March is Severe Weather Preparedness Month

Thursday, March 5 by WROY/WRUL Staff

SPRINGFIELD, IL – When most people think about dangerous spring weather, tornadoes, thunderstorms and flooding usually come to mind. In Illinois, roughly 20 percent of tornadoes occur at night. For a number of reasons, tornadoes that occur at night are twice as likely to... Read More.

ELECTRONICS RECYCLING EVENT WITH CJD E-CYCLING FOR CARMI AND WHITE COUNTY RESIDENTS

Thursday, March 5 by WROY/WRUL Staff

ELECTRONICS RECYCLING EVENT WITH CJD E-CYCLING FOR CARMI AND WHITE COUNTY RESIDENTSMarch 28, 2020 - 9:00 a.m. – NoonLOCATION: 520 North 3rd Street, Carmi, ILFor more information call Holly at the City of Carmi at 618-384-2001 or e-mail [email protected] We will take:· CRT, Projection,... Read More.

March Madness City Wide Clean-Up March 28

Thursday, March 5 by WROY/WRUL Staff

The City of Carmi, along with help from Carmi Township, will be having a March Madness clean-up on March 28, 2020. The City dumpsters, located at Street and Alley, will be open from 8am-4pm. Oil, batteries, tires, and appliances with freon will not be... Read More.

State Fire Marshal Reminds Illinoisans to “Change Your Clock, Change Your Batteries”

Thursday, March 5 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Springfield, Ill- The Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) reminds Illinoisans to test and replace the batteries in their smoke alarms as daylight saving time begins this weekend and they turn their clocks forward one hour.“The time change serves as a bi-annual reminder... Read More.

Macedonia Man Sentenced to Seven Years in IDOC in White County Court Wednesday

Thursday, March 5 by WROY/WRUL Staff

A 38 year old Macedonia man, Brandon S. Cook, was sentenced Wednesday morning in White County Circuit Court on two counts to be served consecutively, to the Illinois Department of Corrections.He will serve for a total of seven years for obstructing justice and three... Read More.

Crossville Man Arrested Tuesday Night on White County Failure To Appear Warrant

Wednesday, March 4 by WROY/WRUL Staff

A 19 year old Crossville man, Jacob R. Ferguson, was arrested by Carmi Police, late Tuesday night, following a traffic stop in the parking lot of the Guardian Center, in Carmi, on a White County Warrant for Failure to Appear. He bonded out to... Read More.

Carmi City Council Met Very Briefly Tuesday Evening

Wednesday, March 4 by WROY/WRUL Staff

A brief agenda resulted in a speedy Carmi City Council meeting Tuesday evening lasting all of 5 minutes complete with the pledge and prayer. The only real news that came out of the gathering was the council’s agreement on a payment request for White... Read More.

SIC Forensic Falcons are 2020 Illinois State Champions; Public Invited to Performance April 2

Wednesday, March 4 by WROY/WRUL Staff

HARRISBURG, Ill. (March 3, 2020) — Southeastern Illinois College’s Forensic Falcons were named overall state champions in the community college division at the Illinois Intercollegiate Forensic Association March 1, earning both first place in the team individual events category and third in the team... Read More.

White County Sheriff’s Department Responds to Disturbance in Norris City Monday Morning

Tuesday, March 3 by WROY/WRUL Staff

The White County Sheriff’s Department received a call Monday morning around 11:45 am from Eric W. Williams in reference to a disturbance at the residence of Ronald G. Kerns of Norris City. Deputy Weiss spoke with Ronald Kerns who advised that his son Charles... Read More.