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White County Sheriff and Carmi Police Report Details 7/31 – 8/2

Friday, August 2 by Jc Tinsley

White County law enforcement responded to a Burglary report at the Old Taylor Sawmill north of Enfield yesterday afternoon. Eddie Dotson, according to the report, tells authorities he was employed by the Harmon’s to take care of the property and look after the cattle...

White County Fair Queens Recap their Year as Fair Royalty

Friday, August 2 by Jc Tinsley

The 141st Annual White County Fair gets underway on Monday and to kick things off, we’ll crown fresh royalty to preside over the proceedings. Our retiring queens, Little Miss Carly Digman, Junior Miss Laney York, and Queen Sidney Bingman all say the last year...

Shawneetown Man Says Shooter(s) Endangering Him While Working in White County

Thursday, July 25 by Jc Tinsley

A Shawneetown man who’s cutting timber has made a plea on facebook hoping to let folks in the area who may be shooting rifles to be careful. Adam Patton says he’s cutting timber near Hale Body Shop and Cutchin Farm and yesterday they not...

Three Area Residents Sentenced in White County Court

Thursday, July 25 by Jc Tinsley

3 area residents learned their sentences in White County court recently.51 year old Grayville resident Bryan P. Hensley has been convicted of a class 2 felony for possession of meth with intent to deliver. He’ll spend 3 years behind bars followed by 2 years...

Norris City Hub Hit by Lightning (Cause of Sunday Power Outage) Plus Heat Warning Ambulance Call Stats for White County

Monday, July 22 by Jc Tinsley

A Sunday night power outage that took down the entire city of Carmi is being blamed on a lightning strike. Authorities tell WROY/WRUL News that Ameren’s Norris City hub took a direct hit resulting in breaker B for Carmi being kicked out. To make...

Edwards County Fair Now Through July 27

Monday, July 22 by Jc Tinsley

The Edwards County Fair is underway and runs through Saturday, July 27th. Over the weekend in Albion, new royalty was crowned for this year’s fair. Avery Roosevelt, an Albion product, was crowned and will move on to compete at the state county fair queen...

White County Fair Details Emerge as August 5th Draws Near

Thursday, July 18 by Jc Tinsley

The White County Fair gets underway on Monday, August 5th and kicks off with the Queen Pageant set for 7pm at the grandstand. Pageant Director Hannah Sailer says as of now, there are 6 contestants for Little Miss, 3 for Junior Miss and 3...

Hamilton County Board Highlights – 7/16/19

Wednesday, July 17 by Jc Tinsley

Hamilton County Board members convened at 6pm Tuesday night and given the 5:30 Carmi Council meeting time plus travel time, you can imagine WROY/WRUL News showed up just a hair after the McLeansboro get together began. Even still, we’ve pieced together the gaps through...

Carmi White County Unit 5 School Board Details (7/15/19)

Tuesday, July 16 by Jc Tinsley

The fiscal year 2020 preliminary budget was approved. It will be placed on display for a minimum of 30 days with final action set for the regular September board meeting. Revisions will be made prior to final adoption.The board also approved a recommendation from...

White County 4H Fair Pedal Pull Winners

Monday, July 15 by Jc Tinsley

Children and their parents braved the searing heat for the opportunity to prove their pedal pull skills during the 2019 Youth Pedal Pull eventheld at the White County 4-H Fair on July 10. Sponsored by the White County Farm Bureau Young Leader Committee, this...