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Dawgapalooza, an annual celebration to kick-off the football season will take place on August 31. The event, which runs from 4:30 to 7:15 p.m. features inflatables, a tailgate cookout, and Bulldog apparel. The Mahomet-Seymour marching band and cheerleaders lead the crowd in pre-game cheers at 6:45 p.m. Jason Seaman, a Mahomet-Seymour Graduate and Teacher at… Read more

The Mahomet Parks and Recreation Department alongside the Upper Sangamon River Conservatory hosted the 2018 Mahomet Music Festival Duck Race on Saturday. The winners are as follows. Prizes are avaialble for pickup: Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 2:00pm at 218 S. Lake of the Woods Rd. Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Kristin Allen enjoyed a triumphant debut as Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ cross-country coach on Saturday. The Bulldogs were victorious in St. Thomas More’s Saber Corn Classic. Olympia was the runner-up and Monticello placed third. Individually, M-S had three of the top five placers as well as a fourth runner in the top 10.… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com In early May, Jason Seaman was one of about 150 faculty members at Noblesville (Ind.) West Middle School. At a school with an enrollment of 1,400 students for the sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grades, he is a seventh-grade science teacher and an eighth-grade football coach. By the end of May, he was… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s highly touted volleyball team — ranked second in the area News-Gazette poll — opened its season on Tuesday with a two-set sweep on the road against Champaign Central. The Bulldogs posted a 25-18, 25-16 triumph with Kayin Garner handing out 11 assists. The balanced offensive attack was led by Savannah… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Fall’s official arrival will occur in 29 days. That date is inflexible. There is, however, one traditional indicator of the season that could come sooner than normal this year. Fall harvest for area farmers might start within a couple of weeks. “Corn is maturing a little quicker than usual,” said Kevan… Read more

Access to the world is just one relationship away for Gary and Trudy Matthews. And through a relationship they formed during a summer visit to the Czech Republic, the Gary and Trudy are giving East Central Illinois residents access to the friends they made and the music they enjoyed this weekend. During a visit to… Read more

The annual Mahomet Music Festival Parade will begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday, August 25. The route will proceed as follows: South on Division Street, East on Union, North on Elm and West on Franklin. [one_half] Food Court Vendors [/one_half] [one_half_last] Schedule of Events Friday, August 24 5 p.m. Festival opens 5 to 10 p.m. Carnival… Read more

The Mahomet-Seymour School Board will vote on an extension of the contract between Rick Johnston and the Mahomet-Seymour School District Monday night. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at Middletown Prairie Elementary. The former Superintendent of Mahomet-Seymour was hired on August 22, 2017 as the Project Manager for the renovation and addition of… Read more

Village of Mahomet fall garage sales are scheduled for September 21 and 22. The Mahomet Daily will produce a free garage sale guide. For a garage sale lising to be included in the guide, an email with the address and description must be delivered to dani@mahometnews.com by Sept. 19. Read more