Category Archives: Local News

Smokey the Bear will be visiting for the first time in the history of Sam Dale Lake this Saturday.   Smokey will be located on the west side of the dam from noon until 2 p.m. Attendees should loo...

A nice crowd attended the Edwards County 4-H Achievement Night held Monday at COUNTRY Financial Hall in Albion. Area youth, leaders, and clubs were honored for their accomplishments over the 2023-2024...

The Hamilton County Rotary Club is hosting a clothes drive for local veterans in partnership with its district.   To encourage community involvement, the club invites everyone to participate by d...

From L to R: Misty M. Wells and Penney A. Sullivan (Photo: Carmi Police Department)   Two women from McLeansboro are facing drug charges following a traffic stop in the Verizon parking lot in Car...

Fairfield FFA Team Members     Edwards County FFA Pictured to L to R: Trey Landingham, Owen Lynch, Aiden Roosevelt, Barnes Sawyer, Kolby Terry, Chase Shelton, and Gabe Wyatt.   Fairfiel...

Early voting is ongoing in the Wayne County Clerks Office located on the first floor of the courthouse in Fairfield Monday thru Friday, 8am-4:30 pm. October 14th, the courthouse will be closed. Octobe...

In 2004, the President and Congress of the United States designated October as Cybersecurity Awareness Month. This initiative aimed to empower individuals to safeguard themselves against the growing p...

Monday morning, 30-year-old Ethan Robert Bell of McLeansboro was taken into custody at the Wayne County Courthouse on three Wayne County warrants on charges of Violation of Order of Protection, one wa...

The Fairfield City Council meets tonight (Tuesday) at 6 p.m. in regular session at City Hall.   The council is expected to discuss a proclamation for Literacy Week, and a resolution for a Revolvi...

The Fairfield Chamber of Commerce will be hosting an event, Main Street Trunk Or Treat on Thursday, October 31st from 5pm to 8pm in downtown Fairfield. The chamber is looking for churches, clubs, orga...