Local Sports Recap – August 15, 2023

Tuesday, August 15 by Cole Carter

The Carmi-White County high school golf teams were in action at the Carmi Country Club yesterday. The boys defeated NCOE and Edwards County, 178-187-204.Aidan Willis was a co-medalist on the day as he shot a team best 42.

Wilcox Back Behind Bars on Obstruction of Justice Warrant

Monday, August 14 by Jc Tinsley

33 year old Sarah Wilcox is back behind bars in the White County Jail following her arrest Friday afternoon. According to the report, Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to Crossville in reference to Wilcox trespassing a Morrell Street residence. The woman was wanted on an...

Tweedy Arrested on White County and Indiana Warrants

Monday, August 14 by Jc Tinsley

37 year old Ryan Tweedy of Kirksey, Kentucky is behind bars following two arrest warrants served on Friday afternoon by White County Sheriff’s Deputies. The White County Failure to Appear warrant is in relation to a host of charges Tweedy picked up following his...

Maunie Man Recovering; Norris City Man Jailed Following Alleged Battery Friday

Monday, August 14 by Jc Tinsley

A Norris City man is behind bars while a Maunie man is recovering from injuries sustained in what the White County Sheriff’s Office is calling an Aggravated Battery Friday. The victim, 41 year old Charles Oberlender was reportedly taken to an Evansville hospital for...

Knuckles Speaks At Carmi Rotary Clubs Weekly Meeting

Monday, August 14 by WROY-WRUL News

Thursday, the Carmi Rotary club welcomed Brenda Knuckles of the Southeastern Illinois Center for Pastoral Counseling Center. The center is located inside the First United Methodist Church at 100 South Church Street in Carmi.Brenda explained that the SICPC was founded in 1980 by Bud Peyton, and...

Local Sports Recap – August 14, 2023

Monday, August 14 by Cole Carter

The Carmi-White County junior high softball went 1-2 over the weekend at the Marion tournament, defeating Elverado but falling to McCraken County, KY and Carterville. The Lady Bullpups currently sit at 2-2 on the young season as they will host Olney this...

Illinois Supreme Court Upholds State’s Gun And Magazine Ban

Friday, August 11 by WROY-WRUL News

(The Center Square) – Illinois’ gun and magazine ban remains in place after being upheld by a split Illinois Supreme Court. The anticipated ruling in the case brought by state Rep. Dan Caulkins, R-Decatur, was released Friday."First, we hold that the exemptions neither deny...

CWC Golfers Perform Well at Mt. Carmel Invite

Friday, August 11 by Cole Carter

The Carmi-White County boys and girls golf teams began their season yesterday at the Mt. Carmel Invitational, where the boys finished 4th and the girls finished 3rd. For the boys, Maxon O’Daniel finished 7th overall by shooting an 84. Aiden Willis shot...

Carmi Compassion Center Over Halfway to Capital Building Campaign Fundraising Goal

Thursday, August 10 by Jc Tinsley

The poverty rate in White County is somewhere between 12 and 15% depending on reporting from governmental agencies. That puts the number anywhere from roughly 1,633 to 2,042 people. Of those, more than a quarter are under the age of 18 and 6% are...

White County Ambulance Presents Fairfield Rural Fire With Special Flag for Logan Kreiter

Thursday, August 10 by WROY-WRUL News

The White County Ambulance Service recently presented the Fairfield Rural Fire Department with a keepsake for a recently fallen fire fighterLogan Kreiter was killed in a tragic automobile accident on July 15th in Wayne County at the age of 19.The keepsake is a metal...