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Carmi Council Approves TIF Agreements; Amends Liquor Ordinance Tuesday Night

Wednesday, March 6 by Jc Tinsley

Local business owners will make improvements to downtown businesses thanks to Tax Increment Financing agreements approved at Tuesday night’s Carmi City Council meeting. Gary and Mary Cates, who own the building Blankenship Auto Parts operates out of, will receive up to $25,000 for a... Read More.

Grayville Council Talks Eclipse; City Attorney Advises Against Donation to WCAS; More

Tuesday, February 27 by Jc Tinsley

Grayville leaders spent 30 minutes in executive session Monday night with no action concerning that half hour closed door discussion. Prior to that, the treasurer’s report revealed the municipality has more than $3 million in assets including $200,000+ in cash available for operation.Following executive... Read More.

Carmi Council Continues Updating of Ordinances

Wednesday, February 21 by Jc Tinsley

Carmi City Council is staying busy modernizing ordinances. That includes 6 ordinances to replace old, outdated language at Tuesday night’s gathering. Alderman Steve Winkleman asked for an explanation after the group approved language updating the half dozen ordinances tackled. Winkleman: “I noticed that we, seems... Read More.

Carmi City Council Adopts Modernized Fire Department Language Tuesday

Wednesday, February 7 by Jc Tinsley

Since 1943, the language that governs the Carmi Fire Department has gone largely unchanged. After 80 years, the City of Carmi has adopted, updated, and modernized it with an ordinance that repeals and replaces the old versions. That happened Tuesday night at the bi-monthly... 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.

Last Meeting of the Year for McLeansboro Council

Tuesday, December 19 by WROY-WRUL News

Tonight’s meeting of the McLeansboro City Council, the last one of 2023, will be a busy one by the looks of the released agenda.Financial reports, zoning reports and department reports will be covered under the consent agenda portion of the meeting. That part of... Read More.

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Carmi Council Meets Tuesday

Monday, December 18 by WROY-WRUL News

The next two weeks will be a matter of wrapping up 2023 and preparing for the new year.With that in mind, the Carmi City Council will meet for its last meeting of 2023 Tuesday evening for what appears to be a busy agenda.A number... Read More.

Water System Upgrades Top Carmi Council Meeting

Wednesday, December 6 by WROY-WRUL News

In recent weeks, about a dozen residents in the Hillsdale area have taken to social media to express concerns over problems they’ve experienced in their homes during the water line improvement project. At Tuesday’s Carmi City Council meeting, Mayor Jeff Pollard asked engineer Jim... Read More.

Special Meeting for Grayville Council

Monday, December 4 by WROY-WRUL News

The Grayville City Council will meet in a special session at 1 p.m. Wednesday for what appears to be a short but necessary meeting.The only new item of business on the meeting agenda is changing the meeting time for the regular City Council meeting... Read More.

Carmi City Council Preview

Friday, December 1 by Jc Tinsley

About ten items are scheduled to be discussed and potentially approved at the Carmi City Council’s next gathering, scheduled for Tuesday at 225 East Main Street. One thing that isn’t on the agenda however is resident issues in the Hillsdale area since work began... Read More.