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Community Outreach Includes Water Balloons, Squirt Guns, and a Very Wet Police Chief

Friday, July 19 by Jc Tinsley

Dozens of youngsters joined Carmi’s finest Friday afternoon for some summer fun. Carmi Police Chief Jason Carter has been organizing outreach events in the community since he was named the highest ranking officer and head of the police department. Friday, he along with several... Read More.

Water Plant Update, Storm Damage, and More from Norris City Village Meeting

Tuesday, June 4 by Nicole Behnke

The Norris City Village Board met Monday night. Scott Mareing was there and has this report…In update on the new water plant, the plan is to move the location of the plant to where the grand storage tanks are, which is closer to the... Read More.

Planned Power Outage for Carmi Light and Water Customers

Thursday, May 2 by Nicole Behnke

There will be a planned power outage for all Carmi Light and Water electric customers on Friday, May 3 at 6am and lasting for approximately 5 minutes. The purpose of the outage is the switch to a new transformer in the City’s main substation. ... Read More.

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Mill Shoals Board Pays Local Family’s Water Bill

Monday, February 19 by Nicole Behnke

The board members agreed to pay the balance of a local family’s water bill, who had lost their home recently to a fire.The residents of Mill Shoals will see an increase in their trash rate by one dollar starting April 1st.There was a discussion... Read More.

Water System Upgrades Top Carmi Council Meeting

Wednesday, December 6 by WROY-WRUL News

In recent weeks, about a dozen residents in the Hillsdale area have taken to social media to express concerns over problems they’ve experienced in their homes during the water line improvement project. At Tuesday’s Carmi City Council meeting, Mayor Jeff Pollard asked engineer Jim... Read More.

Water Advisory

Monday, November 13 by WROY-WRUL News

Advisory: Water RepairThe City of Carmi has issued an advisory concerning a water repair.It was reported the backside of Pontca Lake will be without water until the repair is finished.Also a boil order will be in place afterwards.The city apologized for any inconvenience to... Read More.

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Norris City Village Looking to Add Water Softener to System

Tuesday, November 7 by Jc Tinsley

There was a special meeting held on October 20th where the board passed a water treatment plant resolution with Brown & Roberts Engineering to rebuild the water plant. Mayor Skip Land said there were some residents that were willing to accept increased... Read More.

Sunnybrook Water Leak

Monday, September 11 by WROY-WRUL News

Update: 12:04pmA boil order has been issued for the following until further notice: All of Hillcrest, Saunders, Center, Meadow, Sunnybrook, and William. 1714 Highway 1 to 1704 Oak Street, 1607 Oak, and 1615 Oak Street. Original story:Folks living in Sunnybrook Subdivision, here in Carmi have... Read More.

Communities Pick up Thousands in Grant Funding to Help Identify and Repair Lead Water Lines

Thursday, August 24 by Jc Tinsley

Several communities throughout southern Illinois have been named winners of funding to assist in meeting requirements outlined in the Lead Service Line Replacement and Notification Act. The grant program offered funds ranging from $20,000 to $50,000 to help communities develop a complete material... Read More.

Water Main Repaired in Norris City; No Boil Order Necessary According to Officials

Monday, July 31 by Jc Tinsley

Norris City officials say the broken water main has been repaired. Furthermore, since the water main repaired was before the treatment plant, Mayor Skip Land says a boil order won’t be necessary. Just yesterday (Sunday), Land asked residents of Norris City, Dale, and Broughton... Read More.