Local News

Enfield Village Shuts Down Police Dept.

Wednesday, March 20 by Jc Tinsley

ENFIELD VILLAGE BOARDThe board voted unanimously to suspend the Enfield Police Department until further notice due to the amount of money White County wants to charge for dispatch service. Mayor Tom Harbour said, and the board members agreed that the village is a small...

Electricity Tops City Council Meeting

Wednesday, March 20 by Jc Tinsley

Electricity Tops Carmi City Council Meeting Electricity took up the bulk of the Carmi City Council meeting Tuesday evening, as the city’s electrical engineer Dave Coston updated the council on the status of Generator Number 11.Coston explained its been close to a year since a...

Spring Arrives This Afternoon

Wednesday, March 20 by Jc Tinsley

Spring Arrives Winter is officially over as of two minutes before the hour of five o’clock this evening, as spring officially arrives at 4:58, the astronomical first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere.Spring begins with the vernal equinox, which always occurs on either March...

School Board Rehires Staff and Announces Tenure

Tuesday, March 19 by Jc Tinsley

School Board Closed Session Actions The Carmi White County Unit 5 School Board took a number of actions during the closed session that followed Monday’s regular school board meeting.That included placing Melissa Dartt. Brittany Griffin, Jean McGarvey, Jara Mitchell, Tina Mosier and Ariana Watts on...

Baseball and Softball Broadcast Schedule

Tuesday, March 19 by Jc Tinsley

Baseball and Softball Broadcast Schedule The Carmi White County High School spring baseball and softball season will get underway later this month, as will WROY’s broadcasting schedule.WROY Am 1460 and 92.1 FM will broadcast the softball game against Benton on Friday, March 22. The following...

Historical Society Plant Sale

Tuesday, March 19 by Jc Tinsley

Historical Society Plant Sale The White County Historical Society released additional information about the May plant sale.The sale will be held Saturday, May 4.A spokesperson for the Historical Society asked local residents as they begin to work in gardens, to keep in mind the Historical...

Carmi Council Meets Tonight

Tuesday, March 19 by Jc Tinsley

City Council Meeting Tuesday The Carmi City Council will meet at 5:30 Tuesday for what could be a lengthy meeting as there are a number of items on the agenda.That includes a request to consider rescheduling the Tuesday, April 2 meeting to avoid a conflict...

Enfield Village Board Meeting Tonight

Tuesday, March 19 by Jc Tinsley

Enfield Village Board Meets Tuesday The third Tuesday of each month is a busy evening for WROY/WRUL News as there are usually three meetings that evening, including the Carmi City Council, the Hamilton County Board and Enfield Village Board.WROY/WRUL News strives to have reporters at...

Hamilton County Board Meets Tonight

Tuesday, March 19 by Jc Tinsley

Hamilton County Board Meeting The Hamilton County Board has a full agenda to cover at its 6 o’clock meeting this Tuesday night.Old business includes an ordinance covering remote attendance of county board members along with a lease agreement between the county and the University of...

4-H serves Over 800 Pork Chops

Tuesday, March 19 by Jc Tinsley

4-H Serves Over 800 Pork Chops at Annual FundraiserThe White County 4-H had an excellent turnout for their annual pork chop dinner fundraiser Saturday evening. More than 800 dinners were served during the three-hour fundraiser. With the support from the people in White County,...