After a long day at an amusement park, the last thing you want to think about is getting up for work the next day. And like any adult who arrives home at 11:30 p.m., my son recognized how tired he was. “We’ll just see how I feel in the morning. […]
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Volleyball team to honor military/first responders with car wash and cookout
The Mahomet-Seymour volleyball team will host their fourth annual Free Car Wash and Cook Out for active duty military, veterans and first responders on August 19 from 1-4 pm at Mahomet-Seymour High School. The annual event began not as a fundraiser, but instead, a way for the volleyball players to […]
Pick-Up and Drop-Off Procedures for Mahomet-Seymour School District
PLEASE NOTE: CELL PHONE USE in SCHOOL ZONES LAW Effective January 1, 2010, the use of cell phones in a School Zone is strictly prohibited by State law. PARKING On most school days, parents are asked to use the parking lot in front of the school. On special event days […]
Mahomet-Seymour Marching Band to Perform Zorro
You know it’s time for the Mahomet-Seymour school doors to open when you can hear brass instruments and percussion throughout the Mahomet valley. The 210 students who are part of the Mahomet-Seymour High School marching band kicked off the 2017 marching band season with band camp July 31 through August […]
Rose votes against bailout of Chicago Public Schools, Democrats in Senate take money away from downstate schools
Springfield, IL – State Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) issued the following statement in response to Senate Democrats overriding Gov. Bruce Rauner’s Amendatory Veto of Senate Bill 1, education funding reform: “First it was a massive tax hike on the backs of every working Illinoisan, now it’s a bailout of Chicago […]
I’m Writing About Something You Don’t Want To Talk About
The events of this weekend in Charlottesville left my limbs feeling numb and my heart heavy. As I looked at the angry faces of the white men and women carrying tiki torches, I thought, ‘Some of those men and women look just like the people who would live in my […]
Village Board Agenda 8.15.2017
The Village of Mahomet Board will meet at the Village Administration Building on August 15 at 6 p.m. [gview file=”https://mahometdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/8-SS-08152017-AGENDA-FINAL.pdf”]
Sangamon River Music Festival provides Upgrade Experience
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Killer Bee Honey to perform at Lake of the Woods Summer Concert Series
The Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve welcomes the crowd pleasing Killer Bee Honey (KBH) for the Summer Concert Series on Mabery Gardens on August 13 from 5 to 7 p.m. The five-member band formed when Mahomet graduate Bryce Johnson saw a video of Jim Means perform original songs on Facebook. In what […]
Easton creates a buzz
Teri Easton expects a lot of buzz about her new venture. The former athletic department administrative assistant at Champaign’s St.Thomas More needed a hobby to help her into retirement. The White Heath resident found a sweet one. Easton is becoming a beekeeper. She had no background in the endeavor. “I’ve […]
