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US Corps of Engineers Preventative COVID-19 Closures in Illinois

St. Louis – Due to the shelter-in-place order in effect in Illinois, all U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) St. Louis District campgrounds and comfort stations located in Illinois will close until further notice starting today.The impacted Illinois USACE projects include Lake Shelbyville, Carlyle...

Student Meal Pickup Day Changes

Monday, March 23 by WROY/WRUL Staff

The days for meal pickup for Carmi-White County Unit #5 students has changed. Meals can be picked up on Mondays and Wednesdays only from 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM at Lincoln School, New Beginnings Church of God, Stewart Street Baptist Church, Faith Tabernacle, First...

Republic Services Asks Residents to Bag All Trash and Place it Curbside in Trash Container

Monday, March 23 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Effective immediately, there will be some changes in the residential trash services due to the public health emergency caused by the coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) outbreak.All trash must be bagged and placed in a Republic cart.Republic will not service any trash outside of the container as...

Carmi Woman Arrested for Stealing at Walmart Sunday Afternoon

Monday, March 23 by WROY/WRUL Staff

A 35 year old Carmi woman, Summer Dawn Richardson was arrested Sunday afternoon on a charge of retail theft after she was caught stealing at Wal-Mart. She is being held in the White County Jail on $100 bond.

Carmi Woman Arrested on Violation of an Order of Protection Friday Evening

Monday, March 23 by WROY/WRUL Staff

A 37 year old Carmi woman, Serena J. Dunn, was arrested by the White County Sheriff’s Department Friday evening following a report from 69 year old Carolyn J. Dunn that Serena was violating an order of protection that ordered Serena to stay 500 feet...

White County Sheriff’s Department Receives Report of Theft Friday Afternoon

Monday, March 23 by WROY/WRUL Staff

The White County Sheriff’s Department received a report from Dustin L. Acord Friday afternoon that someone had stolen a number of tools, clothes, and a bicycle trailer from his residence on Shipley Street. The report was placed on file and will be forwarded to...

Illinois Public Health Officials Announce 296 New Cases of Coronavirus (Covid-19) Disease

Sunday, March 22 by Jc Tinsley

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 296 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including an infant. IDPH also announced three deaths. The deaths included a Cook County man in his 80s, a Chicago man in his 80s, and...

A Message To Our Community, Businesses, and our Front Lines of Defense

Saturday, March 21 by Jc Tinsley

These are certainly unprecedented times, yes? We’d like to thank you for continuing to count on WROY/WRUL, wrul.com, and our social media platforms to assist in keeping you up to date on what’s happening with pertinent and factual information from community leaders, health workers,...

NWS Confirms EF-1 Tornado in Dahlgren Thursday Afternoon

Friday, March 20 by Jc Tinsley

The National Weather Service in Paducah has confirmed it was in fact an EF-1 tornado that touched down and did damage in Dahlgren, in Hamilton County yesterday (Thursday) afternoon. The NWS says they'll have additional details in the coming hours/days.