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Wayne County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting Thursday, March 5th

Thursday, February 27 by WROY/WRUL Staff

The 98th annual meeting of the Wayne County Farm Bureau will be held on Thursday, March 5, 2020 at the First Christian Church, 100 West Center Street in Fairfield, beginning at 5:30 p.m.The business meeting will include approval of the minutes of last year’s... Read More.

Mill Shoals Man Sentenced to 10 Years in the IDOC Wednesday

Thursday, February 27 by WROY/WRUL Staff

A 57 year old Mill Shoals man, Tommy D. Clark will be spending the next 10 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after being sentenced Wednesday morning in White County Court on a Class X Felony Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Deliver.... Read More.

Carmi City Council will Meet Tuesday

Thursday, February 27 by WROY/WRUL Staff

The Carmi City Council will meet Tuesday at 5:30 PM in City Council Chambers for what appears to be a brief agenda. Council will consider, discuss, and possibly approve a pay request for White Technologies, Inc for $74,500 for a Waste Water Treatment Plant... Read More.

Grayville City Council will Hold Special Meeting Friday

Thursday, February 27 by WROY/WRUL Staff

The Grayville City Council will hold a special meeting at 3:30 PM Friday for discussion of the 4” and 6” Natural Gas Transmission Line Relocation Project.

Lincoln Attendance Center to Conduct Kindergarten Pre-registration

Thursday, February 27 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Lincoln Attendance Center will conduct pre-registration for students who will be attending Kindergarten in the 2020 – 2021 school year. Children who are five years of age on or before September 1, 2020 are eligible to start school in August. Pre-registration will be held at Lincoln... Read More.

Boil Order Lifted

Wednesday, February 26 by WROY/WRUL Staff

The boil water order that was in effect for all Saline Valley Conservancy District Customers in the Battleford Road area has been lifted.

Addison Elliott Wins State’s Elks Hoop Shoot; Moves on to Compete in Regionals

Wednesday, February 26 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Addison Elliott, of Carmi, won the State's Elks Hoop Shoot last Saturday. She will now move on to compete in the regionals in Iowa City.

The 20th Annual Southern Illinois Criminal Justice Summit Wednesday and Thursday in Mt. Vernon

Wednesday, February 26 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Approximately 400 leaders from criminal justice agencies throughout Southern Illinois will meet in Mt. Vernon, Illinois, for the 20th annual Southern Illinois Criminal Justice Summit (SICJS). The goal of the SICJS is to provide quality training to criminal justice executives in Southern Illinois. This year marks the... Read More.

Harmony Way Bridge Has New Owners

Wednesday, February 26 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Carmi, Illinois - White County Bridge Commission (WCBC) was created by an Act of Congress on April 12, 1941 to acquire and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Wabash River just west of the city of New Harmony, Indiana, and all or... Read More.

McLeansboro Man Turns Himself in to CPD on White County Warrant for Retail Theft

Wednesday, February 26 by WROY/WRUL Staff

A 43 year old McLeansboro man, Jason Randall Wilson, turned himself in at the Carmi Police Department Tuesday afternoon, on a White County Warrant for Retail Theft. He bonded out to $250 cash.