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Howl at the Moon Another Success

Wednesday, March 20 by Jc Tinsley

Howl at the Moon Another SuccessWayne County was “howlin” this past weekend as a generous crowd packed the Fairfield Elks for the 2019 Howl at the Moon Dueling Piano Concert. The event was organized by the Wayne County Farm Bureau as a fundraiser for... Read More.

Three D Archery Growing

Wednesday, March 20 by Jc Tinsley

Three D ArcheryS3DA. It’s a groundbreaking youth archery program that’s growing across the country and exploding in popularity in our backyard. In 2018, more than 800 archers aged 8 to 18 from across the country competed in the National Scholastic 3-D Archery Indoor Championships.... Read More.

Hamilton County Board Host a Busy Meeting

Wednesday, March 20 by Jc Tinsley

Ham Co Board Meeting Highlights: Hamilton County and City of McLeansboro Officials are set to meet Thursday to discuss the Dispatch Agreement, Supervisor of Assessments Mark Becker will retire after nearly three decades, and representatives from Bellwether, LLC provided Hamilton County elected officials an update... Read More.

Enfield Village Shuts Down Police Dept.

Wednesday, March 20 by Jc Tinsley

ENFIELD VILLAGE BOARDThe board voted unanimously to suspend the Enfield Police Department until further notice due to the amount of money White County wants to charge for dispatch service. Mayor Tom Harbour said, and the board members agreed that the village is a small... Read More.

Electricity Tops City Council Meeting

Wednesday, March 20 by Jc Tinsley

Electricity Tops Carmi City Council Meeting Electricity took up the bulk of the Carmi City Council meeting Tuesday evening, as the city’s electrical engineer Dave Coston updated the council on the status of Generator Number 11.Coston explained its been close to a year since a... Read More.

Spring Arrives This Afternoon

Wednesday, March 20 by Jc Tinsley

Spring Arrives Winter is officially over as of two minutes before the hour of five o’clock this evening, as spring officially arrives at 4:58, the astronomical first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere.Spring begins with the vernal equinox, which always occurs on either March... Read More.

School Board Rehires Staff and Announces Tenure

Tuesday, March 19 by Jc Tinsley

School Board Closed Session Actions The Carmi White County Unit 5 School Board took a number of actions during the closed session that followed Monday’s regular school board meeting.That included placing Melissa Dartt. Brittany Griffin, Jean McGarvey, Jara Mitchell, Tina Mosier and Ariana Watts on... Read More.

Baseball and Softball Broadcast Schedule

Tuesday, March 19 by Jc Tinsley

Baseball and Softball Broadcast Schedule The Carmi White County High School spring baseball and softball season will get underway later this month, as will WROY’s broadcasting schedule.WROY Am 1460 and 92.1 FM will broadcast the softball game against Benton on Friday, March 22. The following... Read More.

Historical Society Plant Sale

Tuesday, March 19 by Jc Tinsley

Historical Society Plant Sale The White County Historical Society released additional information about the May plant sale.The sale will be held Saturday, May 4.A spokesperson for the Historical Society asked local residents as they begin to work in gardens, to keep in mind the Historical... Read More.

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Carmi Council Meets Tonight

Tuesday, March 19 by Jc Tinsley

City Council Meeting Tuesday The Carmi City Council will meet at 5:30 Tuesday for what could be a lengthy meeting as there are a number of items on the agenda.That includes a request to consider rescheduling the Tuesday, April 2 meeting to avoid a conflict... Read More.