Local News

Winds and Rain

Friday, March 15 by Jc Tinsley

Winds and Rain Storms blew through Southern Illinois and the Tri-State Thursday leaving major damage in western Kentucky, and while there was some damage here in White County, there were no reports of injuries.Locally, sustained winds of 20 to 30 miles per hour were accompanied...

Dodgeball Tournament Set

Friday, March 15 by Jc Tinsley

Walk’n Roller Dodgeball Tournament The Crossville Walk’n Roller Relay for Life Team will be hosting the annual Dodgeball Tournament later this month.The 2019 tournament will be held Saturday March 30 at the Crossville Community Gym, the former Crossville High School Gym.There are two divisions; Junior;...

4-H Pork Chop Dinner Saturday

Friday, March 15 by Jc Tinsley

4-H Pork Chop DinnerThe annual 4-H Support Committee Pork Chop Dinner is coming up later this month.The annual fund-raiser will be held from 4 until 7 p.m. tomorrow, Saturday, March 16 at the Floral Hall of the White County Fairgrounds here in Carmi.The Support...

Special Grayville Meeting Set

Friday, March 15 by Jc Tinsley

Special Grayville Meeting The Grayville City Commissioners will meet in a special session at 9 Monday morning.The special meeting was called to cover some collective negotiating matters between the city and its employees or representative, along with the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline or even dismissal.The...

White County Historical Society Spring Plans

Friday, March 15 by Jc Tinsley

White County Historical SocietySpring is very busy for White County Historical Society Board of Directors. They are finalizing plans for the Spring Dinner Meeting on Monday, April 8, 6 PM at First Christian Church in Carmi. Mr. Jeff Deig and Mr. Steve Witte from...

Tennis Courts and the City

Friday, March 15 by Jc Tinsley

Tennis Courts and the City Thursday, WROY/WRUL Sports reported the Carmi White County High School Boys tennis matches would not be played in Carmi this year, due to the conditions of the tennis courts. All of the matches will be played at the opponents home...

Major Changes for Tennis Season

Thursday, March 14 by Jc Tinsley

Major Changes for Tennis Season. Carmi White County High School Athletic Director Kurt Simon reported that all four home tennis matches set for this spring have been changed to away matches.There will be no home boys tennis matches this spring, here in Carmi, due to...

Sheriff’s Scholarship Application Deadline

Thursday, March 14 by Jc Tinsley

Sheriff’s Scholarships The Illinois Sheriff’s Association recently announced it will be awarding over $50,000 in college scholarships throughout the state of Illinois to students wising to pursue higher education during the 2019/2020 academic year. The scholarships are to be applied to tuition, books and fees...

Carmi Bullfrog Registration

Thursday, March 14 by Jc Tinsley

Carmi Bullfrogs Did you ever wake up with them bullfrogs on your mind…..while that’s a line from an old blues song, it serves as a reminder swim team registrations are coming up for the Carmi Bullfrogs, the local swimming team.Registration and a parent meeting is...

Anonymous People Documentary

Thursday, March 14 by Jc Tinsley

Anonymous People Egyptian Health Department's Recovery-Oriented System of Care grant is building a community of recovery in White, Saline, Gallatin and Hamilton counties.We are showing an enlightening documentary called The Anonymous People on March 21 from 5:30-7:30 at the Villas of Holly Brook theater at...