Sara Spurlock is not your typical teenager.  Currently a senior attending Galatia High School, she is quickly becoming a college sophomore.

Just how does one skip the freshman year of college before graduating from high school?  Spurlock is among a special group of high school kids known as “dual-credit” students enrolled in Southeastern Illinois College’s Early College Program.

By spring graduation, Spurlock will have earned enough college credits at Southeastern to be classified as a college sophomore.

This past Saturday April 7, Crappie USA held a qualifying event on Tennessee's Old Hickory Lake at Sumner County, Tennessee. These anglers from seven different states were competing for not only cash and prizes, but a chance to advance to the prestigious Cabela’s Crappie USA Classic. This year's classic will be held October 24th-27th, 2012 on the Barkley/Kentucky Lakes at Cadiz, Kentucky.

Taking first place in the semi-pro division was the well-known Carmi, Illinois team of Jo and Henry Haley who weighed in a limit of crappie totaling 12.11 pounds and earning $1000.00. Jo and Henry were fishing Drakes Creek and Blue Glass using tri color and glow Southern Pro jigs in 12 to 15 feet of water vertical jigging brush to catch 50 fish for the day.

Trooper William Campbell has joined the Indiana State Police Evansville Post. 

ISP recently graduated 38 new troopers from the academy and during the 24 week process, Campbell received approximately 930 hours of structured training in law enforcement.  His curriculum included 80 hours of criminal law instruction, 80 hours of vehicle operations training, and 47 hours of traffic law.  He also developed skills in criminal investigation, vehicle crash investigation and impaired driver prevention and detection.

Campbell, 26,  graduated in 2003 from Red Hill High School in Bridgeport, IL.  He later graduated from Indiana State University where he received a degree in Criminal Justice.