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Carmi Council Meeting Tonight (Tues)

Tuesday, February 5 by Jc Tinsley

Carmi Council Meeting Tuesday The Carmi City Council will meet for the first of its two regular monthly meeting this (Tuesday) evening at the council chambers for a fairly light agenda.The aldermen and alderwoman will be asked to consider a request from the Police Committee...

Dispatch Service Tops Grayville Council Meeting

Tuesday, February 5 by Jc Tinsley

Dispatch Service Tops Grayville Council MeetingCommissioner Bob Stroud was the only official absent, his fourth miss in a row Monday night. Finance Commissioner David Jordan told council their packet contained two packets of bills, one to be paid by checks and the other which...

Norris City Not Ready to Sign Dispatch Contract

Tuesday, February 5 by Jc Tinsley

Norris City Not Ready to Sign County Dispatch Contract Upon the recommendation of city attorney Rhonda Blades, the board won't sign the non-emergency dispatch service contract with the county until changes in some of the wording of...

Soil and Water Conservation Poster Winners

Monday, February 4 by Jc Tinsley

Soil and Water Conservation Poster Winners The 73rd annual White County Soil and Water Conservation District’s meeting also included the presentation of this year’s Poster Contest winners.Recognizing the local students for their outstanding artwork was Brent Edwards of O’Daniel Trucking, long time sponsors of the...

Conservation Farmer of the Year

Monday, February 4 by Jc Tinsley

Conservation Farmer of the Year The 73rd annual meeting of the White County Soil and Water Conservation District was held Friday evening at the Floral Hall of the White County Fairgrounds, here in Carmi.A good crowd turned out for the annual event, which included the...

Weather Spotter Classes Announced

Monday, February 4 by Jc Tinsley

Weather Spotter Classes Are you one of those folks that rush out in a thunderstorm to “check” on it’s strength.Well you might want to take a weather spotter class offered by the National Weather Service at Paducah, Ky. Spotter training classes are usually conducted in...

Summer Rec League Sign Ups Continue

Monday, February 4 by Jc Tinsley

Carmi Summer League Sign Ups This Week The Carmi Recreational Summer League sign ups got underway this weekend and continue through next weekend.Registration was held from 8 until noon, Saturday (feb. 2) and then from, 5 until 7 tonight, Monday Feb. 4. Sign-ups will continue...

Bulldogs Win Friday; Lose Saturday

Monday, February 4 by Jc Tinsley

The Bulldogs improved to 4-3 in conference play Friday night by earning a 44-38 win at Johnston City.Ethan Mahon led coach Kevin Wolff's 'Dogs with 15 points, while Adam Phelps added 11, Peyton Edwards nine, Ty Barbre six and Devin Rankin three. Goreville outlasted the Bulldogs 50-47...

Scams on the Rise

Monday, February 4 by Jc Tinsley

Scams On the RiseScam artists are always on the prowl looking for ways into your personal information. Once there they go for the big score, your bank account.The most recent hoax targeting the Tri-State involves jury duty. A jury summons will only come through...

Mt. Carmel Student In Custody After Alleged Threats

Monday, February 4 by Jc Tinsley

Mt. Carmel Student Arrested After Alleged Threats A Mt. Carmel student was arrested late last week after it was determined the student had made a comment to another student about bringing a gun to school.Mt. Carmel police and Wabash Count Sheriff’s Department immediately investigated the...