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Small Town Scoop & Eatery is excited to be helping Special Olympics Illinois raise money for the 2026 Southern Illinois ...
08/10/2026

Small Town Scoop & Eatery is excited to be helping Special Olympics Illinois raise money for the 2026 Southern Illinois Ducky Derby — and we need our amazing community to help us make a BIG splash!

ADOPT A DUCK. SUPPORT AN AMAZING CAUSE. WIN $5,000!

Starting TODAY, you can adopt your Ducky Derby ducks through Team Small Town Scoop & Eatery! Every duck adopted helps support Special Olympics Illinois and the incredible athletes and programs they serve.

And here’s the really fun part…

ONE LUCKY DUCK WILL WIN $5,000!

On Sunday, September 6, thousands of little rubber ducks will take the plunge at the Du Quoin State Fair — and if YOUR duck crosses the finish line first, you could take home the $5,000 GRAND PRIZE!

Duck adoptions start at just $5:
🐥 1 Duck — $5
🐥 Quack Pack of 6 — $25
🐥 Quacker’s Dozen of 12 — $50
🐥 Flock of 24 — $100
🐥 60 Ducks — $250
🐥 120 Ducks — $500
🐥 240 Ducks — $1,000

Ready to join Team Small Town Scoop?

There are four Ways to Adopt your Ducks!

1. Adopt your ducks as part of your purchase at Small Towat check out when you are at the shop!

2. Use the link below to adopt your ducks:
https://equack.app/special-olympics-region-k/teams/small-town-scoop-eatery/cmrtbunr2000bpxuc20rqfkj9?ref=team-small-town-scoop-eatery-jonathan-givens

3. Use the QR Code in the attached poster!

4. Ordering online - Visit smalltownscoop.com/order, You can adopt your duck while ordering your food online! Simply scroll all the way down to the Charity section, and adopt your ducks there before finalizing your online order!

Even if you only adopt ONE $5 duck, you're helping make a difference. And who knows… that little duck just might turn your $5 into $5,000 for you!

Let’s show Special Olympics Illinois just how BIG the heart of our Small Town Scoop community is!

Adopt your ducks, share this post, tag your friends, and let’s make a SPLASH together!

Small Town Scoop & Eatery - Located at 1400 Walnut Street, Murphysboro, IL 62966

We’re back, and we finally had time to give our newest flavors the photo shoot they deserve! Here are three delicious re...
08/05/2026

We’re back, and we finally had time to give our newest flavors the photo shoot they deserve! Here are three delicious reasons to stop by Small Town Scoop & Eatery:

Pineapple Upside Down Cake
This seasonal favorite from Cedar Crest Ice Cream only comes around once a year! Pineapple-flavored ice cream is loaded with pineapple pieces, chunks of cake, and rich brown butter swirls. It tastes just like the classic dessert in a scoop!

Spiced Chai Cookie
Made by us right here in Murphysboro, and honestly, this may be our favorite flavor we have created so far! Chai-spiced ice cream is packed with Biscoff cookie pieces and finished with a generous Biscoff cookie butter swirl.

Island Mango Sorbet
Also made right here in our shop! This refreshing sorbet is bursting with sweet, juicy mango, a hint of sea salt, and a sprinkle of Tajín® Clásico Seasoning for the perfect sweet, salty, tangy, and gently spicy finish.

Want a little more heat in your sorbet? Just ask, and we’ll add extra Tajín® so you can spice it to your heart’s content!

And remember, we’re more than just ice cream. Stop in for a meal, then finish it off with one of these new flavors for dessert!

Which one are you trying first? Come try one of these, or any of our 33 flavors of ice cream, at 1400 Walnut Street in Murphysboro. We’re open seven days a week!

08/02/2026

Good morning, friends! ❤️

Today is our (Leigh-Ann & Jonathan’s) 13th wedding anniversary, and we’re taking a tiny getaway to celebrate. Unfortunately, a few members of our team woke up feeling under the weather today, and without us in town to help cover, we’ll need to delay opening until 1:30 PM.

We are so sorry for the inconvenience and truly appreciate your understanding. We’ll be ready to welcome you this afternoon with delicious food, homemade ice cream, and plenty of smiles.

Thank you for your grace, and we’ll see you at 1:30 PM!

Ok, here’s another quick announcement!As many of you know, we’re hard at work transforming The Lofts on Walnut, and the ...
07/31/2026

Ok, here’s another quick announcement!

As many of you know, we’re hard at work transforming The Lofts on Walnut, and the big reveal is getting closer every day! With so much of our time going into the renovation, we haven’t had a chance to do our usual fancy photoshoots for our newest flavors… but we couldn’t wait any longer to share this one!

🥭 Introducing our new Island Mango Sorbet!

Made right here in Murphysboro by us at Small Town Scoop & Eatery, this refreshing sorbet is bursting with sweet, juicy mango, a hint of sea salt, and a sprinkle of Tajín® Clásico Seasoning, giving it that perfect sweet, salty, tangy, and a gentle spicy finish.

It’s bright. It’s refreshing. It’s tropical. And it’s the perfect way to cool off on a warm summer day.

Stop by and give our newest house made sorbet a try. We are located at 1400 Walnut St in Murphysboro. We can’t wait to hear what you think!

The fancy picture is coming, but we have to give a teaser announcement of our newest homemade ice cream flavor made righ...
07/26/2026

The fancy picture is coming, but we have to give a teaser announcement of our newest homemade ice cream flavor made right here in our shop - Chai Spiced Cookie! We’ll shoot the pretty version this week, but we just made this new flavor yesterday, and it’s so good we had to share! Come on in for lunch or dinner, and then try our newest addition for dessert!

