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Alton clergy urge vaccinations FacebookTwitterEmail A COVID-19 vaccination is administered at Lewis and Clark Community College. ALTON — The Madison County Health Department provided COVID-19 vaccinations to 350 residents Monday at LaMay’s Catering, 909 E. Broadway. “It is so gratifying to know that 350 of our residents received their first vaccine shot today,” said Pastor David Goins. “And it is equally satisfying that another 200 individuals are already registered for Monday, March 8.” Participants for the March 8 vaccinations will be contacted March 4-5 and assigned an appointment time. Three additional phone lines have been added to accommodate the heavy call volume for vaccine registration: 618-491-9340, 618-491-9920 and 618-491-0021. The phone lines will be open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Wednesday of each week through Wednesday, March 17.
Remembering MLK: Crowds brave cold for Sunday event Crowd braves cold for Sunday ceremony John Badman, jbadman@thetelegraph.com FacebookTwitterEmail 1of29 At the 41st annual commemoration of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day on Sunday, Rosetta Brown, left, and Michael Holiday, right, place a wreath in James H. Killion Park at Salu as about 100 people watch. Joining them were members of the Alton NAACP executive committee. Show MoreShow Less 2of29 Jason Harrison, from Deliverance Temple and president of Riverbend Ministerial Alliance, delivers a passionate speech to Sunday’s crowd about commitment. Show MoreShow Less 3of29 4of29 Nearly 100 vehicles participated in a procession Sunday from Lincoln-Douglas Square to a wreath laying ceremony for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day ceremony at James H. Killion Park at Salu. Here the vehicles — including an Alton Fire Department pumper — make their way up Martin Luther King Boulevard in Alton Sunday afternoon. Show MoreShow Less