Hampton Inn owners and management were joined by local officials in breaking ground on Monday. The new motel that will located just behind the Cracker Barrel is expected to draw additional guests who are now lost to Bloomington and Springfield. The motel will focus on local tourism as it caters to the motor coach industry. Hampton Inn of Lincoln is expected to be open for business in April 2008. [picture provided by Geoff Ladd, Logan County Tourism] click on picture for larger image

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Monday, Aug. 27:

• Athens loses a teen and a father in double-fatality collision

• U.S. Attorney General Gonzales resigns

• Gov. Blagojevich issues state disaster declaration for DeKalb County for flooding, storm damage

• Gov. Blagojevich announces state's August 'Veteran of the Month'

• Recall information

• Robotic camera lowered into coal mine

• Bad credit biggest risk to economy

• Greek prosecutor orders probe into whether arson can be considered terrorism

• Woman hopes she's a record hugger

• Farmers' Almanac predicts 'two-faced' winter

• Efforts to change flood insurance stall

• Edwards offers cancer plan

• Huckabee expectations high for Thompson

• Today in history

• The nation's weather

• Gov. Blagojevich signs laws to expand protections for elementary and high school students
  Laws will require background checks on new employees and help fight bullying

• Currency change aimed at adding security

• Facts about U.S. currency

• Plants' cleanup may create side-effect

• Gas down nearly 3 cents in 2 weeks

• Investors feeling a bit more optimistic

• Keeping bugs out, and leaf scorch identified on oaks
  By John Fulton

• Giannoulias awards agriculture scholarships

• Mason City Sesquicentennial SOS
  Beard and dress contests set; community choir practicing

• Conservation Village at Du Quoin State Fair highlights outdoor recreation, natural resource protection

• Bird flu found at German poultry farm

• WL-B baseball vs. Delavan

• Dalton Carriker's walk-off homer gives Georgia the Little League title over Japan

• NL roundup: Diamondbacks win another nail-biter

• AL roundup: White Sox manager likes Red Sox to win AL

• Team standings, schedules & scores

• Some golfers angry over mandatory carts

• Stricker ends drought with Barclays win

• Ochoa cruises to 3rd straight LPGA title

• Denis Watson wins record 7-man playoff

• Carl Edwards dominates at Bristol

• Vick to enter plea Monday

• LeBron, Kobe, Melo lead U.S. past Brazil

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