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Event Starts At 4 p.m., Held At Okawville Community Club The annual Washington County Relay For Life is just around the corner – this Saturday, June 24, from 4 to 10 p.m., at the Okawville Community Club! The opening ceremony will start things off at 4 p.m., with the survivor lap beginning at 4:15 p.m.,

Storms that blew in very early on the morning of Sunday, June 18 felled about 40 trees on the Haertling and Engele properties just east of Nashville. Leonard Haertling had 10 beehives out, ABOVE, two of which were destroyed when they were crushed by the falling trees.

Highway Resolutions County Engineer Mitch Burdick brought a brace of resolutions before the county board, getting phase one, two, or three engineering contracts negotiated and approved for four different projects. Negotiating a number of contracts together was more cost-effective and a more efficient use of his time, Burdick told the board, than it would be

By Alex Haglund There were numerous people present at the county board meeting held on Tuesday, June 13, to argue both for and against a pair of zoning map amendments, case 003-17, Bryan Kuder, and case 004-17, Caitlin Harting. Ultimately though, because of the filing of a petition to the county board urging them to

By Alex Haglund Those with messy, unkempt or unmowed properties in Nashville should get to work on cleaning them up, said Nashville Mayor Erik Rolf at the Nashville City Council meeting on Thursday, June 15. “We are going to be cracking down on properties that are not being maintained,” Rolf said at the council’s second

The St. Ann Church Picnic was held on the afternoon and evening of Saturday, June 17. TOP, NCHS coach and teacher Jason Alli is all wet in the dunk tank. BOTTOM, Rori Reagan, 7, of Pinckneyville gets to ride a horse. Visit the Nashville News Facebook page for a video of Managing Editor Alex Haglund’s

Washington County Coroner Mark Styninger has just issued the following release after a workplace death in Nashville on the afternoon of Tuesday, June 13. “At 2:46 p.m. on Tuesday, June 13th, our office was dispatched to the Washington County Hospital Emergency Room for a subject that reportedley died from a heat stroke. Todd Haas, 41

    ABOVE, Christian rock act 33AD plays for the summer concert held on Thursday, June 8 at the Pavilion across the creek at Memorial Park in Nashville. The band included, FROM LEFT, Daryl Norton, bass, Aaron Jackson, drums,  Matt Sneed, vocals and guitar, and Ethan Patterson, electric guitar. BELOW, Norton shares testimony about his experience

TOP, John Langenfeld and Michael Caplinger lay the Marines wreath, having saluted in respect of all Veterans. By Patricia Rensing Memorial Day brought us beautiful weather. More beautiful than that was the dedication to the Veteran’s Memorial Tribute in Hoyleton. The Veteran’s Tribute was brought off the ground by Ron and Deb (Michael) Holle.  Having a vision,

By Alex Haglund     Residents of the Willowbrook subdivision could use a sidewalk to safely make their way to the rest of Nashville on foot Andy Kirchner said to the Nashville City Council on Thursday, June 1. Kirchner said he would be willing to allow the use of a piece of property he owns at