Houses can be rebuilt. Trees not so fast. Many Jacksonville residents are grieving the loss of the lovely trees that graced the Jacksonville State University campus and adjoining neighborhoods before the March 19 tornadoes.
Recovery work has been underway for three months since the tornado damaged or destroyed hundreds of homes in the city and downed thousands of trees. That recovery, however, has apparently been uneven.
Jacksonville began Class 4A, Area 12 baseball action with a home-and-home series against Cherokee County on Thursday and Friday. The Golden Eagles dropped both games but starting pitchers Blake Morris and Colton Clark each pitched a complete game and each deserved a better fate.
Sue Ridlbauer was born in Quincy, Ill., and was raised by Carl and Ruth Johann, both of whom attended Eureka College with President Ronald Reagan.
We anglers know how excited we are when we decide to go fishing. We grab our equipment and head toward a lake. Then we ask, “Where can we get worms?” Not many stores have a worm department.
City of Jacksonville 18th Annual Black History Month Celebration Sunday Afternoon At the Jacksonville Community Center
