MATTOON -- Mattoon Area Community Foundation and members of the Arland D. Williams, Jr. Scholarship committee are pleased to announce that Katie Kirts was awarded the $2,500 Arland D. Williams ...

Wednesday night, an American Airlines plane hit a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Washington, D.C., killing 67 people ..

MATTOON - The son of Arland D. Williams Jr. died Wednesday from stomach cancer. Arland D. Williams III, nicknamed Trey, was 37 years old and resided in a suburb of Atlanta, Ga.His battle with ...

He said the dedication of the Arland D. Williams Jr. Elementary School was a worthy reason to make such a trip."His legacy will continue on. It does not get any better than that," Olian said.One ...

The Arland D. Williams Jr. Memorial Bridge will receive $72 million in funding from a major infrastructure bill passed by Congress and signed by President Biden in November 2021. The money will be ...