Local News
Statewide Karaoke Contest Begins June 10th
If you have ever dream of performing on a big stage, the Illinois & Du Quoin State Fair want to help make your dreams come true. Returning for a second year is the State Fairs Karaoke Contest. This statewide contest will give one lucky...
Carmi Chamber of Commerce welcomes new members
The Carmi Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors welcomed three new members during their May meeting held Thursday, May 11. Dartt & Company LLC, AM Remodeling and Dartt, LLC were all welcomed as new Chamber members.In addition, the Board heard an update on the...
PawFest to be Held in Mt. Vernon
PawFest, presented by Mt. Vernon Festivals, Inc., will be held June 4th at Veteran’s Park. This is the first year PawFest will be held separate from Fall Fest. The event will run from 11 a.m.- 5 p.m. and will...
Kiwanis Club learns about The Donut Hole; announces Corn Day entertainment
The Carmi Kiwanis Club learned about The Donut Hole at their weekly meeting. Owned and operated by Brenda Niehaus, donuts are sold in Carmi and Crossville.Niehaus had previously worked in a bakery and decided to start making and selling donuts. She has a location...
Carmi Rotary holding fish fry Friday night at Carmi American Legion
At Thursday’s Rotary Club meeting, Andy Williams went over plans for the fish fry to be held on Friday, May 12th at the American Legion from 5-7PM. Andy named off the amount of fish, hush puppies, baked beans, slaw and potato salad that will...
2016 White County Final Multiplier Announced
White County has been issued a final property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000, according to Constance Beard, Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue.The property assessment equalization factor, often called the "multiplier", is the method used to achieve uniform property assessments among counties, as...
