"Don't spend more than you have to!" Found on Rt. 40, across from the Grade School, JJ's Best Buys is owned by Jim and Becky Jewell. They offer used furniture and appliances. They also offer used and wholesale appliance parts.
The Rock Fitness Center is owned by Dr. Rob Frost and his wife, Leigh. The Fitness Center features a wide variety of fitness equipment. Different memberships are available-- single and family. For a $2.00 fee, a 24 hour access key is offered for those who like to work-out early or late! 
The Effingham County Fair is held each year during the first week in August. It is an agricultural/4-H fair and is one of the larger fairs in Southern Illinois.
The Effingham Fairgrounds features a large Grandstand where concerts are shown, along with the annual Fair Queen pageant, tractor pulls, a rough stock rodeo, and the demo derby.
