Author Archives: WJBD Staff

Believe It or DON'T
Believe It or DON'T On this day in 1987, American heavy metal band Guns N' Roses released the landmark album Appetite for Destruction, which sold more than 17 million copies. Believe It or DON'T On th...
WJBD Staff Jul 21, 2022

Clay County Sheriff's Offices says investigation into the disappearance of Shadie Thomas still a top priority
The Clay County Sheriff's Office says the investigation into the disappearance of 26-year-old Shadie Thomas from her Clay City home on or about May 5th remains a top priority. The department says the ...
WJBD Staff Jul 21, 2022 Photos of missing Sadie Thomas of Clay City.

South Central School Board plans start of school year, still short teachers
South Central School Superintendent Kerry Herdes says the district will start the school year with the COVID-19 protocol they ended the last school year. He updated the school board at Wednesday night...
WJBD Staff Jul 21, 2022

Salem Theatre to host Harry Potter Birthday Party Experience
The Salem Community Theatre is hosting the Harry Potter Birthday Party Experience on Saturday night. The event had to be canceled the past two years due to COVID-19 and the coordinator of the event Ke...
WJBD Staff Jul 21, 2022 Salem Mayor Nic Farley has been tabbed to play Dumbledore in the Harry Potter Birthday Party celebration at the Salem Theatre on Saturday night. Photo by Bruce Kropp.

Salem 11u Win District 1 Title....Next Stop - Beardstown Sectionals
The Salem 11u Little League All-stars won the District 1 Tournament in Robinson last night knocking off the hosts in the title game 11-0. Salem got a combined no-hitter from Bentley Bryan and Zane App...
WJBD Staff Jul 21, 2022

Franklin Park & SCMS Hold Open Fields Today
The Franklin Park Bobcats baseball team will continue their Open Fields today from 5-7 at the Franklin Park Field. This is for anyone interested in playing for the Bobcats this season. Franklin Park i...
WJBD Staff Jul 21, 2022

YMCA/Salem Men's Softball Scores From Wednesday 7/20/22
In City of Salem/YMCA men's softball at Bryan Park, Odd Fellows beat Prestige Worldwide 16-7, Lock n Roll Self Storage over Iuka State Bank 15-9 and Modern Woodmen also beat the Iuka State Bank 16-1.
WJBD Staff Jul 21, 2022

Sage Karam returns to Pocono for 1st time since fatal wreck
Sage Karam returns to Pocono Raceway this weekend for his first race at the Pennsylvania track since a fatal incident seven years ago. Karam was a rising star when he sput out in August 2015 and his c...
WJBD Staff Jul 21, 2022

MLB All-Star Game wins night but draws record low ratings
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Major League Baseball's Midsummer Classic remains the most-watched all-star game in professional sports, even though it drew record lows in viewership for the fifth time since 2015....
WJBD Staff Jul 21, 2022 US Air Force

Wise World of Wellen presented by Salem Eye Clinic
Wise World of Wellen presented by Salem Eye Clinic 1. Most of the indoor scenes in "Game of Thrones" were filmed in a studio in Northern Ireland that used to be a factory . . . where the Titanic was m...
WJBD Staff Jul 20, 2022
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