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Busy Meeting for McLeansboro Council

The McLeansboro City Council met for a couple of hours Tuesday night – their final meeting of the year. The first order of business was a one hour and 35 minute executive session to discuss employment of specific individuals.  After the session, the board only... Read More.

Online Predators Sentenced

A district judge sentenced two men to each spend ten years in federal prison after both were charged in a law enforcement sting to detect online child predators. Timmy Wayne Smith, 59 of McLeansboro and Joseph Randall Edmaiston, 37 of Clinton, Kentucky, each pleaded guilty... Read More.

Carmi Trash Pickup Delays

Carmi residential trash customers are reminded there are two holidays coming up that will affect trash pickup in the city. Those are Monday, Christmas Day, Dec. 25 and New Year’s Day, Monday, jan. 1, 2024. Because the holidays fall on a Monday, trash pickup will... Read More.
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A White Christmas; Probably Not

Christmas Day 2023 will likely be wet, but too warm for snow. That’s the word from the National Weather Service at Paducah, Ky, who forecast a rainy and warmer than normal day Monday, Christmas Day. At this time, there is a 60 percent chance of... Read More.

Last Meeting of the Year for McLeansboro Council

Tonight’s meeting of the McLeansboro City Council, the last one of 2023, will be a busy one by the looks of the released agenda. Financial reports, zoning reports and department reports will be covered under the consent agenda portion of the meeting. That part of... Read More.

Last Meeting of 2023 for CWC School Board

The final Carmi-White County School Board meeting of the year took place Monday night for a little over half an hour. Justin Dartt of Dartt & Company LLC addressed the board on the Fiscal Year 2023 school district audit.  He said the audit went well... Read More.
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Local Sports Recap – December 19, 2023

 WROY/WRUL Local Sports Recap Brought to you by: The Region’s Premiere Eatery, Deep South, on Marshall in McLeansboro Jessica Cook and the ProRehab Team. Keeping you at your best on and off the court.  The Carmi-White County girls basketball team fell to Mt. Carmel last night by... Read More.

Tax Sale Date Set

White County Treasurer Micheal Baxley is alerting residents the annual tax sale is coming up.  The Treasurer’s office will hold it’s annual tax sale on Friday, February 2nd at the new Treasurer’s office in the former Carmi Times building.  Baxley is reminding residents the office... Read More.
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Southern Illinois Earthquake

Just after 10pm Sunday, December 17, 2023, a 3.2 magnitude earthquake shook parts of southern Illinois. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake was roughly 3 miles WNW of Waltonville, Illinois and was just shy of 5 miles in depth.  That's about 12 miles... Read More.