Appropriations Set at $26 Million for City of Carmi; Police Department Building Needs a Roof

Wednesday, March 19 by Jc Tinsley

Carmi City Council has approved appropriations for the year. That happened at the Tuesday evening meeting. Total appropriations for the year will be $26,048,854; appropriations are the legal authorization to spend public funds for specific purposes. Arlynne Davis, co-owner and Senior Manager at Botsch... Read More.

Local Sports Recap – March 19, 2025

Wednesday, March 19 by Cole Carter

WROY/WRUL Local Sports RecapThe Carmi-White County Baseball defeated Benton yesterday afternoon by a final score of 10-0.Merick Millhorn picked up the win on the mound allowing just 1 hit in 4 ⅔ innings with 7 strikeouts. At the plate, Millhorn went 1-for-3 with 2 runs scored. Travor... Read More.

Residents Seeking Help With Road from Township

Tuesday, March 18 by Nicole Behnke

Steve Duckworth and Ron Sturm live on 1125 East in Carmi, towards the Sewer Plant. The road isn't owned by either the County or the Township. Instead, the road was divided by the five houses surrounding it, giving each household a sliver of the... Read More.

White County Economic Development Committee Welcomes Local Leaders to Learn About Big Plans

Tuesday, March 18 by Jc Tinsley

About a year and four months ago, we first learned about the White County Economic Development Committee when Dr. Clint Taylor gave a presentation at Kiwanis in Carmi. More at Introducing the White County Economic Development Committee – WRUL-FMHe described it then as... Read More.

Concerned Parent Tells Unit 5 School Board to Tighten its Ship Monday Night

Tuesday, March 18 by Jc Tinsley

Do better. That was the message from a concerned parent to the Carmi – White County Unit 5 School Board Monday night. In an otherwise routine, swift meeting Monday evening, Sarah Birkla used 4 of the 14 minutes of Open Session to address administrators... Read More.

Local Sports Recap – March 18, 2025

Tuesday, March 18 by Cole Carter

CWC Baseball defeats West Frankfort, 3-2.CWC Softball defeats Grayville, 9-8.Full stories - https://www.wrul.com/local-news/bulldogs-lady-dogs-pickup-wins-in-season-openerhttps://soundcloud.com/cole-carter-302066128/wroywrul-local-sports-recap-march-18?si=09fa4066304747298b51a9e1585af822&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Bulldogs & Lady Dogs Pickup Wins in Season Opener

Monday, March 17 by Cole Carter

The Carmi-White County Baseball and Softball teams both picked up wins on Monday to kick-off the 2025 season. The Bulldogs defeated West Frankfort by a final score of 3-2.Hayden Sauls picked up the win on the mound for the Bulldogs after pitching 3 relief innings,... Read More.

Busy Weekend for Carmi Police

Monday, March 17 by Nicole Behnke

Carmi Police arrested a handful of people over the past few days.Up first was Carmi resident Gregory Burchfield. The White County Probation Office discovered a device with urine on his person. Due to that, Burchfield was arrested for Defrauding a Drug Screening and taken... Read More.

Open Line ON DEMAND – CASA Comes to White County

Monday, March 17 by Jc Tinsley

CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) is launching in White County. Mariah Hayes, Executive Director and Amanda Weber, Program Director drop by the studios to talk with Jc about the program, it's purpose and mission. WROY/WRUL Radio... Read More.

Local Sports Recap – March 17, 2025

Monday, March 17 by Cole Carter

WROY/WRUL Local Sports RecapThe IHSA Boys Basketball State Championship Games took place over the weekend,1A State Championship, Chicago Hope 71, Eastland 382A State Championship, Chicago Dyett 52, Belleville Althoff 413A State Championship, Chicago Depaul Prep 55, Chicago Brother Rice 52 (2 OT)4A State Championship, Benet Academy 55, Warren... Read More.