Dawgs Win 1st BDC Title Since 2012

Saturday, May 11 by Cole Carter

The Carmi-White County Boys Track team brought home 1st Place at the 2024 Black Diamond Conference meet at Hamilton County on Thursday with a team score of 156, defeating Fairfield by just 13 points.In track, 13 points is incredibly narrow, and the Bulldogs used...

Accident in Carmi Friday Afternoon Leads to Lifeflight

Friday, May 10 by Jc Tinsley

We still don’t know how it happened, but quite a scene unfolded Friday afternoon on the corner of Oak and Industrial in Carmi after the driver of a Barnett Redi Mix truck became trapped following a rollover. It happened just after 1:20pm and White...

SIC Graduates Honored at Commencement

Friday, May 10 by Nicole Behnke

Southeastern Illinois College held its 62nd annual Commencement Ceremony for the 2024 graduates May 9 in Joseph Deaton Gymnasium. The graduates accepted their certificates and diplomas to cheers and applause from attending family and friends. SIC has a total of 234 graduates this year, though...

SIC Celebrates the Next Generation of Nurses at Pinning Ceremony

Friday, May 10 by Nicole Behnke

Family and friends filled Joseph Deaton Gymnasium on May 9 at 4:00 p.m. at Southeastern Illinois College as the Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) and Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) classes of 2024 proudly accepted pins from their clinical instructors. “The pin is a...

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...