Photo of the day: Sweet tooth solo
By Carson VanBuskirk, Staff Photographer
July 18, 2019
Christone "Kingfish" Ingram played tonight's Sunset Concert at Turley Park. Ingram is an American blues guitarist and singer from Clarksdale, Mississippi.
Photo of the day: You heard me right; school’s around the corner
July 16, 2019
Over 100 children were given physicals, vision screenings or immunizations. Shawnee Health Care will be having another back-to-school exam service on Thursday in Marion. Christopher, of Marion, hopes that the turn out today will prompt more back-to-school events with Shawnee.
Senator Duckworth speaks to community members at town hall
July 15, 2019
Senator Tammy Duckworth participated in a town hall meeting on Friday with the Paul Simon Institute at SIU. The Senator discussed her work in Congress with Institute Director John Shaw is serving as moderator.
Gallery: LEGO camp inspires children to build
By Isabel Miller, Photography and Multimedia Editor
July 9, 2019
During the five day LEGO camp children will complete projects that explore energy supply, transfer, accumulation, conversation and consumption. Instructor Nicholas Lach has been working at the LEGO camps for almost a decade. He enjoyed instructing the camps so much he changed his career to teaching. “It definitely challenges them in ways different than classrooms, they do have the interaction with other kids but they also learn how everyday machines work, how they’re built, how they're designed,” Lach said.
Fireworks on the fourth
July 5, 2019
Carbondale's Fourth of July celebration took place at the Banterra Center on SIU's campus.
The history of Carbondale’s Fourth of July celebrations
By Tahereh Rahimi, Staff Reporter
July 4, 2019
Carbondale, like every other town and city in the States, has always celebrated the Fourth of July. By reviewing the Daily Egyptian archive, some books about Carbondale history and the photo archive of Morris Library to find out how Carbondale people have celebrated this 243 years old natio...
Gallery: Governor Pritzker visits southern Illinois to promote Rebuild Illinois
By Isabel Miller, Photography and Multimedia Editor
July 2, 2019
Illinois Governor Pritzker visits southern Illinois promoting his Rebuild Illinois plan.
Gallery: Carbondale welcomes Indie rock Louisianais
By Jacob Lorenz, Staff Reporter
June 27, 2019
The third Sunset Concert of the summer featured an Indie rock band named Sweet Crude. The band is from New Orleans, LA
Gallery: Country in Carbondale
By Carson VanBuskirk, Staff Photographer
June 20, 2019
The second Sunset Concert of the summer featured alternative country band the Josephines. The band is from Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Gallery: Sunset Concerts starts with a bang
By Carson VanBuskirk, Staff Photographer
June 13, 2019
The first Sunset Concert of the Summer kicked off with a bang. Soul and rock singer Donovan Keith played on the steps of Shryock Auditorium for the Carbondale community.
Missing girl reunited with family
By Isabel Miller, Photo and Multimedia Editor
June 11, 2019
“Up until a few hours ago, I was losing my mind. I was literally losing my mind,” said Sincearae Dotson.
Carbondale community searches for missing seven-year-old
By Isabel Miller, Photography and Multimedia Editor
June 11, 2019
Patrice's grandmother Barbra Dotson came from Chicago to look for her youngest grandchild. "Take her to the police station, the hospital, take her anywhere just leave her there. You don't have to give your name or nothing. Just give my grandbaby back," Dotson said.
