Principal Bids Adieu to Kids for Holiday Break Posing as Elf on a Shelf

Wednesday, December 20 by Jc Tinsley

Forget Buddy, Snowflake, Jingle, or Elfie…Jefferson Attendance Center in Carmi students were treated to a real life Elf on a Shelf on the last day of school before Christmas break Tuesday. Principal Lacey Moore donned her gayest apparel while surprising and delighting students and... Read More.

Warrant Arrest

Wednesday, December 20 by WROY-WRUL News

Carmi police arrested an Albion woman early Wednesday morning.According to the incident report released by Carmi Chief of Police Jason Carter, 37 year old Tabitha S. Wodward of Albion was arrested about thirty minutes after midnight Wednesday morning at a Fifth Street residence.Woodward was... Read More.

Local Sports Recap – December 20, 2023

Wednesday, December 20 by Cole Carter

WROY/WRUL Local Sports Recap Brought to you by: The Region’s Premiere Eatery, Deep South, on Marshall in McLeansboro Jessica Cook and the ProRehab Team. Keeping you at your best on and off the court. The Carmi-White County Lady Bulldogs defeated Evansville Bosse last night by... Read More.

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Wanted Live Christmas Trees

Wednesday, December 20 by WROY-WRUL News

Repurpose your live Christmas tree by donating it to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rend Lake Project for fish habitat. Donated trees will be bundled together and placed in the lake to create underwater fish structures that improves fish habitat and angling opportunities.To... Read More.

Carmi White County School Board Closed Session

Wednesday, December 20 by WROY-WRUL News

The Carmi White County School Board met in an executive session following Monday night’s regular school board meeting.Following the closed door session the board approved the retirements of Jane Sykes as district school nurse, effective at the end of this school year and Norma... Read More.

Busy Meeting for McLeansboro Council

Wednesday, December 20 by WROY-WRUL News

The McLeansboro City Council met for a couple of hours Tuesday night – their final meeting of the year.The first order of business was a one hour and 35 minute executive session to discuss employment of specific individuals. After the session, the board only... Read More.

Online Predators Sentenced

Wednesday, December 20 by WROY-WRUL News

A district judge sentenced two men to each spend ten years in federal prison after both were charged in a law enforcement sting to detect online child predators.Timmy Wayne Smith, 59 of McLeansboro and Joseph Randall Edmaiston, 37 of Clinton, Kentucky, each pleaded guilty... Read More.

Carmi Trash Pickup Delays

Tuesday, December 19 by WROY-WRUL News

Carmi residential trash customers are reminded there are two holidays coming up that will affect trash pickup in the city. Those are Monday, Christmas Day, Dec. 25 and New Year’s Day, Monday, jan. 1, 2024.Because the holidays fall on a Monday, trash pickup will... Read More.

ROMP Festival Line-Up

Tuesday, December 19 by WROY-WRUL News

Organizers of the annual ROMP Festival in Owensboro have announced the festival's lineup for 2024.The headliner of 2024's show will be Dierks Bentley, a Grammy-nominated country music artist.Officials with the festival say a diverse array of artists will join Dierks Bentley in 2024.Other acts... Read More.

A White Christmas; Probably Not

Tuesday, December 19 by WROY-WRUL News

Christmas Day 2023 will likely be wet, but too warm for snow.That’s the word from the National Weather Service at Paducah, Ky, who forecast a rainy and warmer than normal day Monday, Christmas Day. At this time, there is a 60 percent chance of... Read More.