Christmas is usually a time to celebrate the arrival of Christians in the Holy Land. But this year, as Patriarch Michel Sabbah of the Latin Rite Catholic Church revealed during his Christmas sermon in Bethlehem, local leaders are currently concerned with the opposite phenomenon: exodus. Speaking to the legions of Arab Christians fleeing the region, Sabbah said, "I say to you what Jesus told us: ...

Even though the temperatures were scorching Saturday, Christmas time came early in downtown Starkville. read more Some Columbus residents came to the Charles Brown Gym to talk about the needs of the community and to have a good time.

Du Quoin firefighters suspect that a space heater on a sun porch may be to blame in a Christmas night fire that heavily damaged the Mike Batson home at 729 South Madison St. in Du Quoin.

At top--One of three daughters of Rev. and Mrs. Mark Buetow of the Bethel Lutheran Church in Du Quoin lights candles during the start of the Christmas morning service at the church west of Du Quoin.

DU QUOIN - Employees at General Cable in Du Quoin will make Christmas brighter for 13 area families this year through their Angel Project. The plant raised a total of $3,000--$1,500 from employees matched by $1,500 from plant manager Daniel Groulx.

The Salvation Army - Fox Cities reached its 2007 Christmas fundraising goal thanks in large part to record numbers set by foundation match days.

St. Peters residents did not just throw away their Christmas lights; they recycled them - 4.4 tons of them to be exact, city officials said.

An hour ago I walked through the city With my whole family My brother and sister My mother and father We walked through a forest Through the street you were born You grew up And the street where your parents still live I saw their christmas tree And them in the kitchen They were preparing dinner A big dinner for the whole family The family they expected for today One member will be left This ...

A construction boss was savagely murdered by two East European builders - after buying them flights home to Prague for Christmas.

Bandera Business Association (BBA) President Margaret Paradee of the Gingerbread House in Bandera said that she and her fellow businesses owners enjoyed a best-yet Shopper's Jubilee this year, now officially known as Cowboy Christmas, held Dec. 7-8.