Local News

As part of It’s a White County Christmas the annual Miss Merry Christmas Pageant will be held on November 7, 2015 at the Carmi White County High School Auditorium.  Baby Miss Merry Christmas contestants, ages 0-23 months, will take the stage at 1:00... Read More.

The 88th annual Corn Day celebration presented by the Carmi Kiwanis Club got under way with the 8th annual Cornhole Tournament on Friday evening.  Temperatures fell, as did an early misty rain.  Neither hindrance, not even a home football game kept many from taking... Read More.

Article and photo courtesy of Kiwanis member Art SaundersA packed house was in attendance at the noon luncheon of the Carmi Kiwanis Club last Thursday, October 8, 2015. The occasion was special recognition for Corn Days sponsors. (Left to Right: Debbie Hoskins, Eric Rahlfs,... Read More.

Angie Lueke and Patty Hodgson are leading Relay For Life of White County as the 2016 Co-Chairmen. Both ladies bring excitement and leadership to their roles and are looking forward to another successful year in White County. The 2016 White County Relay for Life is June... Read More.

The Carmi City Council met Tuesday evening for their first meeting in October.  The Council unanimously voted to approve a loan agreement with the State Fire Marshall’s office for the purchase of a new rescue vehicle. Sandra Irvine told the Council that the 20... Read More.

Just after 10am, officers arrested a man and woman following a traffic stop on counts of obstructing justice after they lied to police about the woman’s identity.  31 year old Stanley Griffin of Carmi and 24 year old Misty McFarland of El Paso, IL... Read More.

The Norris City Village Board met for its September meeting at 7pm on Tuesday and approved an ordinance for a contract with Municiple Consulting Group to help the Village manage the new TIF district, at a flat fee of $4000 a year for the... Read More.

In the wake more than one hundred announced layoffs in Galatia’s American Coal Company Mine, state Rep. Brandon Phelps, D-Harrisburg, helped push through a resolution in Springfield calling on the Obama Administration to stop his anti-coal agenda and protect Southern Illinois workers.“When coal is... Read More.

Firearm courses will again be offered at Southeastern Illinois College, taking advantage of the institution’s LaserShot firearm simulator technology as well as the Chuck Hearn Outdoor Education Complex shooting range. The classes listed below will be held at the SIC main campus, in Room G221.... Read More.