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Corn Days Opens Friday

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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

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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

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  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.
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Saline County Haunted Forest

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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

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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

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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.
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McLeansboro City Council Meeting; Productive

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McLeansboro City Council Meeting Productive The 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.

White County Board Continues to Wrestle Budget

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White County Board Continues to Wrestle With Budget   The White County Board spent considerable time Tuesday discussing the 2019 budget that currently is about $127,000 in the red. A budget hearing prior to the regular meeting was well attended by county office holders and many of... Read More.

Golf Team State Bound

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Golf Team State Bound The Carmi White County Bulldog Golf Team is heading to state this weekend after a successful day at sectionals. The Bulldog golf team will be making its first appearance at the state tournament since 2002, when Terry Austin’s squad tied for fourth. Oakley... Read More.
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Grayville Council Met Monday

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Grayville City Council Met Monday Two for Five…in baseball, it’s a .400 average and pretty darn good.  That’s how many agenda items the Grayville Council got through last night kicking 3 of the agenda items down the road, some for the half dozenth or more... Read More.
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