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Christmas Parade Theme Announced for Mt. Vernon

Thursday, October 11 by Jc Tinsley

Downtown Christmas Parade Theme AnnouncedVERNON ILL, October 9- The Downtown Christmas committee hosted a contest among all 5-8thgrade students in Jefferson County to create a theme for this year’s Christmas Parade on Saturday, December 1st. Eighth grader, Ethan Verdeyen, from Casey Middle School,... Read More.

Football Standing October 12

Thursday, October 11 by Jc Tinsley

Football Standings 10/12 With two weeks to go in the high school football season, a number of area teams have already clinched play-off spots.In the Black Diamond Conference, Fairfield, with a 7 and 0 record going into tonight’s game has clinched a playoff spot. Eldorado... Read More.

Corn Days Traffic Plan

Thursday, October 11 by Jc Tinsley

Corn Day TrafficCorn Days 2018 is upon us again and with that comes some road closures and traffic detour patterns to allow for safe travels for through traffic and pedestrians.Carmi Chief of Police Jason Carter released information about the detours, urging everyone to follow... Read More.

Corn Days Opens Friday

Thursday, October 11 by Jc Tinsley

Corn Days Opens Friday The 91st annual Corn Days celebration will get underway Friday in downtown Carmi with the closing of Main Street around 3 p.m.The first official event of the festival will be the Women’s Charity Club Pageants at Carmi White County High School,... Read More.

Carmi Certified as Enterprise Zone

Thursday, October 11 by Jc Tinsley

Carmi Certified as 2018 Enterprise Zone The Illinois Department of Commerce announced a decision to certify four Enterprise Zones and Carmi/White County-Edwards County made the cut.The Enterprise Zone Board evaluated submitted applications and made their final recommendations last month.Effective January 1, 2019, Carmi/White County-Edwards County,... Read More.

FOP Urges Passage of Saline County Tax

Wednesday, October 10 by Jc Tinsley

FOP Urges Passage of Saline County Tax Referendum The Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council is urging the community to support the Public Safety Tax Referendum on November 6th. It is an effort to keep county residents safe without the need to raise property taxes. A... Read More.

Saline County Haunted Forest

Wednesday, October 10 by Jc Tinsley

For 26 years volunteers from Coleman Tri-County Services have been creating a Halloween experience for people around region. It's the annual Haunted Forest. This year's event is set for Friday and Saturday (Oct. 12 & 13) at the Saline County Fairgrounds. The gates open at... Read More.

Corn Day King and Queen Candidates

Wednesday, October 10 by Jc Tinsley

Corn Day King and Queen Candidates Saturday afternoon on the Car Show stage, the Corn Day King and Queen will be crowned.The candidates are from local 4-H clubs and often, the coronation marks the closing of many of their 4-H careers. While some continue, all... Read More.

Hughes Receives Nine Year Sentence

Wednesday, October 10 by Jc Tinsley

Hughes receives Nine Year Sentence A 50 year old man was sentenced to prison Tuesday in White County Court on a charge of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child; a class X felony.Joseph L. Hughes was ordered to serve nine years behind bars, with... Read More.

McLeansboro City Council Meeting; Productive

Wednesday, October 10 by Jc Tinsley

McLeansboro City Council Meeting ProductiveThe meeting opened with the city learning it has been awarded a $2,400,000 (2.4 million dollar) loan from the USDA for the construction of a new water tower. The City officially received notification on October 4th.The city is considering an... Read More.