ALAH Holds Commencement for Class of 2022

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•June 1, 2022• by Crystal Reed NP Writer Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond High School held their commencement on the football field the evening of Friday, May 27. The ceremony began with the Star Spangled Banner played by the high school band, a welcome from class president Jace Green and a selection from the musical Hamilton “History Has Its Eyes on You” by senior choral students. The salutatorian speech was given by Max Allen. He began his speech with a quote from Olympic gold medalist Jesse Owens, “Friendships born on the field of athletic strife are the real gold of competition. … Read More

Upcoming Blood Drives

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•June 1, 2022• The Cadwell community will host a blood drive on Tuesday, June 14 from 3 to 7 pm. The donor bus will be parked by M&E Woodcrafts, 1533 CR 1900N in Cadwell. To donate contact ImpactLife Urbana at (800) 747-5401 or visit www.bloodcenter.org and use code 70636 to locate the drive. Masks and appointments are required. Another blood drive will be held at AgriFab Inc. on Wednesday, June 15 from 9 am to 2 pm at 809 S. Hamilton, inside the meeting room. To donate contact Barb Werling at 217-728-8388 ext. 281 or visit www.bloodcenter.org and use code … Read More

St. Jude Dash and Bash

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•June 1, 2022• St. Jude Dash and Bash will be held on Friday, June 10 and Saturday, June 11 at the Sullivan American Legion. There will be a raffle and softball on Friday. Saturday’s activities include 5k, softball, bags tournament, duck derby, kids entertainment all day with bags tournament, kids tractor pull, magician and inflatables. Pretzel sales, lemon shakeups and raffle all day with drawing at 7 pm. Beer tent will have music with ten-seventy entertainment dj, live music from Jason Gotts and Silver Lake until 11 pm. Food will be provided all day by Sons of the American Legion … Read More

Public Test of Equipment

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•June 1, 2022• Public Test of the Unisyn Optical Scan (OVO) and Touch Screen (FVT) tabulating equipment to be used for the June 28, 2022 General Primary Election will be held June 13, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. in the Elections Counting Center Room, first floor of the Moultrie County Courthouse in Sullivan. This test is open to candidates, representatives of the political parties, the press and the public. … Read More

City of Sullivan Clean Up Day Schedule

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•June 1, 2022• The City of Sullivan will be having cleanup days in June. All resident who live north of Harrison Street will be picked up on Tuesday, June 21. All residents on Pifers Lane are picked up that day too. All residents who live south of Harrison Street will be picked up on Tuesday, June 14. If you do not live in the corporate city limits, you are not eligible to participate in the City Wide Clean Up Day and your items will not be picked up. Items must be on the curb by 5 am. … Read More

Real Estate Tax Bills mailed

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•June 1, 2022• Moultrie County real estate taxes were mailed Wednesday, May 25, 2022. The first installment is due July 6, 2022 and the second installment is due September 7, 2022. Please look over your tax bill and make sure all the information is correct. Please read the back of your tax bill. It is the responsibility of the property owner to report all address changes to the assessor’s office, 728-4951. Assessment and exemption questions should be directed to the Supervisor of Assessments office. You may pay your taxes at any bank in Moultrie County, Scott State Bank in Mt. … Read More