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.

Hospice of Southern Illinois' Deborah Hogg and Melise Oakley join The Morning Newswatch.

Tom Miller sits down with Carterville Mayor Brad Robinson to discuss road work which is continuing throughout the city, as well as news on an Independence Day celebration at Cannon Park.