Georgetown News

Here's a look at recent law enforcement calls: Danville Monday: Property damage in the 800 block of East South Street.

Cindy Gilliland began her teaching career at Pine Crest Elementary School as a teacher's aide and now ends her tenure with the district by retiring at the same school, but as principal.

Here's a look at recent law enforcement calls: Danville Tuesday: Possession of cannabis in the 1200 block of Garden Drive.

Six homeowners south of Danville invite the public to stroll through their unique and beautiful gardens next weekend.

Westville firefighters responded to a house fire early Friday morning on the village's south side.

Crimestoppers is looking for information regarding a bank burglary earlier this week.

A local man doing some weekend gardening got more than he expected on Saturday. The University of Illinois Bomb Squad was called in when a resident in the 1300 block of Warrington Avenue dug up a grenade while he was tilling in his yard.

Several homes will get a fresh look this weekend as part of HALO's Painting Blitz.

City police recently put a dent in local speeders - or at least their wallets. Officers handled out 699 tickets for speeding during the first three months of the department's Speed Enforcement Program.

Jeanne Franklin and Bob Magers of Georgetown made the hardest decision of their lives six years ago when they moved their daughter Lyndsey Magers to Highview Terrace in Paris - a 16-bed intermediate care facility for developmentally disabled adults.

The city council approved a request from the police department Monday night to start up a fitness room.

A former professional basketball is in police custody after violating the terms of his probation.

It was like something out of a Norman Rockwell painting as local firefighters helped rescue a cat from a tree on Monday.

Local boaters can hit the waters of the Middle Fork River again. How long the opportunity will last is another issue.

Just more than a year after entering a plea agreement with the state, the man accused of stealing from a youth football program was sentenced.

Two days of intermittent rains have shut down boating along the Middle Fork River again.

A volunteer weather program is looking for observers throughout Vermilion County to measure rain, snow and hail.

The Center for Rural Health and Farm Safety at Carle Foundation Hospital and Bunge Milling will sponsor a Progressive Agriculture Safety Day for students at Mary Miller Junior High in Georgetown, Judith Giacoma Elementary School in Westville, Catlin, Jamaica and Oakwood from 9 a.m. to 1:40 p.m. April 28 at the Georgetown Fairgrounds.

A Georgetown family says they're thankful to be alive after fire tore through their home.

Voters in the three largest southern Vermilion County towns - Georgetown, Tilton and Westville - will choose a mayor Tuesday.