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Simon Steering Bulldogs through another Successful Season

Thursday, September 14 by Jc Tinsley

Coach Kurt Simon says his football team’s toughest challenge may be coming up Friday night as the Dogs host Sesser-Valier. Simon made the annual trek to Carmi Kiwanis on Thursday to talk about the football program. Simon lays out the rest of this year’s...

White County Board Moves Forward with Feasibility Study for New Courthouse Thursday

Thursday, September 14 by Jc Tinsley

White County officials are continuing to work toward the feasibility of constructing a new courthouse. During Thursday morning’s White County Board meeting, board members moved forward with ordering that study following a Building Committee meeting prior to the regularly scheduled gathering. The cost of...

Pets @ Risk Planning for Inaugural Corn Dog PAWgeant during Corn Day Festival

Wednesday, September 13 by Jc Tinsley

Corn Day is coming and so is the first ever Corn Dog PAWgeant! Why should the kids have all the fun? Pets @ Risk wants to see your furry friends strut their stuff on the red carpet. A variety of category winners will get...

White County Sheriff’s Department Makes Three Arrests Tuesday

Wednesday, September 13 by Jc Tinsley

A failure to obey traffic laws led to much larger problems for 30 year old local man Cory O’Donnell Tuesday evening. According to White County Sheriff’s authorities, a deputy was on patrol on Stewart Street...

Pets @ Risk Calendar Finalists Announced

Tuesday, September 12 by Jc Tinsley

The 2nd annual Pets @ Risk Pet Calendar has it’s 50 finalists. Once again, in a show of how much folks love their animals, it took less than 48 hours to fill up the preliminary slots for this year’s calendar. Now that the field...

White County Retired Teachers Association Celebrates 30th Anniversary of Rudolph One-Room School Museum

Monday, September 11 by Jc Tinsley

If you were of school age in 1940 and lived in White County, you might’ve attended District 66, Bumble Bee Bend, or District 108, Satisfaction, maybe even District 9, Nubbin Ridge; or any of the 115 school districts that existed. If you attended District...

Motorcycle Accident on I-64 Sunday Sends Pair to Hospital

Monday, September 11 by Jc Tinsley

A serious accident on I-64 Sunday afternoon resulted in a pair of motorcycle riders being airlifted for medical services. According to Illinois State Police, the accident happened around 3:18pm on westbound I-64 around milepost 122. Preliminary investigation shows the pair were on a ’97...

“Lawyer in the Library” Program to Begin in Shawneetown this Month

Friday, September 8 by Jc Tinsley

Second Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Melissa Morgan is proud to announce the Second Circuit’s “Lawyer in the Library” program will begin in Gallatin County this month. The program consists of a local attorney meeting one-on-one with individuals and providing them with free legal coaching,...

Twelve New Certified Staff Members Join Carmi White County Unit 5

Thursday, September 7 by Jc Tinsley

Carmi White County Unit 5 Superintendent Jarrod Newell says the district isn’t off to a good start. They’re off to a great start and he says the district is blessed to have such a supportive community. “It’s gone really well and it goes really well...

Grayville Leaders Set to Meet

Thursday, September 7 by Jc Tinsley

Grayville leaders will gather for their first September meeting on Monday. Among the items they’re set to tackle include the Utopian Power Solar Project Proposal, a TIF agreement with Lynn Winters regarding a Third Street property demolition, and a second reading of Ordinance 944...