Sixth Day Enrollment Numbers Released for Unit 5 School District

Wednesday, August 28 by Jc Tinsley

Sixth Day Enrollment numbers are out for the Carmi White County Unit 5 District. The largest class is 7th grade with 108 students. Next is Kindergarten with a new crop of 95 total students. The district has 1,370 students this year and boys outnumber... Read More.

Murphy’s Allowed to Keep Their Dog; No Signs of Trauma Found

Wednesday, August 28 by Jc Tinsley

Officials say the dog that belongs to the Murphy’s showed no signs of trauma following official complaints signed this morning. Animal Control Officer Linda Aud says that 3 individuals signed formal complaints prompting her to visit State’s Attorney Denton Aud this morning and a... Read More.

Hamilton County Board to Host Special Meeting Thursday Morning

Wednesday, August 28 by Jc Tinsley

Hamilton County authorities have called a special meeting for tomorrow morning at their second floor courtroom at the courthouse in McLeansboro. The agenda calls for county board members to discuss and potentially approve bids for their road project. Additionally, Chairman Brad Miller and his... Read More.

White County Clerk Reminds Candidates it’s Nearly Time to Pick up Petitions

Wednesday, August 28 by Jc Tinsley

A reminder from County Clerk Beth Sell. She says folks interested in running for office in 2020 locally can pick up their petitions beginning Tuesday, September 3rd. Local races featured will be Circuit Clerk, Coroner, State’s Attorney, and 3 County Board seats. District 2,... Read More.

Carmi Police Nab Another Dollar General Thief; Another Day, Another Meth Arrest

Wednesday, August 28 by Jc Tinsley

Carmi Police made an arrest early this morning. Just after 5am, 37 year old Brandon Albright of rural Carmi was pulled over near Main at Jessup for driving 44 mph in a 30 zone. Upon investigation, the officer found Albright was driving on a... Read More.

Grayville Resident Says She’s Fed Up with the Abandoned House Next Door

Wednesday, August 28 by Jc Tinsley

As often happens at Council meetings, the biggest story comes from the Visitor Comments portion of the agenda. That was the case at last night’s Grayville City Council meeting as resident Sharon Butler made an appeal for the city to help clean up her... Read More.

Carmi Rotary Adds Member and Donates to Local Scouts

Friday, August 23 by Jc Tinsley

The Carmi Rotary club had a short business meeting on Thursday, as they took care of the all-important duty of inducting a new member in to the club.Patty Mills was welcomed as the newest Rotarian in the world that morning, joining roughly 1.2 million... Read More.

Franklin County Jail Worker Charged with Multiple Class X Felonies

Friday, August 23 by Jc Tinsley

A Thompsonville man has been arrested and charged with three counts of Official Misconduct, two counts of Custodial Sexual Misconduct, those are Class X felonies and two counts of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault. The allegations were made against 58 year old Chet Shaffer who... Read More.

Arrests Made in Recent Theft/Burglary

Friday, August 23 by Jc Tinsley

The White County Sheriff’s Office has made arrests in connection with oil field thefts and also the burglary at Union Ridge Cemetery. Sheriff Doug Maier issued a release Friday morning saying a Crime Stoppers tip led the investigation into the theft at Union Ridge... Read More.

Jessica Cook of Joyner Therapy Educates Kiwanis About Fall Prevention

Friday, August 23 by Jc Tinsley

Director of Therapy for Joyner Therapy Services, Jessica Cook says 21% of geriatric individuals who suffer a fall will die within a year. That’s a startling statistic and even more, a quarter of seniors who fracture... Read More.