CHRISTMAS IN JULY IS TOMORROW, SATURDAY, JULY 25! Join us at Small Town Scoop & Eatery on Saturday, July 25, for a festi...
07/25/2026

CHRISTMAS IN JULY IS TOMORROW, SATURDAY, JULY 25!

Join us at Small Town Scoop & Eatery on Saturday, July 25, for a festive day of food, ice cream, Christmas cheer, and giving back to our community!

We will be donating 20% of our profits from the entire day to the Murphysboro Hometown Christmas Committee. That means every sandwich, bowl of soup, scoop of ice cream, and special treat you enjoy will help make Christmas brighter right here in Murphysboro!

Come hungry and enjoy:
🎅 Delicious sandwiches, wraps, salads, and more
🍅 Creamy Tomato Basil Bisque
🦞 Lobster Bisque
🍦 More than 30 flavors of ice cream, including Eggnog and Peppermint Stick!!!
☕ Hot Chocolate, served frozen or hot
🎶 Christmas music
🎄 Festive decorations
✨ Plenty of Christmas cheer!

Bring your family, meet up with friends, and treat yourself while supporting a wonderful local organization. The more you enjoy, the more we are able to give!

Christmas is too much fun to celebrate only once a year. We are open from 11am until 10pm, and we are located at 1400 Walnut Street in Murphysboro. We cannot wait to celebrate Christmas in July with you this Saturday at Small Town Scoop & Eatery! ❤️💚

07/23/2026

Come on out to Small Town Scoop and Eatery on Saturday, July 25 to help raise money for the Murphysboro Hometown Christmas Committee! We will be donating 20% of all sales that day, so if you love Christmas, come enjoy some delicious food, yummy Ice Cream, TOMATO SOUP & LOBSTER BISQUE SOUP, Hot Chocolate (Frozen or Hot), Christmas Music, Decorations, and more! See you there!

Happy National Ice Cream Day!Today is the perfect excuse to celebrate one of life’s greatest pleasures: ice cream. One ...
07/19/2026

Happy National Ice Cream Day!

Today is the perfect excuse to celebrate one of life’s greatest pleasures: ice cream. One scoop is good. Two scoops are better. And sometimes, you just have to keep stacking until gravity becomes a concern.

At Small Town Scoop & Eatery, we have 34 flavors waiting for you, including eight dairy-free choices made right here in Murphysboro. Whether you are craving something rich and chocolatey, bright and fruity, completely classic, or a little adventurous, there is a scoop with your name on it.

Bring your family. Bring your friends. Come enjoy some food, stay for dessert, and make National Ice Cream Day (which also falls within National Ice Cream Month) the sweetest day of the year.

How many scoops do you think you could handle? Come find out at 1400 Walnut Street in Murphysboro!

We are open! Everything has been repaired, cleaned up, and dried out.A little fun history about our building...Our build...
07/17/2026

We are open! Everything has been repaired, cleaned up, and dried out.

A little fun history about our building...

Our building was built in 1888 by James "Daddy" Turner and originally housed the Apollo Opera House upstairs. It was the first brick building west of 14th Street (then called N. Logan). In 1923, Gus Huthmacher modernized the building with a new façade designed by R.Z. Gill. Rather than removing the original façade, they simply built the new one over it, leaving a space between the two. As it turns out, that's exactly where our problem started.

Over the decades, various signs and fixtures were attached to the front of the building using large lead anchors. Installing them required drilling 1-inch holes completely through the newer façade. As signs came and went, many of those anchors—and the holes around them—were simply left in place.

Pro tip: If you ever remove something from a brick building, don't leave the anchor, or the holes, behind!

Those 100+ holes created a pathway for rainwater to flow directly into the space between the two façades. Yesterday's storm hit the building at just the right angle, allowing a surprising amount of water inside. The water collected behind the façade until it caused the original tin ceiling (which still sits above our drop ceiling) to buckle, resulting in an indoor rainstorm in the shop.
Maybe you saw Jonathan on a lift yesterday sealing all of those holes across the front of the building. As soon as we discovered the source of the leak, we knew it had to be fixed right away. We love this little shop and this beautiful old building, and we want to take good care of both so they'll be here for many years to come.
So, to everyone who stopped by yesterday hoping for some yumminess, thank you for your patience—and we're sorry we missed you. The repairs are complete, everything is back together, and we're ready to serve you again!

Thank you, as always, for your support. We can't wait to see you soon!

07/15/2026

Hi Friends!

Well... that was a little more rain than we ordered!

Mother Nature decided to send us an unexpected indoor water feature this afternoon, and unfortunately our little shop ended up with some water damage. The good news is everything will be fine, the bad news is...Small Town Scoop & Eatery is getting a spa day we definitely didn't schedule.

To give everything time to dry out and make the necessary repairs, we'll be closing immediately and will remain closed on Thursday.

Our plan is to reopen Friday, July 17, at 11:00 AM, ready to serve up your favorite lunches, treats, dirty sodas, Lotus drinks, and of course...LOTS of ice cream!

We're so sorry for the inconvenience, but we promise we'll be back before you know it.

Thank you for always supporting our little family-owned shop. We truly have the best customers around, and we can't wait to welcome you back on Friday.

See you Friday!

Address

1400 Walnut Street
Murphysboro, IL
62966

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 9pm
Tuesday 11am - 9pm
Wednesday 11am - 9pm
Thursday 11am - 9pm
Friday 11am - 10pm
Saturday 11am - 10pm
Sunday 12pm - 8pm

Telephone

+16185605600

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