New Orleans’ Christian Motorcycle Association (CMA) Chaplain Billy Rivers will share his story with the Mahomet Church of the Nazarene congregation during Biker Sunday on May 18. Mahomet Church of the Nazarene Pastors Lutz and Deb Braunig decided to acquaint their congregation with their love for the biking community through […]
Author: Dani Tietz
Nickel and Dimes brings show to Lake of the Woods Saturday
Two and a half years ago Nicole Collett wanted to be part of a band. Now, 400 shows and 1,200 songs later, the lead singer of Nickel and Dimes looks forward to playing at Lake of the Woods Bar on Saturday. “Playing shows in my hometown is so much fun,” […]
MSHS manufacturing students selected to represent AtFab at Makers Faire
Mahomet-Seymour High School manufacturing students were one of four digital fabricators selected to represent AtFab designs at the Bay Area Makers Faire in San Mateo, California May 14-17. Boasted as the greatest show-and-tell exhibit on Earth, the Maker Faire showcases forward-thinking products while giving thinkers, engineers, scientists and hobbyists a […]
Zumba instructor talks about benefits of Zumba Kids program
Editors Note: Many times, I take interviews and make all the pieces of the puzzle fit together for readers. Having worked with Zumba Instructor Kristina Robinson before, I thought I would piece together her adult Zumba program, Zumba Gold, Zumba in the Park and new Zumba Kids program for you. […]
MSHS Ag Expo brings agriculture to life for students
Mahomet-Seymour agriculture and horticulture students have volunteered their time to bring the seventh annual Ag Expo to the Mahomet community on Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m. This years’ Ag Expo promises to have a broad range of activities for community members of all ages. Visitors will be able to […]
Celebrate Art to showcase student art
Mahomet-Seymour art students will showcase their artwork to the community on Sunday, May 11 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Mahomet-Seymour High School. Twenty years ago, the Mahomet-Seymour Schools Foundation partnered with M-S art teachers to host Celebrate Art. During each school year, art teachers throughout the district select student art […]
MAYC celebrates success of B.L.A.S.T. programming
Nine months into a three-year partnership with the Mahomet-Seymour School District, the Mahomet Area Youth Club can see the rippling effects of the club’s after school B.L.A.S.T. (Bulldogs Learning and Succeeding Together) programming. Before the 2013-2014 school year, MAYC served approximately 25 children, ages 6 through 17, on the MAYC […]
Mahomet Family Restaurant brings dream to life
After six years of patiently waiting out their dream to open a restaurant in Mahomet, Ali and Mide Sulejmani will open the doors to the Mahomet Family Restaurant Monday morning at 6 a.m. The couple was approved for a loan on the building located at 1002 Commercial Drive in 2008, […]
Electronic recycling pick-up May 10 behind Village Administration Building
The Village of Mahomet will collect electronics for recycling on May 10 from 8 a.m. to noon in the rear parking lot of the Village of Mahomet Administration Building. The Village holds the electronic recycling event in the spring and fall each year. Residents have dropped off enough electronics to […]
Mahomet gets ready to open Champaign County’s first roundabout
[gview file=”https://mahometdaily.com/md/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Mahomet-Brochure_Print.pdf”] The Village of Mahomet is ready to put the finishing touches on Champaign County’s first roundabout located on Churchill Road. The roundabout was bid with the stretch of Churchill Road, which runs along the east side of Middletown Prairie Elementary. “Roundabouts have been shown to reduce the amount […]