The Village of Mahomet Board of Trustees is set to approve the Final Plat for the Harvest Edge Second and Third Subdivision. This current phase includes 67 single-family lots and one outlot across 20.46 acres, with walkable connections and sidewalk improvements along several streets in the subdivision. Located on the […]
Mahomet is welcoming the autumn season with a lively new celebration—the first “Fall for Mahomet” Festival—on Saturday, October 4th, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in downtown Mahomet. The festival promises a full day of food, music, and festive events. Guests can enjoy a tempting array of food trucks and […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com It was a night for imagination and remembering. It was a night for action and drama, pomp and pageantry. It was a night for reunions and revelry. It was Homecoming 2025 – Mahomet-Seymour-style –and it was a classic example of going to a ball game and […]
A federal judge has issued a ruling blocking the Trump administration’s attempt to rapidly deport hundreds of unaccompanied Guatemalan children, finding that the government’s justifications “crumbled like a house of cards” under judicial scrutiny. On Labor Day weekend, several Executive Branch agencies launched what U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly […]
On September 15, Mississippi was confronted with two deeply disturbing incidents that occurred within hours of each other, two men found hanging from trees in separate locations across the state. Demartravion “Trey” Reed, a 21-year-old Black student at Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi, was discovered hanging from a tree […]
At least six historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) received threatening communications that forced campus-wide lockdowns and class cancellations on Sept 11. The affected institutions included Alabama State University, Hampton University, Virginia State University, Southern University and A&M College in Louisiana, Clark Atlanta University, and Bethune-Cookman University in Florida. Spelman College […]
President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social late Wednesday that he intends to designate “Antifa” as a “major terrorist organization.” Antifa is not an actual organization but rather a decentralized ideological movement. The term, short for “anti-fascist,” serves as an umbrella description for various loosely affiliated local groups and individuals […]
Former U.S. Attorney Alexander Acosta faced the House Oversight Committee members on Friday during a closed-door interview about his controversial 2008 plea deal with Jeffrey Epstein. Acosta, who served as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida when he negotiated the widely criticized non-prosecution agreement with Epstein, maintained his […]
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has taken an unprecedented step by publishing its own independent childhood immunization schedule for 2025, marking the first time in 30 years that the nation’s leading pediatric organization has diverged from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance. The split stems from Kennedy’s […]
The United States exercised its veto power on Thursday to block a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all hostages. Fourteen other countries voted in favor of the resolution. The draft resolution, proposed by the council’s 10 elected members representing every […]
