The Mt. Olive PTA is hosting a 5k run/walk with a blast of color on October 4, 2014. The run will begin at 9 a.m. with...
Calling all family, friends, children and elders, the Kelly Miller Circus is coming to Benld. The circus will be coming into town on October 8 with...
The Tour de Coal committee plans to give back to the community who has supported the ride for nine years by giving a portion of each...
Glen Carbon author Bill Nunes will be at the Benld Library Tuesday evening, September 23, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Nunes is the author of two...
Free entertainment, fall crafts and merchandise, food vendors, a free petting zoo, children’s games, and Chamber member participation will be highlights of the Coal Country Chamber...
Secretary of State Jesse White, in cooperation with Benld Public Library, is offering a Rules of the Road Review Course and the Mobile Drivers Unit on...
St. Francis Hospital is offering a Take Charge of Your Health Live Well, Be Well Workshop to help people manage their ongoing health conditions. This series...
In case you needed a reason to buy a blizzard, here’s a pretty good one. This year, DQ is celebrating Miracle Treat Day with even more...
The annual Benld Fire Department Co-ed Softball Tournament is set for August 15, 16 and 17. The tournament will kick off on Friday evening with the...
The 6th annual Gillespie/Mt. Olive alumni soccer game will be held on Saturday, August 9th at 6 p.m. at the Coal County Sports complex in Gillespie....
Join the Coal Country Chamber of Commerce on its ninth annual Tour de Coal bicycle ride on Saturday, September 27, 2014, at the Benld City Hall....
A fund raiser to benefit Project Kid Kare will be held at Wayman’s Tropical Sno on Wednesday, July 30. Participants will make an 8 inch decorative...
District 7 schools will hold registration for returning elementary, middle and high school students at the Ben-Gil Elementary School on August 4, 5, 6 and 7....
SPRINGFIELD – Aiming to help curb local home foreclosures, State Senator Andy Manar (D–Bunker Hill) and State Representative Wayne Rosenthal (R–Litchfield) will be hosting a mortgage...
The Heritage Community Band will feature a concert of well-known jazz standards this Thursday evening at 7 p.m. The concert will be at the historic bandstand...
SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Andy Manar (D–Bunker Hill) is hosting a discussion on education funding and other state issues on June 11 in Gillespie as part...
Registration for the Benld Library Summer Reading Programs and Lego Club will be held on Wednesday, June 4 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Thursday,...
The 2014 8th grade promotion ceremony will be held on Thursday, May 29th at 6:00 p.m. in the BenGil Elementary gymnasium. There will be reserved seating...
Parking and admission free for this family-friendly event The Macoupin County Historical Society’s Spring Strawberry Festival will take place Saturday, May 24, and Sunday, May 25,...
Over 48 vendors from the area will be selling everything from trendsetting craft items to antique glassware and baked goods at the this year’s Build Benld...
