Mayor Pollard Updates Kiwanis as Carmi Fest Eclipse Festival Nears

Thursday, March 21 by Jc Tinsley

The countdown has been on for years now, but it’s getting real especially for city officials including Mayor Jeff Pollard as we’re now within two weeks of an unprecedented solar eclipse. To capitalize on the crowds expected to descend on the area for the...

Prater Gets Two Decades Behind Bars in Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault Plea Deal Wednesday

Thursday, March 21 by Jc Tinsley

A Carmi man arrested nearly 10 months ago on five counts of Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault is heading to prison. It was May 25th of 2023 when Carmi Police pulled Jordan Prater over and ended up arresting him on a warrant issued just a...

Local Sports Recap – March 21, 2024

Thursday, March 21 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 McLeansboroThe Carmi-White County Boys Tennis team began their season yesterday afternoon with a 7-6 loss to Carbondale. Ian Mosier...

Wolff Resigns as Lady Bulldogs Head Coach

Wednesday, March 20 by Cole Carter

The 2023-2024 season for the Carmi-White County girls basketball team will go down as one of the best in school history. For Clinton Wolff, it was his best season as head coach, and it was also his final season. Wolff...

Open Line ON DEMAND – Wabash General Hospital Athletic Trainers

Wednesday, March 20 by Jc Tinsley

It's National Athletic Training Month and several schools in our region have partnered with Wabash General to implement an Athletic Training program for student athletes. In this episode, Jc visits with Bennett Richter and Sarah Turner to talk more about the program and how...

White County Sheriff Issues Release Ahead of Eclipse

Wednesday, March 20 by Jc Tinsley

McLeansboro City Council Report – March 19, 2024

Wednesday, March 20 by Jc Tinsley

The McLeansboro City Council met in regular session for about an hour and a half Tuesday night. Scott Mareing was there for WROY/WRUL News and has this report… Sean Henry and Rod Martin of Klinger & Associates spoke...

Election Returns for White, Wayne, Edwards, Gallatin, Hamilton

Wednesday, March 20 by Jc Tinsley

Election results are in and the big story is the dismal turnout. To be fair, there weren’t a ton of races, especially locally that were intriguing to voters. For a country that prides itself on free elections, voters being able to have their voices...

Local Sports Recap – March 20, 2024

Wednesday, March 20 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 McLeansboroThe Carmi-White County Bulldog baseball team defeated Hardin County yesterday afternoon by a final score of 16-0 in 4 innings.

Closed Session Minutes from Unit 5 School Board Reveal Retirements, Resignations, Reassignments

Tuesday, March 19 by Jc Tinsley

Following closed session, the board approved retirements, resignations, and reassignments. Among them, Jayme Cowling has turned in her intent to retire at the end of the 2028 school year. Michelle Niehaus has resigned as classroom aide and morning supervisor at Washington Attendance Center effective...