Dawgapalooza, an annual celebration to kick-off the football season will take place on Sept. 10. The event, which runs from 4:30 to 7:15 p.m. features inflatables, a tailgate cookout, and Bulldog apparel. The Mahomet-Seymour marching band and cheerleaders lead the crowd in pre-game cheers at 6:45 p.m. The Bulldogs will kick-off at home against […]
The Chickadee Sermon has something for your soul. It comes directly from their soul. “Music has been in my life from the start–my dad is a bluegrass musician so I grew up trying to sneak on stage to sing the high harmony,” Jennifer Hood-Sturm said. “As I got older, I […]
The 2021 Spring Mahomet Community Garage Sales are scheduled for September 10 and 11. The Mahomet Daily will produce a free online and print garage sale guide. Listings for the guide can be emailed to news@mahometnews.com until Sept. 7 at 5 p.m. The printed map will be distributed locally on the […]
Go back in time and experience what life was like in nineteenth-century east-central Illinois at Prairie Stories at the Museum of the Grand Prairie from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on September 11. The day begins with artisan demonstrations (including blacksmithing featuring renowned blacksmiths and outdoor cooking. Hands-on activities like […]
Mahomet-Seymour Junior Ainsley Winters is leading the unbeaten Mahomet-Seymour girls’ golf team heading into their third week of play. Coming off a 2020 Sectional appearance, Winters earned top honors as the Bulldogs defeated Tuscola on Aug. 17. She went on to lead her team in a win over Normal West, […]
Developments on the west side of Champaign County led to growth for communities like Champaign, Mahomet and Fisher according to 2020 Census results. Over the last decade, Champaign gained 7,247 residents (88,302) while the Mahomet population increased by 2,176 (9,343) and Fisher by 181 (2,062). On the southwest side of […]
This photo album of the 2021 Mahomet Music Festival Parade is brought to you by Christie Clinic. To view the entire album visit https://mahometdaily.smugmug.com/2021-Mahomet-Music-Festival-Parade/.
Gov. JB Pritzker has issued an indoor mask mandate, regardless of vaccination status, for all residents of Illinois beginning Aug. 30. Additionally, all healthcare workers, including nursing home employees, all pre-k-12 teachers and staff, as well as higher education personnel and students will now be required to receive the first […]
Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation were joined by local officials and community leaders Monday to announce the start of construction on a new Interstate 57/74 interchange located in Champaign County. The $216.8 million project will rebuild the original interchange built more than 50 years ago, improve […]
Gov. JB Pritzker signed two bills Friday that update the state’s sex education standards in K-12 schools. In Illinois, public schools aren’t required to offer sex education courses. Earlier in the year, State Rep. Kathleen Willis (D-Addison) proposed sex ed be mandated, and that curriculum should be aligned with culturally […]
