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NMS Music Department Succeeds Despite Covid
Nashville – NMS Music Room has been quite busy the past couple months as they prepared for their Spring Concert, Pep Band Games and Organizational Contest! NAfME (National Association for Music Education) recognizes the month of March as, “Music in Our Schools Month.” NMS students represented music in our schools very well this past month! NMS…
Read MoreNMS Girls Basketball Move Into Championship Undefeated
By: Julie Laakko [email protected] The Nashville Middle School Girls Basketball team won the semi-final SIJHSAA Class M regional over Sesser-Valier at NMS on Tuesday, April 13th. This win brings their record to 13-0, and to their final game against Pinckneyville on Thursday, April 15 at 5:30 pm. NMS still has the #1 Seed, so the…
Read MoreState Pausing Use of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine
By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – On advice of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Illinois will pause distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson. The federal agencies made that recommendation Tuesday morning after reporting rare and severe blood clots in six…
Read MoreTwo Thefts in Nashville
The Nashville Police Department had a busy few weeks. First, on the 25th, there was a robbery at Meyer’s Greenhouse & Nursery, LLC. Police report that $2,626 worth of merchandise including yard art, decorations, tree saplings, etc., were taken from the property over night. Police have since arrested Tara King for the theft, and the…
Read MoreNone Injured In March 30th Crash
A traffic accident on Tuesday, March 30th resulted in slight delays and redirections at the intersection of E St Louis St and Mill Street near the stoplight. Two vehicles were involved in the accident, and there were no injuries reported according to police. Police report that a vehicle crossed over into the other lane and…
Read MoreIllinois Department of Labor Joins with Farm Safety Experts To Promote Stand Up 4 Grain Safety Week
Small Changes Can Have a Big Impact on Safety SPRINGFIELD – Every year in Illinois and throughout the grain belt states, dozens of people become entrapped in grain, usually inside a grain bin, and many of those people perish. Hundreds more are injured in grain handling or storage accidents. Preventing these tragedies is the goal of…
Read MoreNashville Football Wins Big
By: Michael Trotter The Hornets opened their football season with a home game against Sparta on Saturday afternoon. The Bulldogs were no match for Nashville, who took control of the contest from the very beginning and shut out Sparta 64-0. Nashville scored touchdowns on each of their first three possessions and also recovered a Sparta…
Read MoreMetro East GOP Lawmakers Reveal Plan to ‘Reimagine Illinois’
By: Chris Guy Metro East Zoom…On Monday Illinois State Representatives Charlie Meier (R-Okawville), Amy Elik (R-Fosterburg), and David Friess (R-Red Bud) revealed their House Republican caucus’ new comprehensive platform called Reimagine Illinois. A four-point plan to end the culture of corruption, restore responsible fiscal leadership, grow jobs and opportunity, and ensure public safety in the State…
Read MorePritzker Announces “Bridge Phase” In Reopening Illinois
‘Bridge’ phase raising capacity limits will take effect when 70% of seniors vaccinated By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – All Illinoisans 16 years of age and older outside of Chicago will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations beginning April 12, and the state announced a “metric-based” phase-in to greater reopening Thursday. The so-called…
Read MoreHornettes Win On Senior Night
By Michael Trotter Before the varsity girls basketball game last Wednesday between Nashville and Chester, the Hornettes held a Senior Night ceremony. Congratulations to Ashlyn Frazier and Karmen Reynolds for their accomplishments at Nashville High School. Nashville finished their season strong with a 52-29 win over Chester. The Yellowjackets briefly led 8-5 in…
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