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Letter to the Editor – Radio version – Pete Fulkerson, Carmi White County Unit 5 School Board President

Wednesday, August 25 by Jc Tinsley

20th August, 2021 To the Citizens & Students Of the Carmi - White County Community Unit School District # 5 Over the past three weeks I have heard on multiple occasions how I should vote my "conscious" regarding students wearing face masks in our local schools,... Read More.

School Board Hires New Employees

Wednesday, August 18 by Ray Mitchell

School Board Hires New Employees Following the regular session of the Carmi School BoardMonday night, the board hired new employees to fill several positions. Cameron Mitchell was employed as a Special Education Individual Aid at Brownsville Attendance Center for this school year to fill the vacancy... Read More.

Contentious School Board Meeting Monday

Tuesday, August 17 by Ray Mitchell

Contentious School Board Meeting Monday Another contentious but mostly civil Carmi-White County School Board meeting was held (last) Monday night at the Junior/Senior High School Auditorium.. Visitors were each given five minutes to make statements, and for about an hour and a half, twenty of... Read More.

CWC School Board Regular Meeting Tonight

Monday, August 16 by Ray Mitchell

The Carmi-White County Unit 5 Board of Education will hold their regularly scheduled monthly meeting Monday at 7 PM at the Junior/Senior High School Cafeteria. Those attending must wear a face mask and social distance.In quite the difference from the special meeting held last... Read More.

Special Meeting of Carmi White County Unit 5 School District Leaves Most in Attendance Disappointed with Outcome

Wednesday, August 11 by Jc Tinsley

The consortium of anti-maskers present at Tuesday night's Carmi-White County Unit 5 School Board meeting thought they got their way for a moment and broke out in applause. Most ended up leaving unsatisfied though. Following a solid two hours of pleading by community... Read More.

Open Line ON DEMAND – CWC Unit 5 Leaders Talk School Starting

Monday, August 9 by Jc Tinsley

WROY/WRUL Radio · School Starts Open Line 8 9 21

Local School Sports Set to Go

Monday, August 9 by Ray Mitchell

High School Sports Set to Go Area coaches and student athletes have been looking forward to a more normal sports season….more normal than last year’s Covid schedules; and while there may be some changes before the season ends, locally a number of sports will kick... Read More.

Special School Board Meeting This Week

Monday, August 9 by Ray Mitchell

There will be a special meeting of the Board of Education of Carmi-White County Community Unit District #5 on Tuesday, August 10th at 5:30 PM at the Junior/Senior High School Auditorium at 800 West Main Street.The only item on the agenda will be discussion,... Read More.

School Sports Set to Go Next Week

Friday, August 6 by Ray Mitchell

Vax to School

Friday, August 6 by Ray Mitchell

Vax to School With school starting just around the corner and area cases of Covid 19 on the uptick, the Egyptian Health Department and the Illinois National Guard are on the front lines of the fight against the virus and plan a Vax to School... Read More.