The Washington County Historical Society will host its 55th annual banquet on April 27 at the Nashville American Legion Post 110 Hall starting at 5:30 p.m.    Washington County Historical Society board member Robin Ermentrout said 55 years is a pretty long time to be doing a yearly dinner. She said the Historical Society started…

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is expanding its K9 program.   Sheriff Ross Schultze said they added a new K9 to the program and his name is Jager and Deputy Robert Brittingham is going to be the handler.   “Between our two dogs and Nashville, there should be a dog in the county 24/7, which…

The reopening of the Washington County Hospital Auxiliary Thrift Stop will be on Friday, April 26. The thrift shop will be open every Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., except for holidays.    Midge Harre, one of the individuals who runs the thrift shop, said they were last open before the storm hit on…

The staff of Rep. Mike Bost (IL-12; R-Murphysboro) hosted mobile office hours at Nashville City Hall on Friday, April 12 to give Washington County residents an opportunity to talk with casework experts face-to-face about any questions that individuals may have had regarding veterans’ benefits, Social Security, Medicare, the IRS and a host of other federal…

By Debby Stricker Cowboy and Sue Kolweier got a glimpse of how different congregations worship in their quest to visit every church in Washington County. Within a span of a year,   they attended services at all 40 churches from February 2023 to February 2024. Cowboy’s interest about other churches was piqued when he served…