Southern Illinois University is hosting a free screening of the documentary Citizen Bowen at 5pm on Monday January 19th in the Southern Illinois African American Heritage Center located in the University Mall.

The Carbondale Branch of the NAACP will hold its 44th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Breakfast on January 19 at 7:30 a.m. in the SIU Student Center.

Southern Illinois Resource and Advocacy Center or SIRAC opened their newest resource center in Vienna. The hope is to serve the residents of Johnson and surrounding Counties.

As 2025 draws to a close the Illinois Red Cross says they're coming off of their busiest year responding to emergencies in southern Illinois.

The Carbondale Chamber of Commerce hosted it's annual lunch on Tuesday. Carbondale Mayor Carolyn Harvey and her staff gave their annual state of the city presentation.

Castle Perilous unveiled a mural recently honoring the artist David Trampier who painted art around the Dungeons and Dragons table top games.

Nearly 2,500 children have been adopted over the last year.

Construction is underway on a 200 million dollar solar project in Jackson County.

The city of Carbondale opened their newest bike path on Monday with a ribbon cutting for the new Saluki Greenway. The new trail stretches for more than 2 miles west of the city along State Highway 13.