Jeff Doherty is with the Jackson C0unty Growth Alliance. A medical marijuana cultivation center will be constructed next to the Southern Illinois Airport between Carbondale and Murphysboro. Doherty sits down with Tom Miller for a conversation about the potential economic impact of this center.

Local historian Mark Motsinger joins The Morning Newswatch.

Williamson County Treasurer Ashley Gott and Williamson County Commissioner Jim Marlo join The Morning Newswatch.