Closings and Cancellations for Wednesday, January 30th

Tuesday, January 29 by Jc Tinsley

Edwards County Schools - The spelling bee is postponed and will be rescheduled for a later date.Grayville Schools will be closed tomorrow, due to anticipated severely cold weather and dangerously low wind chills. We will be utilizing our 1st Virtual Learning Day. Please use the... Read More.

Fairfield Hospital Names Employee of the Month

Tuesday, January 29 by Jc Tinsley

Fairfield Hospital Names Employee of the MonthFairfield Memorial Hospital honors employees monthly for providing extraordinary patient care and customer services within and outside the hospital. In July, Morgan McCoy, Diagnostic Imaging Secretary, was selected as the January Employee of the Month. Morgan has been with... Read More.

Carmi White County Ladies Fall to Hamilton County

Tuesday, January 29 by Jc Tinsley

Carmi White County Ladies Fall to Hamilton CountyMonday night marked the final home game for the Lady Bulldog basketball team, as the squad's two seniors, Mayci Edwards and Julia Smith, were honored prior to the start of the varsity game.Once the game started, though,... Read More.

Tuesday, January 29 by Jc Tinsley

HIGH SCHOOL AG INSTRUCTORS MEET AT SIC–Section 25 FFA high school ag instructors met at Southeastern Illinois College on Jan. 18 for a bit of professional development, as well as updates on Illinois agriculture.According to Section 25 Chair Cacy Ellis of Harrisburg, the agriculture... Read More.

Illinois Warming Centers

Tuesday, January 29 by Jc Tinsley

Illinois Warming CentersHARRISBURG – Some of the coldest temperatures of the winter season are predicted this week in Illinois. State Sen. Dale Fowler says designated warming centers are located throughout Illinois.Warming centers are listed alphabetically, by county, at https://www2.illinois.gov/services/GOV/warming-center.According to the Illinois Emergency Management... Read More.

Busy Night for Grayville Council

Tuesday, January 29 by Jc Tinsley

Busy Night for Grayville CouncilCouncil breezed through the first 3 minutes including the treasurer’s report. Sharon Walden reports the City has a grand total of $2,203,201.08. She says tax money came in for White County in the amount of $37,391.42 for the general fund.... Read More.

Dangerous Wind Chills Expected

Tuesday, January 29 by Jc Tinsley

Dangerous Wind Chills Expected The National Weather Service at Paducah, Ky has issued a wind chill advisory through Wednesday afternoon.Very cold wind chills are expected across the tri-state, with wind chills possibly as low as 10 to 20 below zero. The affected area includes all... Read More.

Sunday Car Crash; Details Forthcoming

Monday, January 28 by Jc Tinsley

Sunday Car Crash WROY/WRUL News is still awaiting the full details of a crash on Epworth Road that occurred Sunday.According to unofficial reports and information on Facebook, at least seven people were injured in the crash, that occurred near the Maunie turnoff. Reports indicated at... Read More.

Bailey Opposes New Gun Legislation

Monday, January 28 by Jc Tinsley

Bailey Opposes New Gun LegislationGovernor J.B. Pritzker on Thursday signed legislation to give the state what he says is more oversight over Illinois firearms dealers and in doing so says he will push for further gun control measures.Pritzker’s signature on the legislation to require gun... Read More.

Soil and Water District Meeting Friday

Monday, January 28 by Jc Tinsley

Soil and Water Meeting Friday The 73rd annual White County Soil and Water Conservation District’s meeting is set for Friday at the White County Fairgrounds Floral Hall, here in Carmi.The annual meeting will open with registration at 5 Friday evening. A free pork loin dinner... Read More.