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Steel Casing Pipe Stolen From Local Oil Rig

Tuesday, July 19 by WROY-WRUL News

A report of theft has been made to the White County Sheriff’s Department in regards to casing pipe being stole from an oil rig. Deputy Capeheart went to an oil rig site located 1050 County Road 700 E while speaking on the phone with... Read More.

Hite Says Cause Of Local Fire Is Still Being Investigated

Friday, July 15 by WROY-WRUL News

Carmi Fire Chief Larry Hite confirms that the investigation continues regarding the the recent fire that destroyed the old White County Lumber building and damaged several surrounding homes. Fire Marshals continue to scour the site and pour over the video footage to determine the... Read More.

Handful of Local Towns Receive Community Development Block Grant

Friday, June 10 by Blake Seely

The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) Thursday announced the recipients for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for Public Infrastructure and Housing Rehabilitation. A total of $23.5 million will be awarded for 45 projects to support housing rehab projects and enable... Read More.

Local Veterans Greet Motorcyclists on Run for the Wall Tuesday Afternoon

Tuesday, May 24 by Jc Tinsley

Motorcycle riders from across America are en route to Washington D.C. Tuesday afternoon, they passed through White County where a small but important group hung and waved flags from a County Road overpass north of Carmi as they made their trek. Five veterans were... Read More.

Local Banks Square off for White County Boards Business

Wednesday, February 9 by Jc Tinsley

The White County board meeting held on February 8th, 2022 at 7 p.m. covered a vast array of topics.Beth Sell, County Clerk, has been hard at work working to get the voting IDs printed and shipped out by next week. The ambulance officer reported... Read More.

Illinois Association of County Board Members Wants More Local Money

Tuesday, January 25 by Jc Tinsley

Story courtesy of IRN (Illinois Radio News): The Illinois Association of County Board Members says it is time to amend the Illinois Income Tax Act and give back more tax funds to local governments. Until January 2011, 10 percent of total income tax collections were... Read More.

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Local Resident Reports Garbage Dumping

Wednesday, December 22 by WROY-WRUL News

On Monday, December 20th, the White County Sheriff’s responded to a call of garbage dumping on real property. Shirley E Page, 66, of 2224 County Road 1125 E in Carmi, told Officers that a tire had been dumped on her property. Upon arrival, the... Read More.

Local Man Explores the Haunted History of Southern Illinois in New Book – Interview Coming Soon

Thursday, December 2 by Jc Tinsley

A new book, The Haunted History of Southern Illinois explores ghosts, old world witches, storms of Biblical proportions, beasties and bloody murder in Little Egypt A 200 page road trip into the haunted and the bizarre from southern Illinois, and the history that goes along with... Read More.

Buckman Shot At Local Carmi Woman Through Car Window

Wednesday, December 1 by WROY-WRUL News

A Carmi man is in custody following an attempted homicide. On Monday, November 29, at approximately 5:19 PM, the Carmi Police Department was dispatched to the parking lot of Rock Bottom for a dispute between 24 year old Tony Buckman of Carmi and 38... Read More.

Local Man Injured In A Single Vehicle Crash

Friday, November 19 by WROY-WRUL News

The White County Sheriff’s Office investigated a one-vehicle traffic crash that occurred Thursday at 7:50 AM on South Cross Street in Phillips Township.29 year old Nathaniel Terrell of Carmi was driving his 2021 Chevrolet Colorado LT Northbound on Illinois Route One and ran off... Read More.