The addition of a second school resource officer for the CWC school district was given the nod on Monday night at the Carmi White County school board's August meeting. Drew Grider of the Carmi Police Department has been tapped for that position. He joins David Agee who is the current resource officer. [Read more...]
Carmi White County School Board Meets Monday Night
AGENDA
Regular Meeting of Board of Education
Carmi-White County Community Unit District No. 5
Jefferson Attendance Center (annex building)
Monday, August 21, 2023, 7:00 p.m. [Read more...]
Letter to the Editor: Three women attacked by dogs in Carmi
Dog bite of one woman in Carmi. Photo provided and victim granted permission to publish.
Submitted by Rich Gurka
Three women attacked by dogs in Carmi
On July 25 at approximately 7:30 a.m., a Carmi woman was taking a morning walk, on the public sidewalk along Oak Street (IL Rt 14) in Carmi when a loose dog attacked her, causing injuries to her lower leg. The woman received medical attention at the emergency room of Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado. (Photo attached, victim has granted permission to publish.) [Read more...]
New District Governor Welcomed at Rotary Club This Week
Submitted by Randy Adams
Thursday, August 27, 2023
At Thursday’s meeting of the Carmi Rotary club the club welcomed new Rotary District Governor, Chris Lyons of Centralia. Christopher (Chris) Lyons was born in Evanston, Illinois. He studied Wildlife and Fisheries Biology and Chemistry at Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky. While at Murray State, he met and married Crystal. Both Chris and Crystal graduated from Murray State in 1981.
In 1983, Chris joined the US Air Force and trained to be a pilot. While he was serving, he worked and traveled all over the world in the C-130 Hercules Cargo/Transport aircraft. After 26 years serving in the military, he retired out of Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, then moved to Walnut Hill, Illinois.
The new DG began his talk with a little update on Rotary International. This past Rotary year, the world-wide organization saw their first ever female President, Jennifer Jones from Canada. Next year a woman from the USA (Pennsylvania) will be the second female President. That year will coincide with Robin Dean taking on the role of district governor for the southern Illinois region. [Read more...]
New Stan Williams Center Prepares to Start Fall Classes, District Secretary Blazier Retiring
Dr. Karen Weiss shows the CWC school board meeting an illustration of the completed Phase 1 of the center and the projected Phase 2.
Karen Weiss and Griffin Hart of Southeastern Illinois College gave an update on Fall class offerings at the new Stanford D. Williams Career and Training Center center to the Carmi-White County school board Monday night at the regular monthly meeting. Weiss said the work to make this happen has been in the works for 20 years. The recently built first phase is a $3 million project; phase 2 will include an additional building which is also estimated to cost $3 million. The center is on Commerce Avenue at the existing SIC Carmi campus. Weiss said the college had spent much time consulting with local business and industries, city officials, community members, and legislators about which industrial maintenance programs to offer. The schedule was designed to give students a skillset to take to a job or to go on to college. [Read more...]
CWC School Board Meets at Jefferson Annex Monday Night
The Carmi school board will have a change of venue on Monday night as the July monthly meeting moves to the Jefferson Attendance Center Annex building, beginning at 7:00 p.m.
Regular Meeting of Board of Education
Carmi-White County Community Unit District No. 5
1. Pledge of Allegiance.
2. Call to Order and Roll Call.
3. Approve Consent Agenda: [Read more...]
Team from U.S. Representative Mike Bost to have Mobile Office Hours in Carmi on Monday
The staff of U.S. Representative Mike Bost of the 12th District will be hosting mobile office hours in Carmi on Monday, July 10th. [Read more...]
Carmi and County Arrest Report
76 year old Darrell G. Ward, of Carmi, was stopped by Carmi police on Tuesday due to a vehicle registration suspension for mandatory insurance violation. During an inventory of the vehicle and prior to towing, cannabis and a one-hitter pipe were found inside the vehicle. [Read more...]
