Jeff Doherty is with the Jackson C0unty Growth Alliance. A medical marijuana cultivation center will be constructed next to the Southern Illinois Airport between Carbondale and Murphysboro. Doherty sits down with Tom Miller for a conversation about the potential economic impact of this center.

 

Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) joins The Morning Newswatch.

 
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Rick Linton is with the Rend Lake Tourism Council and Tom Vaughn is Chairman of the Franklin County Board. They both joined Tom Miller in the studio to discuss the increased marketing and growth of Rend Lake and surrounding tourist areas to bring further business to the Southern Illinois.

 
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Jackson County Health Department Administrator Bart Hagston joins The Morning Newswatch.

 
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