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Lady Bulldogs Fall to Fairfield

Tuesday, December 4 by Jc Tinsley

Lady Bulldogs fall to FairfieldClinton Wolff's Lady Bulldogs dropped a 49-40 contest the Fairfield Monday night at the Mule Barn.Trailing 35-27 heading into the fourth quarter, CWC cut the deficit to three at 38-25 with three minutes to play, but could not get any...

Cops and Kids Christmas Donations Needed

Tuesday, December 4 by Jc Tinsley

Cops and Kids Christmas Donations Needed The White County Fraternal Order of Police is again accepting donations for the Cops and Kids Christmas Program.The program benefits underprivileged children in White County and will take place December 22 at the Carmi Wal-mart. This is the 19th...

Maunie Man Arrested on Multiple Charges

Tuesday, December 4 by Jc Tinsley

Maunie Man Arrested on Multiple ChargesA Maunie man remained in custody this (mon) morning after he was arrested Saturday morning on multiple charges.According to the White County Sheriff’s Department incident report, Deputy Sheriff Randy Graves while patrolling in Maunie noticed Shane L. Williford, 45,...

Active Shooter Drill Planned Wednesday

Tuesday, December 4 by Jc Tinsley

Active Shooter Drill Planned Carmi Police along with the White County Sheriff’s Department will be conducting an active shooter drill this week at Washington Attendance Center, here in Carmi.The drill will start around 2:45 Wednesday afternoon (Dec. 5). As in the past there will be...

Tipton Sentenced to Six Years on Escape Charges

Tuesday, December 4 by Jc Tinsley

Tipton Sentenced to Six YearsOne of the three inmates who escaped from the White County Illinois Jail in June is sentenced for those new charges.62-year-old Johnny Tipton has been sentenced to six years in the Illinois Department of Corrections with two years of Mandatory...

Hamilton County Board Reorganizes Monday

Tuesday, December 4 by Jc Tinsley

Hamilton County Board Reorganizes MondayIt was a pretty quick meeting Monday morning. The organizational meeting took all of ten minutes and was pretty much a formality. John Chapman was nominated as temporary chairman of the board long enough to nominate a permanent chairman for...

tax Levy Tops Norris City Village Board Meeting

Tuesday, December 4 by Jc Tinsley

Tax Levy Tops Norris City Village Board MeetingThe tax levy ordinance was passed in the amount of $184,580 out of $4,101,017 appropriated.The board approved $177,000 in payment for the trickling filter repair at the sanitary plant. Insurance will pay for a large of portion...

Toys for Tots Accepted at Crossville Communications

Monday, December 3 by Jc Tinsley

Toys for Tots Want to do something a little extra special for children in need this holiday season?With that in mind, Crossville Communications announced once again this year, they will be the drop off point for TOYS for TOTS.If you would like to contribute, please...

ISP STEP Results

Monday, December 3 by Jc Tinsley

Illinois State Police STEP Results Illinois State Police conducted special traffic enforcement patrols throughout the area last month including White, Wayne, Gallatin and Saline Counties.The STEP patrols allow state police to provide increased enforcement for impaired driving, occupant restraint violations, speeding and distracted driving violations...

Crossville Winterfest Friday

Monday, December 3 by Jc Tinsley

Crossville WinterfestA good crowd turned out for the Carmi Christmas parade as part of the Its A White County Christmas Celebration this past Saturday. This week, it's Crossville's turn to celebrate.With that in mind, the Village of Crossville, will host the annual WInterfest celebration,...