4-H serves Over 800 Pork Chops

Tuesday, March 19 by Jc Tinsley

4-H Serves Over 800 Pork Chops at Annual FundraiserThe White County 4-H had an excellent turnout for their annual pork chop dinner fundraiser Saturday evening. More than 800 dinners were served during the three-hour fundraiser. With the support from the people in White County,... Read More.

Busy Meeting for Carmi White County School Board

Tuesday, March 19 by Jc Tinsley

Carmi White County School BoardThe board members decided to invite Paul Lunsford of Lunsford Architects and Tom Crabtree, a director with Stifel, Nicholas and Company, who have been discussing plans to either renovate or replace the three elementary school buildings, to the April 15th... Read More.

Carmi Woman Busted on Meth Charges

Monday, March 18 by Jc Tinsley

Carmi Woman Busted on Meth Charges Diane Strong, 65, 1152 County Road 700 East was busted on meth charges following a traffic stop by Carmi Police Sunday evening. Strong was stopped at Cherry and Jessup Street around 5:30 after authorities noted she was a revoked driver.A... Read More.

Carmi Teen Busted for Leaving Scene of Crash

Monday, March 18 by Jc Tinsley

Carmi Teen Busted for Leaving Scene of Crash A Carmi teen is facing multiple charges after he crashed Friday night, causing local police to shut down a portion of Main Street and City Crews having to repair a downed power pole. Tylor E. Taylor, 19 of... Read More.

Varsity Softball and Baseball Underway

Monday, March 18 by Jc Tinsley

Varsity Softball and Baseball The Carmi White County High School Softball and baseball season are just about to get underway.The softball team was in action this past weekend as they traveled to Fairfield for a 10 o’clock start Saturday.The softball ladies will now play at... Read More.

Submissions Needed for Visual Arts Competition

Monday, March 18 by Jc Tinsley

Submissions Needed for Visual Arts Competition The Carmi League of Arts is seeking submissions for its first annual White County Visual Arts Competition to be held on Friday, April 12. Adults from White County and students of the Carmi-White County School district are eligible for this... Read More.

AIDS Walk Team in Memory of Carmi Resident

Monday, March 18 by Jc Tinsley

AIDS Walk Team formed in memory of Carmi residentWally Paynter and Elizabeth Taylor, both of Carmi, are walking in memory of their mother Patricia Paynter in the Southern IL AIDS Walk this Saturday. The 20th annual walk is at 11am at the SIUC Newman... Read More.

International Adoption Tops Kiwanis Meeting

Monday, March 18 by Jc Tinsley

International Adoption Tops Kiwanis MeetingBart and Megan King presented the program for Kiwanis March 14, 2019. They shared the details of their multi-year journey to adopt their sweet little girl, Esther. Bart began their presentation by explaining that there was no way that he... Read More.

Carmi White County School Meeting Tonight

Monday, March 18 by Jc Tinsley

Carmi White County School Board Meeting This Week The Carmi White County Unit 5 School Board will meet for what appears to be a busy agenda at 7 tonight. The meeting will be held at the Jefferson Attendance Center new building.The board will be looking... Read More.

Power Line Downed; Street Closed

Monday, March 18 by Jc Tinsley

Power Line Downed While details of the accident are not available at this time, a traffic crash resulted in a power line being downed late Friday night.According to a traffic advisory released by the Carmi Police Department shortly after 11 Friday night, Main Street between... Read More.