The following information comes from the Mattoon Police Department:
Mattoon Police arrested James R. Terrell, 69 years of age of Mattoon, for the offense of Possession of a Controlled Substance.
The arrest occurred on 1/12/2021 at 4:01pm in the 1200 block of Dewitt Ave in Mattoon. The charges allege that on 1/12/2021, police were called to a suspicious male inside D-Co Laundry located at 12th and Dewitt using illegal drugs. Police arrived and identified the suspicious male as Mr. Terrell, who was in possession of crack cocaine. Mr. Terrell was arrested and taken to the Coles County Jail.
Mattoon Police arrested Robert E. Gray Jr., 38 years of age of Mattoon, for the offense of Possession of Methamphetamine.
Family loses everything in Christmas Day fire, new stores coming to Jackson mall: Jackson top headlines Dec 26-31
Updated Jan 01, 2021;
Posted Jan 01, 2021
A fire broke out Christmas evening, 2020, in a home on Hutchison Road in Concord Township, destroying the home and leaving Kara Brown and her four children with nothing but the clothes on their backs. Images courtesy Karissa Siegrist.
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Christmas Day started with presents and sweets, but the festivities would not last.
Five new businesses are coming to the Jackson Crossing Mall.
The former Sears will be converted into five new storefronts, said Patrick Vassar Director of Underwriting for Ignite Funding. Ignite Funding is based in Las Vegas and has developments in 28 states, Vassar said. They chose Jackson because there was a lot of potential for the site.
Dollar General robbed in Jackson County, police say
Updated Dec 24, 2020;
Posted Dec 24, 2020
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VANDERCOOK LAKE, MI – A Dollar General store in Vandercook Lake was robbed Wednesday night, police said.
Jackson County sheriff’s deputies responded to the Dollar General, 811 E. McDevitt Ave., at 10:11 p.m., Dec. 23, police said.
A man shoved the clerk and took money from a cash register, before fleeing, police said. No one was injured.
On December 23, 2020 at 10:11pm Jackson County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the Dollar General in Vandercook Lake.Posted by Jackson County Office of the Sheriff on Thursday, December 24, 2020
Police are looking for the public’s help in identifying the suspect, who is pictured on the sheriff’s office Facebook page.