DuQuoin Mayor Guy Alongi joins Tom Miller in the studio.

Nancy Maxwell, Tasha Rhymes, and Christopher Swims join The Morning Newswatch to tell more about the upcoming "Back to School Bash" happening Saturday,  August 5, from 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM at The Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church located at 400 East Main Street in Carbondale.

Du Quoin Holiday Lights Fair organizer Sheila Haggard joins The Morning Newswatch.