Christian band We are Messengers will be taking the Mediacom stage at the 2017 Sangamon River Music Festival on Saturday, August 26 beginning at 11:00 a.m. Originally from Ireland now based in the United States, this band has played to over 750,000 people while on tour with Winter Jam and […]
Russ and Nick Taylor were recognized as the 2016 Business of the Year by the Mahomet Chamber of Commerce last week. The Taylor’s great grandparents moved to Mahomet from Southern Illinois in 1910 to pick corn by hand. Eventually, they farmed their own land, as did the Taylor’s grandparents and […]
As parents begin to think about building the perfect box or making cards with candies for Valentine’s Day class parties, it’s also important that they reevaluate how their children are taking care of their teeth on a daily basis. During February, the American Dental Association (ADA) sponsors National Children’s Dental […]
New leadership will bring big changes to the Mahomet Area Youth Club (MAYC) in 2017. Not only has the club hired a new Executive Director and appointed a new Board President, but the club is also looking to leave their current building at 601 E Franklin St. and occupy the […]
Although Mahomet-Seymour High School Agriculture students and Sangamon Elementary students are on different campuses, a 10-year partnership has brought the two groups together through the PALS (Partners in Active Learning) program. “It’s grown here because it’s been a good program,” Sangamon Principal Mark Cabutti said. “The teachers won’t give up […]
