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.

Director of Public Programs at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Joe Crain joins Robert Thies in the studio.

Democratic candidate for Jackson County Resident Circuit Judge Ralph "Boomer" Bloodworth joins The Morning Newswatch.