Project Stocking Stuffer 2019 Craft Fair will be held at the Anna Jr. High School on September 28, 2019 from 9 a.m.

Choate Mental Health Center is celebrating their 150th Anniversary on Friday, October 11, 2019 from 11 a.m.

From the Office of the Director of Public Safety: Arrest Summary, September 8-14, 2019;

On September 11, 2019, Metropolis Police started an investigation into a theft.

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) are being sued by residents of Metropolis who allege the agencies have failed to provide documents relating to a nuclear contamination lawsuit in Massac County.

The AJ Homecoming Parade will be held on September 27, 2019 starting at 1 p.m.

The not-for-profit group, Honor Wreaths for Veterans and Wreaths Across America is asking for help to ensure fallen veterans are remembered and honored this Christmas.

On 09/09/19 a search warrant was executed in the 2900 block of North Avenue.

On 09/10/19 Deputies with the Massac County Sheriffs Office executed a search warrant at the Bunchman Apartments in Joppa.

From the Office of the Director of Public Safety: Arrest Summary, September 1-7, 2019

The combined police and fire retirement fund in Cairo is only 14 percent funded, according to a new analysis of Illinois pension debts by Wirepoints.org.

State Sen. Dale Fowler announces new task force to find an economic solution for the former Tamms Supermax Prison.

Illinois state Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) is touting his persistency in working for the passage of a bill that paves the way for a task force to begin studying potential usages of the now shuttered Tamms Correctional facility.

HEALTH ADVISORY The CDC (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention) has shared information regarding the outbreak of severe pulmonary disease associated with the use of e-cigarette products.

From the Office of the Director of Public Safety: Arrest Summary, August 25-31, 2019;

SCAM WARNING. Please alert your elderly friends and relatives. Below is some information I received from a local citizen. Publisher's Clearing House will not ask for any money up front.

"The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) learned of the death of an individual who had recently vaped and was hospitalized with severe respiratory illness.

The Union County Counseling Service will be hosting a 5K on October 19, 2019.

From the Office of the Director of Public Safety: Arrest Summary, August 18-24, 2019;

Still in his first-term, Illinois state Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) wants to know everything his constituents are thinking when it comes to their high and still rising property taxes.