Williams Elementary News Today

In January, officials at Williams Elementary announced they submitted an application to become the second IB school in the county, joining Eastside High.

Pat Barber started in 1974 as a Palmetto High English teacher and Linda Carnes, a PHS Language Arts teacher, also spent 35 years at Sugg Middle.

Schools must drastically remake their approach to technology—or continue their ongoing collapse into irrelevance.

This grant will allow Mattoon High School students in Chrome Depot to provide a wide array of technology and multimedia support.

A weapons complaint at nearby apartments prompted Williams Elementary and Mattoon Middle School to be briefly placed on soft lockdowns Friday afternoon until police determined the call was unfounded.

MATTOON, Ill. (WCIA) — Two schools in Mattoon were placed on a brief soft lockdown Friday afternoon after police were called to an apartment complex next to the school. Officials with the Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 said William’s Elementary School administration was contacted by Mattoon Police around 2 p.m., advising they were called […]

Julius Grover lost his wife of 15 years two weeks before a fire burned through their house leaving the family with nowhere to go.

Two weeks before the solar eclipse on April 8th, Williams Elementary School in RSU 18 principal Melanie Smith visited all classrooms to read aloud the book A Few Beautiful Minutes Experiencing a Solar Eclipse, written by Kate Allen Fox. During her visits, Principal Smith also shared a video with students that explained the difference between solar … Continue reading How Williams Elementary School is Teaching and Preparing Students for the Solar Eclipse

Residents say more drivers will detour through neighbors as eastbound lanes close for 80 days.

"Road closed" signs are going up and motorist are mapping out their detour routes as a major highway shuts down eastbound traffic between I-75 and I-71.