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Carmi Police make arrest in CVS lot Sunday morning

Monday, April 11 by Jc Tinsley

The Carmi Police Department arrested 45 year old Lewis Hankins of Harrisburg early Sunday morning following a traffic stop in the CVS parking lot.Hankins was taken into custody just after 1:30am and charged with driving on a suspended license, operation of an uninsured motor...

CARMI LEAGUE OF ARTS TO OFFER A TRIBUTE TO SOUND OF MUSIC

Monday, April 11 by Jc Tinsley

The Carmi League of Arts regrets that the scheduled performance of the stage production of "Sound of Music" for June will not happen due to the fact that Rogers and Hammerstein denied the League the rights to do the production at this time.

Winget places first at RLC Welding Contest, $13k given in Academic Awards‏

Monday, April 11 by Jc Tinsley

Forty-one local high school students competed in Rend Lake College's 2016 Welding Contest Friday morning, with ten scoring high enough to receive prizes. A total of $13,000 in Academic Awards was given to the top students to attend RLC's program in the Fall 2016...

Tracy Orr Hired as White County CEO Facilitator

Monday, April 11 by Jc Tinsley

The White County CEO Board is pleased to announce that Tracy Orr has been hired as the White County CEO Program Facilitator. The White County CEO Program, offered as a cooperative program for Carmi-White County and Norris City-Omaha-Enfield students, beings fall 2016.A Crossville native,...

Judge Sutton Shares Details of December Cuba Trip

Friday, April 8 by Jc Tinsley

Article courtesy of Amy McCartyOn Thursday, April 07, 2016, members of the Carmi Kiwanis were given the opportunity to listen to former States Attorney and Judge, Tom Sutton, on his and his wife Cheryl’s cultural trip to Cuba. Their trip was the “Havana Jazz...

Sen. Righter speaks at Gun Owners Lobby Day in Springfield‏

Friday, April 8 by Jc Tinsley

State Sen. Dale Righter (R-Mattoon) spoke Wednesday at the Illinois Gun Owners Lobby Day rally at the Statehouse, also known as IGOLD.Righter thanked gun owners for demonstrating how the democratic process can work for passionate...

Indian Market Days at Cahokia Mounds

Friday, April 8 by Jc Tinsley

Dozens of Native American artists to sell handmade work at historic site April 22-24COLLINSVILLE, Ill. – Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site presents some of the nation’s best Native American artists April 22-24 at the site’s annual Spring Indian Market Days....

Carmi Police arrest three Thursday night

Friday, April 8 by Jc Tinsley

25 year old Charley Buchanan of Carmi was arrested just before 8pm Thursday night on a White County warrant for theft by deception. She is accused of using a fake $100 bill to...

Congressional Art Competition Deadline Approaching‏

Friday, April 8 by Jc Tinsley

Maryville, Illinois – Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) is accepting entries for the 2016 Congressional Art Competition through Friday, April 15. The contest is open to high school students in the 15th Congressional District.“Students have just one more week to submit...

LEGENDARY ROCK GROUP TO PERFORM AT 2016 ILLINOIS STATE FAIR

Friday, April 8 by Jc Tinsley

SPRINGFIELD, IL – They are known as one of the most influential rock and roll bands of all time, and this summer you can see them perform LIVE at the Illinois State Fair. State Fair Manager Kevin Gordon is pleased to announce KISS is...