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Council Passes 4.95 Percent Property Tax Increase Monday Morning

Monday, December 23 by Jc Tinsley

There was some noise from the gallery at the December 17th Carmi City Council meeting. The loudest thing at the 9am special council meeting Monday morning was accountant Keith Botsch’s outfit as he prepared for a company Christmas party. It took all of 4... Read More.

Most Property Taxes are Paid in White County; Deadline Approaching for Remaining 2 Percent

Friday, January 19 by Jc Tinsley

Time is running out to get your taxes paid in White County. The good news, according to White County Treasurer Mike Baxley, is that about 98% of the 2022 payable 2023 property taxes are in. For that remaining 2% of folks however, the deadline... Read More.

Rep. Severin Leads Bipartisan Coalition of Legislators and Educators Asking Governor Pritzker and IDPH to Allow 25 Percent Capacity at Extracurricular Events

Tuesday, March 2 by WROY/WRUL Staff

SPRINGFIELD – State Representative Dave Severin (R-Benton) is leading a bipartisan coalition of legislators in requesting Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health loosen COVID-19 restrictions at K-12 extracurricular events to allow for 25% audience capacity. The letter, which contains the signatures of... Read More.

Hamilton County Sees Spike in CoViD Cases Connected to Long Term Care Facility; 10 Percent of White County Has Now Had CoViD; Gallatin, Saline Numbers; IDPH Vaccination Plan

Friday, January 8 by Jc Tinsley

White County added 19 new cases of CoViD-19 according to the Thursday afternoon update from Egyptian Health Department. The new cases accompany 17 more in Harrisburg and 5 new Gallatin County cases. White County now has had 1,328 lab confirmed positive cases which adds... Read More.

Statewide Unemployment Drops to 11 Percent, Payrolls Increase in August

Friday, September 18 by WROY/WRUL Staff

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate fell -0.5 percentage points to 11.0 percent, while nonfarm payrolls added +66,000 jobs in August, based on preliminary data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and released... Read More.

White County Unemployment Among Lowest in Region at 4 Percent

Friday, August 24 by Jc Tinsley

The unemployment rate continues to fall according to the latest report from the Illinois Department of Employment Security. Director Jeff Mays says the unemployment rate is down to near record lows across the state. Looking closer at southern Illinois, area employers advertised for about... Read More.

CRASH FATALITIES DROP 78 PERCENT OVER LABOR DAY WEEKEND

Wednesday, September 13 by Jc Tinsley

Illinois State Police (ISP) Director Leo P. Schmitz announces fatal traffic crashes dropped from 19 in 2016, to 5 in 2017; and fatalities dropped from 23 in 2016, to 5 in 2017.Over the Labor Day holiday weekend, the ISP issued 6,127 total citations and... Read More.

SIC Nursing Programs Earn Top Rankings – Practical Nursing Scores at 100 Percent

Friday, February 5 by Jc Tinsley

Southeastern Illinois College's nursing program has exceeded expectations once again with superior pass rates in both the Practical Nursing program (PN) and Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) program state pass rates for 2015."We could not be more happy with the quality of our nursing program,... Read More.

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