ISP Investigating Three Weekend Crashes

Monday, May 24 by Jc Tinsley

Illinois State Police are investigating three weekend crashes in the area. The latest happened yesterday (Sunday) in Wayne County. According to preliminary data, troopers say 21 year old Rachel Paul of Missouri was westbound on I-64 near milepost 108 when she left the roadway... Read More.

State Board of Education Reveals 2019 PARCC Scores for Area Schools

Monday, May 24 by Jc Tinsley

New information from the Illinois State Board of Education gives us an insight into how school age children are performing. The report is based on results from the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) exam from the 2019 school year. ... Read More.

HHS Reveals Carmi CARES Act Recipients Through 4th Quarter of 2020

Monday, May 24 by Jc Tinsley

Through the end of 2020, businesses in Carmi received just under a quarter of a million dollars in health related relief from the CARES Act issued by the Department of Health and Human Services. New information shows that businesses in Illinois received about $5.2... Read More.

Sleep in Heavenly Peace to Host Bunks Across America Build in June

Monday, May 24 by Jc Tinsley

The White County Chapter of Sleep in Heavenly Peace is going back to building beds next month. Kyle Fenton, the head of the local unit says the group will be joining with chapters across 46 states all working to build beds on June 12th. ... Read More.

White County Reports Only 4 New CoViD-19 Cases Over Weekend; Vaccination Rate Nearing 28%…Hamilton County Falling Further Behind

Monday, May 24 by Jc Tinsley

Only 4 new positive CoViD-19 cases reported in White County from Friday through Sunday by the Egyptian Health Department. That brings the total number of cases since the pandemic began to 1,811 in the county. Recovery data is lagging a bit as the department... Read More.

Carmi Man Picked Up for Alleged Shoplifting; Crossville Man Arrested on Failure to Appear

Monday, May 24 by Jc Tinsley

Asset Retention workers at Wal-Mart did their jobs effectively Friday as they caught a Carmi man allegedly shoplifting. Carmi Police were called to the retailer Friday evening just before 8pm to pick up the suspect, 52 year old Mark Hall of Marguerite Street. Hall... Read More.

Enfield Village Board to Meet This Week in Rescheduled Get Together

Monday, May 24 by Jc Tinsley

The Enfield Village board will be gathering tomorrow for a board meeting after postponing said meeting from last week for unknown reasons. The meeting will include discussing withdrawing from the IMGA Agreement, specifically dealing with gas delivery from Creal Springs and Tamms. They will also... Read More.

Ballard Adds to Rap Sheet for Alleged Crimes Saturday

Monday, May 24 by Jc Tinsley

A White County man has been charged with making a false stolen vehicle report to police along with driving without proper registration. 35 year old Jason Ballard of Carmi was arrested Saturday evening following his reporting of a false automobile theft. In addition, Ballard was... Read More.

Senator Bailey Says Keeping Youth Safe and Healthy Act Would Introduce Pornography to Schools

Saturday, May 22 by Jc Tinsley

State Senator Darren Bailey says if Senate Bill 818 becomes law, it will introduce blatant pornography into local school systems. The Keeping Youth Safe and Healthy Act creates personal health and safety standards for grades K-5 as well as updates and expands comprehensive sexual... Read More.

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Carmi STIR is Saturday

Saturday, May 22 by Jc Tinsley

It’s going to be a beautiful day Saturday and reason to get out and enjoy it. Carmi Chamber of Commerce Executive Director was on Carmi Cast Thursday and talked to host Denton Weiss about today’s STIR event. It’s the third iteration of the event. ... Read More.