Pope County Sheriff Jerry Suits joins The Morning Newswatch.

Sheila Haggard joins The Morning Newswatch to talk about the Holiday Lights Fair happening at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds now through December 30.

Michael Gauch is the superintendent of the Harrisburg Community Schools District Unit No. 4. He spoke with Tom Miller about the lack of funds K-12 schools in Southern Illinois has received and whether schools like those in Harrisburg will stay open in the 2016-'17 school year.