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.

Illinois State Representative Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) joins The Morning Newswatch.

The US Army Corps of Engineer's Jodie Hancock joins The Morning Newswatch.