Carmi Fire Called to Apartment Complex Thursday Afternoon

Friday, May 10 by Jc Tinsley

Crews descended on the apartment complex southwest of Carmi Thursday afternoon in response to a fire. Carmi Fire Chief Daniel Ballard says no one was injured in the blaze. Firefighters from Norris City and Enfield also responded with mutual aid. Personnel began their battle...

Tenaska Reps Update Kiwanis on Wind Farm Progress

Thursday, May 9 by Jc Tinsley

It’s been about 15 months since we first learned about a possible wind farm being brought to Hamilton and White Counties. We talked in February of 2023 to a representative of Tenaska as well as White County Farm Bureau Manager Doug Anderson and a...

CWCHS Seniors Awarded More than $1.5 Million in Scholarships Thursday

Thursday, May 9 by Jc Tinsley

Carmi White County seniors are heading to college with help thanks to dozens of scholarships presented Thursday at the annual Awards Day ceremony broadcast on WROY and WRUL Sports on YouTube. More than $1.5 million was given out to help students further their education...

Carmi Rifle Club to Sponsor Annual NRA Day!

Thursday, May 9 by Nicole Behnke

Saturday, June 1st the Carmi Rifle Club will be hosting their annual NRA Day which will be open to men, women, and youths (ages 9 yrs. old and up). The Carmi club is proud to continue southern Illinois' rich heritage of firearm ownership...

Local Sports Recap – May 9, 2024

Thursday, May 9 by Cole Carter

WROY/WRUL Local Sports Recap Brought to you by: Deep South in McLeansboro Wabash Senior Living & Rehabilitation in Carmi Silver Foxes Senior Living & Rehabilitation in McLeansboroAll Carmi-White County sporting events were canceled yesterday due to severe weather. The CWC Girls Track team was supposed...

City Council Holds Quick May Meeting

Wednesday, May 8 by Jc Tinsley

Carmi City Council breezed through their first gathering of May taking only 6 minutes to get through their agenda. City leaders approved a pay request from Brown and Roberts for the County Road 1000 East water main work in the amount of $18,101.22 and...

Local Sports Recap – May 8, 2024

Wednesday, May 8 by Cole Carter

UPDATE: All CWC Sporting Events for 5/8 have been canceled.WROY/WRUL Local Sports Recap Brought to you by: Deep South in McLeansboro Wabash Senior Living & Rehabilitation in Carmi Silver Foxes Senior Living & Rehabilitation in McLeansboroThe Carmi-White County boys track team defeated Fairfield yesterday at home...

Police Retention, Wiggs Excavating, and More During Norris City Village Meeting

Tuesday, May 7 by Nicole Behnke

The Norris City Village Board met for its regular session Monday night, Scott Mareing was there and has this report…Before the regular meeting could actually start, there was a continuation of the special board meeting that morning concerning the bid opening for Phase IV...

Warrants Land Crossville Man in Jail

Tuesday, May 7 by Nicole Behnke

A Crossville man has been arrested.The White County Sheriff’s Department arrested 54-year-old Emmit Connely on a White County warrant for two counts of Criminal Sexual Assault and one count of Criminal Sexual Abuse.A preliminary hearing is set for Connely on May 29th at 10:00am.

Duvall Sentenced in White County Court

Tuesday, May 7 by Jc Tinsley

A year and a half after the incident, a Crossville man has been sentenced. Edwards County States Attorney Eric St. Ledger says 64-year-old Alfred E. Duvall has been sentenced to 4 years in prison followed by 6 months of Mandatory Supervised Release. The sentence...