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Carmi Police Make Driving While License Revoked and Probation Violation Warrant Arrest Thursday

Friday, December 6 by WROY/WRUL Staff

28 year old Dylan T. Robinson of Norris City is free on $250 bond following his Thursday morning arrest by Carmi Police for Driving While License Revoked. Carmi Police stopped Robinson for using a cell phone in a school zone. He was additionally cited...

Carmi Kiwanis Club Learns About First National Bank of Allendale

Friday, December 6 by WROY/WRUL Staff

The Carmi Kiwanis Club heard from Dean Ackerman at their weekly meeting about The First National Bank of Allendale. Ackerman, joined by Chris Myers and Kira Sexton, told the Club that the bank was charted in 1906. A Mt. Carmel branch, now the main...

Grayville City Council Will Meet Monday

Friday, December 6 by WROY/WRUL Staff

The Grayville City Council will meet Monday at 7:00 PM. Old business will include continued discussion on the demolition of abandoned properties, the water tower maintenance contract, and the TIF #2 Developer's Agreement with McPherson Development. New business will include the discussion of excess...

State’s Attorney Matthew Hartrich Files to Run for At Large Circuit Judge

Friday, December 6 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Crawford County State’s Attorney Matthew Hartrich recently filed his nomination papers with the Illinois State Board of Elections for the At Large Circuit Judge vacancy in the Second Judicial Circuit.The At Large Circuit Judge position...

CWCJHS Announces First Quarter Honor Roll and Student of the Quarter

Friday, December 6 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Carmi-White County Junior High School has announced their First Quarter Honor Roll for the 2019-2020 School YearSeventh Grade students making the Honor Roll are Callie Acord, Tyler Adams, Kaitlyn Aldrich, Maeve Atteberry, Sadie Balding, Luke Bolerjack, Lauren Burzynski, Kinley Carter, Hannah Collins, Olivia Cox,...

White County Board to Meet Tonight

Friday, December 6 by WROY/WRUL Staff

The White County Board will meet tonight at 7:00 PM. On the agenda is consideration of a resolution appropriating funds for the payment of the County Engineer’s salary, the Federal Aid Agreement on Herald Blacktop from CH 8 to IL 141 (12.43 miles) for 4...

Aspen Institute Names All 4 IECC Community Colleges asTop 150 U.S. Community Colleges Eligible for 2021 Aspen Prize

Thursday, December 5 by WROY/WRUL Staff

The Aspen Institute College Excellence Programnamed all four Illinois Eastern Community Colleges–Frontier Community College, Lincoln Trail College, Olney Central College, and Wabash Valley College–as fourof 150 community colleges eligible to compete...

USDA Under Secretary visits Dartt’s Farm

Thursday, December 5 by WROY/WRUL Staff

USDA Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Bill Northey spent some time Wednesday, December 4th, in White County speaking with local Soil Conservationists, Farm Bureau members, Farm Credit representatives, and FSA employees. A project completed by John Pat Dartt on his...

Carmi-White County High School Announces Illinois State Scholars

Thursday, December 5 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Carmi-White County High School Principal, Jarrod Newell, is pleased to announce that 6 students from the graduating class of 2020 have been recognized as Illinois State Scholars. The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC), the state agency committed to helping make college...

Dahlgren Man Arrested by Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office on DUI and Other Offenses

Wednesday, December 4 by WROY/WRUL Staff

A 56 year old Dahlgren man, Alan L. Rubenacker, is free on $300 cash bond following his Tuesday evening by the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies were dispatched around 5:46 p.m. to State Route 14 West of McLeansboro for a report of a reckless...