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Carmi Man Heading to Incarceration

Thursday, May 23 by Jc Tinsley

Carmi Man Heading to Prison A Carmi man was sentenced to four years in an Illinois Department of Corrections Facility following a hearing in White County Circuit Court Wednesday.White County State’s Atttorney Denton Aud reported 22 year old James L. Parker, will serve four years...

Boil Order Issued for Parts of Carmi Wednesday Afternoon

Wednesday, May 22 by Jc Tinsley

City of Carmi Water Plant Operator Van Scott tells WROY/WRUL News a regional broadband internet service provider hit a water main earlier today. Due to that water main break, at the corner of Burrell and Oak, the city has issued a Boil Water order...

Hamilton County Approaching Bicentennial in 2021; Group Organizing, Meeting Tonight (Wednesday May 22nd)

Wednesday, May 22 by Jc Tinsley

Andy Rubenacker has had his eye on 2021 for awhile now. Mr. Rubenacker, representing the Historical Society kicked off the Hamilton County Board meeting Tuesday evening in old business…really old business. Two years ago, Andy approached the County Board about the upcoming Bicentennial for...

Quick Productive Meeting for Carmi City Council

Wednesday, May 22 by Jc Tinsley

Quick Productive Meeting for Carmi City Council It may be a record; 420 seconds; seven minutes…that’s the amount of time it took the Carmi City Council to approve two request for facade improvement funding; cover routine matters along with reports from committee heads and Mayor...

FMH Employee of the Month

Wednesday, May 22 by Jc Tinsley

FMH PRESENTSMAY EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH Fairfield Memorial Hospital honors employees monthly for providing extraordinary patient care and customer services within and outside of the Hospital. Misty Stone, RN, who works as a nurse at the FMH Horizon Healthcare Grayville Medical Clinic, has been selected...

Enfield Village Board

Wednesday, May 22 by Jc Tinsley

ENFIELD VILLAGE BOARDThe village board members were sworn in: Terry Harrison, Mary Dormer, Judy Beth Palmiter, Jim Bolin and Maury Black, who were re-elected; and Jim Fechtig, who was appointed to fill out the two-year unexpired term of...

Unit Five School Board Hires and Assignments

Wednesday, May 22 by Jc Tinsley

School Board Hires and Assignments The Carmi White County Unit Five School Board not only had a busy meeting Monday night, but an executive session was also busy with a number of hires and assignments made following the closed door session.The board hired Kim Hindman...

Ferrell Hospital to Conduct Severe Weather Drill Friday

Wednesday, May 22 by Jc Tinsley

FERRELL HOSPITAL TO CONDUCT SEVERE WEATHER DRILLELDORADO, IL – Ferrell Hospital and affiliated outpatient locations will be conducting a severe weather/tornado drill on Friday, May 24 at 2:30 PM. “Being prepared for emergencies takes practice,” said Alisa Coleman, CEO, Ferrell Hospital. “The safety of our...

Illinois Hunters Harvest Over 15,000 Turkey

Wednesday, May 22 by Jc Tinsley

Illinois 2019 Spring Wild Turkey Preliminary Harvest Totals 15,189 BirdsSPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Illinois turkey hunters harvested a preliminary statewide total of 15,189 wild turkeys during the 2019 Spring Turkey Season. This year’s total is up compared with the 2018 statewide turkey harvest of 13,494....

FMH Second Annual Community Garden

Tuesday, May 21 by Jc Tinsley

FMH Second Annual Community GardenFairfield Memorial Hospitalwas able to till up the ground last week for the 2nd Annual FMH Community Garden “Fresh Blooms”. Weather permitting FMH staff and volunteers will be planting this year’s crops on Thursday, May 23rd from 2pm-4pm. Last year's garden...