White County Highway Department Looking to Hire Highway Maintainer

Tuesday, January 28 by Jc Tinsley

The White County Highway Department is seeking a qualified individual to fill the position of Highway Maintainer. CDL is preferred. White County offers an excellent benefit package including employee health insurance, a retirement pension plan, optional vision/dental plans, vacation days, sick days along with... Read More.

Grayville Leaders Look Further into Establishing Utility Deposits, Hear from Friends of Grayville

Tuesday, January 28 by Jc Tinsley

If Grayville wants to add to its roughly 1,496 population, those new folks could be looking at a newly established cost. Right now, renters put down $250 for utilities, but homeowners don’t. Grayville Commissioners talked for about a dozen minutes at their January 13th... Read More.

Local Sports Recap – January 28, 2025

Tuesday, January 28 by Cole Carter

*UPDATE Tonight's CWC Wrestling Match vs Fairfield has been CANCELLED.WROY/WRUL Local Sports Recap Brought to you by; Button Chiropractic Natural Health Center ... Because every athlete deserves chiropractic! The Carmi-White County Girls Basketball team defeated Fairfield at home last night by a final score of 42-41. With... Read More.

Harrisburg Wins First CWCIT Since 2018

Monday, January 27 by Cole Carter

The 45th Annual Carmi-White County Invitational Tournament came to a close this weekend, and Andy Fehrenbacher's Harrisburg Bulldogs came away with a perfect 4-0 tournament record, and their first CWCIT Championship since 2018.2025 CWCIT Results: Monday, January 20 Harrisburg 60, Mt. Vernon 49 Evansville Day School 59,... Read More.

Carmi Police Make Arrests

Monday, January 27 by Jc Tinsley

Three Carmi men were placed under arrest over the weekend beginning with a Friday incident at the high school around 1:30. Carmi Police placed 18-year-old Kaiden Smith in custody after an altercation with a teacher according to reports. Smith is being preliminarily charged with... Read More.

Local Sports Recap – January 27, 2025

Monday, January 27 by Cole Carter

WROY/WRUL Local Sports Recap Brought to you by; Button Chiropractic Natural Health Center ... Because every athlete deserves chiropractic! The 45th Annual Carmi-White County Invitational Tournament concluded this weekend with the Harrisburg Bulldogs winning their first CWCIT Championship since 2018. Mt. Vernon finished in 2nd Place with... Read More.

McLeansboro PD Make Arrests; One Charge with Child Pornography, Another with Aggravated Battery of a Peace Officer

Saturday, January 25 by Jc Tinsley

A 52-year-old McLeansboro man is behind bars at the White County Jail following his arrest Friday by police in Hamilton County. McLeansboro Police handled the investigation which led to 3 counts of Class X Felony Child Pornography against Rafael Torres III. The offenses are... Read More.

Five Big Obstacles to Opening Child Care Facilities in Rural Illinois

Friday, January 24 by Jc Tinsley

Special to WROY/WRULThough the state faces a critical child care shortage, the government has not made it easy to open new facilities. These are the biggest roadblocks for providers.By MOLLY PARKER Capitol News Illinois [email protected]This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership... Read More.

FMH Names Burgess Employee of the Year

Friday, January 24 by Nicole Behnke

Fairfield Memorial Hospital proudly announces that Nate Burgess R.T.(R)(ARRT) in the Diagnostic Imaging Department has been voted the 2024 Employee of the Year by his peers.The 2024 FMH Employee of Month recipients were:January – Heather Barbre, Horizon HealthcareFebruary – Yolanda Vallette, Business OfficeMarch –... Read More.

FMH January Employee of the Month

Friday, January 24 by Nicole Behnke

Fairfield Memorial Hospital honors an employee each month who has been nominated by their peers for providing extraordinary patient care and customer services within and outside of the Hospital.Roger Niccum, who works in Information Technology, was selected as the January 2025 Employee of the... Read More.