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Local High School Students Visit Springfield

Wednesday, March 26 by Nicole Behnke

Last week, State Senator Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) welcomed approximately 30 high school students from across the 58th Senate District to the Illinois State Capitol as part of her Youth Advisory Council (YAC) program. This hands-on experience provided students with an in-depth look at...

SIC Students Participate in Welding Competition

Friday, March 21 by Nicole Behnke

Southeastern Illinois College welding student Jaxen Simmons, a dual credit student from Norris City Omaha Enfield High School, took first place in the student division at the 2025 Welding Competition sponsored by NIX Industries and hosted by the Southern Indiana Career &...

Wayne-White County Electrical Scholarship Given to Three College Students

Thursday, November 7 by Nicole Behnke

Three Frontier Community College students were recently awarded the Wayne-White County Electrical Co-Op Scholarship in honor of Gerry Kinney. Caleb Hardy, of Opdyke, Asa Cannon, of Norris City, and Jeffrey Short of Newton were this year’s recipients, all three are currently enrolled in the...

Free Admission to Regional Championship for CWCHS Students

Thursday, October 31 by Cole Carter

The Carmi-White County Lady Bulldog Volleyball team will take on Mt. Carmel tonight for the IHSA 2A Regional Championship match, and it will be played at CWCHS' McDougal-Evers Gymnasium.For tonight's match, CWCHS students will not have to pay the $7 admission fee enforced by...

White County CEO Students Preview Annual Trade Show; Recap Year at Kiwanis Thursday

Thursday, April 18 by Jc Tinsley

The 8th year White County CEO Class is finalizing preparations for the annual Trade Show. Half of them attended the Carmi Kiwanis Club’s weekly meeting to talk about their experience in the program, answer questions, and talk a little about their individual businesses. Class...

Williams Preparing to Take Two Dozen CWCHS Students on D.C. Trip

Thursday, April 4 by Jc Tinsley

24 students and 3 chaperones will be heading to Washington, D.C. thanks to the efforts of educator Jessica Williams. She currently teaches Social Studies at the Junior High but will be making the jump to high school next year and spoke to Kiwanis Thursday...

RLC Students Receive American FFA Degrees

Friday, January 5 by Nicole Behnke

Rend Lake College would like to congratulate three students who received the American FFA Degree at the 2023 National FFA Convention. We are proud to have these students represent our college.On November 4, 2023, Matthew Worthington, AJ Lenkaitis, and Maddie Karcher received their American...

Unit 5 Students Preparing for Commencement

Monday, May 15 by Jc Tinsley

A total of 80 Carmi White County seniors are preparing for graduation. The senior trip was held on Friday and the Baccalaureate was Sunday night. Seniors are out of school today and will have their final practice for commencement tomorrow morning. Graduation will be...

Carmi White County Students Garner More than $1.5 Million in Scholarships Thursday

Thursday, May 11 by Jc Tinsley

With the culmination of another school year comes the handing out of awards and recognition. There was no shortage of that throughout the Carmi-White County School District Thursday as more than $1.5 million dollars in scholarships were handed out at the annual Awards Day...

White County Students Snap A Pic And Win $25 Bucks! Here’s How…

Tuesday, April 4 by WROY-WRUL News

The White County Supervisor of Assessments will be moving to their new office soon, and they need your help to decorate!!. The WCSOA office would like to place photos taken from around White County on...