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Carmi Trash Pick Up Schedule Altered for Labor Day Holiday

Wednesday, September 1 by Jc Tinsley

Labor Day is Monday. Hopefully, you get a break from work. Your trashmen are certainly taking the day off. The City of Carmi has announced that Republic will not be picking up residential trash on Monday. That will push everyone’s regular date for pickup...

Carmi White County Sports Report – September 1st

Wednesday, September 1 by Jc Tinsley

The Carmi-White County Boys and Girls golf match that was cancelled Monday has been rescheduled. The Bulldogs will hit the links to host the Spartans on Friday, September 9th. Tee off is scheduled for 4pm. The Hamilton County Foxes JV Football team topped Carmi-White County...

Spence, Gray, Skaggs, and Austin Take First Place at Wabash Christian Village Golf Scramble

Tuesday, August 31 by Jc Tinsley

On August 27th, Wabash Christian Village (WBCV) hosted their 7th annual Golf Scramble at Carmi Country Club with 19 teams participating. 90֯ temperatures did not keep the golfers from getting out to enjoy the beautiful course. Norris City Methodist Church took first place with...

CoViD-19 Update from Egyptian Health Department

Monday, August 30 by Jc Tinsley

Twenty one new cases of CoViD-19…those, the latest numbers from the Egyptian Health Department for White County. The report came out Friday and included 3 children under the age of 10 plus 9 teenagers. Gallatin County added 8 new cases on Friday afternoon and...

Full Coverage from Carmi White County’s Week 1 Football Win over Hamilton County

Monday, August 30 by Jc Tinsley

The Carmi White County Bulldog football team is 1-0 after handing Coach Jason Craig and the Hamilton County Foxes a loss to kick off the 2021 football campaign. The Foxes scored first, a 10 yard run by Clinton Rhodes followed by a 2 point...

Governor Pritzker Keeps Low Profile While Visiting White County

Monday, August 30 by Jc Tinsley

Governor J.B. Pritzker is interested in what’s going on and the concerns of southern and southeastern Illinois residents, according to at least one area farmer. We caught up with Patrick Scates of Scates Farms on Friday afternoon to discuss exactly why the Governor made...

Illinois State Police Handle Three Single Unit Crashes Friday Through Sunday

Monday, August 30 by Jc Tinsley

A Saturday afternoon crash in Gallatin County has left an Eldorado woman bruised, but ok. Illinois State Police say the single vehicle accident happened around a quarter before 1 and involved 21 year old Lacy Brown of Eldorado. The preliminary investigation suggests Brown was...

Coach Cindy Colman’s Lady Bullpups now 9-2 after splitting Saturday Contests

Monday, August 30 by Jc Tinsley

Coach Cindy Colman’s Carmi White County Jr High Lady Bullpups fell in an early hole Saturday morning at Johnston City and never could catch up falling to Marion 5-1. The loss dropped the Lady Bullpups to 8-2 on the season and snapped a 6...

White County Multiplier Announced

Friday, August 27 by Jc Tinsley

Officials have issued a final property assessment equalization factor for White County, according to David Harris, the Director for the Illinois Department of Revenue. The factor, typically called the “multiplier” is the method used to achieve uniform property assessments among counties. White County has...

O’Dell Sentenced on Cannabis and Obstructing Justice Convictions Thursday

Friday, August 27 by Jc Tinsley

A 26 year old Carmi man is due to spend the next several years behind bars after his sentencing hearing yesterday afternoon. Austin O’Dell was on probation for Obstucting Justice and a Class 4 Felony Possession of Cannabis conviction dating back to 2019 and...