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White County 4-H Project Grants Awarded

Monday, March 25 by Nicole Behnke

The White County Farm Bureau is pleased to award sixteen White County 4-Hers with a 2024 4-H Project Grant. A total of $1,500 in grants were awarded. 4-Hers receiving a 2024 Project Grant are…· Kenna Bond (Cooking)· Bailey Buchanan (Rabbits)· Emmaline Draper (Sheep)· Katleyn...

Trash Rates Go Up for Mill Shoals

Monday, March 25 by Nicole Behnke

The Mill Shoals board met for their March meeting with their first topic pertaining to the new rates of the Community Center. Several rates were proposed along with how many hours rental would occur. Unfortunately no agreement was made, with President Gray asking everyone...

Local Sports Recap – March 25, 2024

Monday, March 25 by Cole Carter

WROY/WRUL Local Sports Recap Brought to you by: Deep South in McLeansboro Wabash Senior Living & Rehabilitation in Carmi Silver Foxes Senior Living & Rehabilitation in McLeansboroWhat a weekend it was for the Carmi-White County baseball and softball teams. Both teams went a combined 5-0, out-scoring...

Domestic Battery Charge for Page

Friday, March 22 by Nicole Behnke

A 22-year-old is sitting in the White County Jail after White County Sheriff deputies were called to a residence in Enfield on March 21st. According to a witness, Douglas Hast and Kevin Page were in a verbal argument prior to the altercation and that...

Local Sports Recap – March 22, 2024

Friday, March 22 by Cole Carter

White County Board Says No To Asylum Seekers

Friday, March 22 by Nicole Behnke

Questions were raised as to what the Resolution said pertaining to the White County Asylum Seekers. Dustin Harmon, with Bellwether read, “The first one is to address Chicago and the state’s sanctuary status. So there’s only so much room in Chicago, they’ve already started to...

White County CEO Gives Back

Friday, March 22 by Jc Tinsley

White County CEO has continued it’s mission in not just building up tomorrow’s leaders, but also instilling the importance of giving back. Each year, the group holds a class project to help with seed money for the students’ individual businesses. With a nod to...

Carmi PD Make Arrests

Friday, March 22 by Jc Tinsley

A Carmi woman is free with a notice to appear following her arrest earlier this week. It was about a quarter after 5pm Wednesday when Carmi Police arrested 37 year old Christina McKay of Ellen Drive at an address on Smith Street. She’s facing...

Mayor Pollard Updates Kiwanis as Carmi Fest Eclipse Festival Nears

Thursday, March 21 by Jc Tinsley

The countdown has been on for years now, but it’s getting real especially for city officials including Mayor Jeff Pollard as we’re now within two weeks of an unprecedented solar eclipse. To capitalize on the crowds expected to descend on the area for the...

Prater Gets Two Decades Behind Bars in Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault Plea Deal Wednesday

Thursday, March 21 by Jc Tinsley

A Carmi man arrested nearly 10 months ago on five counts of Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault is heading to prison. It was May 25th of 2023 when Carmi Police pulled Jordan Prater over and ended up arresting him on a warrant issued just a...