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Local law enforcement to be present in CWC schools daily through end of school year

Tuesday, March 6 by Jc Tinsley

The Carmi Police Department, White County Sheriff's Department, and Carmi-White County Unit #5 Board of Education and Administration are committed to providing a safe environment for the students and staff. Beginning on Wednesday, March 7 Carmi White County Board of Education will be partnering with... Read More.

Gunsmithing Day at Wabash Valley College – March 22

Tuesday, March 6 by Jc Tinsley

Wabash Valley College has announced that it will be hosting the 7th Annual Gunsmithing Day on Thursday, March 22, from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. in the (Gunsmithing) Industrial Studies Building. Lunch will be provided. Please note that this is a change in the... Read More.

Governor Rauner appoints Brig. Gen. William P. Robertson as IEMA Acting Director

Tuesday, March 6 by Jc Tinsley

Gov. Bruce Rauner today announced he has appointed Brig. Gen. William P. Robertson as Acting Director for the state’s Emergency Management Agency. “I’m confident Gen. Robertson’s decades of leadership experience in both wartime and domestic operations will ensure IEMA continues to fulfill its critical public... Read More.

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FMH Auxiliary Quilt Raffle

Tuesday, March 6 by Jc Tinsley

Pictured are the FMH Auxiliary Quilters, Anita Newcomb, Joy Coles, Denise Beehn, and Lorna Norton with the Purple Sampler Quilt to be raffled on April 16, 2018. Fairfield Memorial Hospital Auxiliary has begun selling tickets for a Handmade Purple Sampler Quilt. The beautiful quilt... Read More.

K9 detail at CWC high school leads to arrest

Tuesday, March 6 by Jc Tinsley

The Carmi Police Department, along with units from Mt. Carmel, Edwards County, and federal Fish & Wildlife Police, conducted a K9 detail at Carmi-White County Junior/Senior High School on Wednesday, February 28th. During the patrol, one of the K9s alerted on a vehicle, and with... Read More.

‘Blues Brothers’ named top Illinois movie in project to choose state’s top people, places and things

Tuesday, March 6 by Jc Tinsley

Illinoisans have chosen “The Blues Brothers” as the top movie in state history, embracing a film that celebrates car crashes, classic songs, Chicago landmarks and two shady characters trying desperately to do the right thing. “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” and “A League of Their Own”... Read More.

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Residents raise concerns over gaming licenses at Norris City Board meeting

Tuesday, March 6 by Jc Tinsley

Several residents addressed the Board for about thirty minutes to voice their concerns about giving out a gaming license to Smith Co. They said there are enough places where there were gaming machines and liquor being served and it would encourage more drinking. There... Read More.

Enfield woman arrested Friday at Dollar General in Carmi

Monday, March 5 by Jc Tinsley

Carmi Police arrested 39 year old April Spoonemore of Enfield Friday afternoon at the Dollar General on a felony charge of retail theft. Spoonemore was taken into custody at 1:11 pm after employees witnessed her stuffing items into her purse and leaving without paying. ... Read More.

Harrisburg man injured in Friday crash

Monday, March 5 by Jc Tinsley

An accident in Saline County Friday afternoon sent a Harrisburg man to the hospital according to a crash report by the Illinois State Police. Troopers say that 36 year old Cortez Ellis was passing a vehicle stopped to make a turn off of Route 45... Read More.

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Spring Snake Road Closure at Shawnee National Forest

Monday, March 5 by Jc Tinsley

Shawnee National Forest’s Snake Road is closing March 15 so that snakes and amphibians – some of them considered threatened and endangered in Illinois and the United States – can migrate from limestone bluffs to nearby LaRue Swamp. Closing the 2.5-mile-long road, also known... Read More.

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Local law enforcement to be present in CWC schools daily through end of school year

Gunsmithing Day at Wabash Valley College – March 22

Governor Rauner appoints Brig. Gen. William P. Robertson as IEMA Acting Director

FMH Auxiliary Quilt Raffle

K9 detail at CWC high school leads to arrest

‘Blues Brothers’ named top Illinois movie in project to choose state’s top people, places and things

Residents raise concerns over gaming licenses at Norris City Board meeting

Enfield woman arrested Friday at Dollar General in Carmi

Harrisburg man injured in Friday crash

Spring Snake Road Closure at Shawnee National Forest

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