Schedule (All Times Central) New York Yankees at Cleveland, 4:08 p.m. ALCS -- Game 3, New York ...

The Bulldogs, seeded eighth, advance to face No. 2 seeded Teutopolis at 10 a.m. Saturday. Altamont played host to Robinson and was a 6-1 winner. The Indians, seeded fifth, advance to meet No. 3 ...

Various scenarios were discussed, with Unit 40 Superintendent Andy Johnson suggesting that, IF the sales tax question passes, the Board could earmark 10% of the revenue to provide property tax relief.

In the girls meet, only two teams scored as St. Anthony won with 17 points followed by Dieterich 41. CHBC, Neoga, Altamont and North Clay had runners compete but not enough for team scores.

"We defeated the top Apollo Conference team in Mahomet-Seymour," said EHS Coach Logan Arney. "We ended the regular season with a record of 18-2. We never lost a single home game all season, which ...

Effingham, Effingham St. Anthony and Teutopolis all dominated their opponents in high school tennis competition. Effingham captured an 8-1 victory over Greenville Tuesday. Winning in singles were ...

Effingham County officials are in the midst of planning for the next fiscal year. A special meeting of the county board's Tax ...