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Eighty-Five Years Ago (1935) An electrical wire that dropped into the coal seam caused a fire at the old workings of the Clarkson Coal Mining Co. in Nashville. Workmen labored 10 hours to build stoppings to seal the fire. No injuries were reported. Henry Holzhauer announced that he was a Republican candidate for re-election as…
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Photos: 2019 Lions Club Residential Christmas Lighting Winners
District 49 Call Home
If you couldn’t attend the Halloween Parade Friday, check it out on our Primary School Website! http://nashville49.org Our First Quarter Newsletter is available. Check it out at http://nashville49.org! Any parent who wishes to volunteer at school has to sign up on the Raptor system as a volunteer, the link is on the school…
Read MoreGallery: Nashville Fall Festival
The 39th Annual Nashville Fall Festival was held on Friday, September 27 and Saturday, September 28. Hundreds flocked to the courthouse downtown to participate in an array of family friendly activities. Among those festivities were live performances, craft and vendor fair shopping, pet parade, food, superhero and princess parades and much more. Click here…
Read MoreRibbon Cutting Ceremony Held For China Inn
A longtime Nashville restaurant recently came under new ownership. Andy Chen and Kitty Weng took over the China Inn on West St. Louis Street from Andy’s cousin Jason. The new ownershp began about three weeks ago, and the Chinese restaurant includes a lunch buffet as well as carry out orders. “We heard that [Nashville] was…
Read MoreFive Hornettes Named All-Conference
The Nashville Hornettes softball team finished the season with a 16-13 record on the season. Nashville started the year slow with a 5-9 record but got hot late winning 11 of their final 15 games. Nashville finished with five SIRR Mississippi Division All-Conference players this season. The five players named All-Conference was the second most…
Read MoreArea Easter Egg Hunts Gallery
The annual Nashville Lions Club Easter Egg Hunt was held at Memorial Park on Saturday, April 20. The event included a petting zoo, visits and pictures with the Easter Bunny and a hunt for more than 3,000 eggs that were donated by the Brown Brothers. Also during the hunt special prizes were awarded to participants…
Read MoreHornets And Hornettes Host First Home Meet
The NCHS Boys and Girls track teams kicked off their season with a home meet on March 21. The teams competed against Mater Dei, Okawville, Christ Our Rock Lutheran, Murphysboro and Carlyle. No team scores were kept for the meet. On the girls side, the Hornettes won eleven different events. In field events, Carli Hoffman…
Read MorePaul H. Oexeman
Mr. Paul H. Oexeman of Nashville, IL, departed this life at the Friendship Manor Healthcare Center in Nashville on Monday, February 4, 2019 at 10 PM. He had attained the age of 92 years, 8 months and 9 days. Paul was born in Cordes, IL on May 25, 1926. His parents were Albert C. Oexeman…
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