Crab Orchard

The new bridge provides access across the interstate to the Crab Orchard Greenway.

The project will significantly enhance recreational and transportation opportunities for communities such as Marion, Herrin, Crainville, Carterville, and Carbondale.

The U.S. DOT funds will go toward supporting the construction of 12 miles of a multi-use cycling trail near Energy.

Refuge officers report the bobcat happily scampered away once it was set free.

Crab Orchard Lake was drained four feet in July to allow repairs at the dam and boat ramps - but leaders say the work is now nearly finished.

Boaters and fishermen on Crab Orchard Lake will soon notice a change, as officials let water out of the lake to do repair work on the spillway.

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