The Edwards County Community Unit School District #1 Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Monday, June 16th in the K-12 Band Room. The meeting, called by Board President Dale Woods, will cover a range of topics related to district operations, finances, facilities, and personnel. The meeting will ...

A blood donation drive is happening on Wednesday, June 18th at Fairfield Memorial Hospital. The event will take place in the Educational Annex Building located at 203 NW 10th Street in Fairfield from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. This life-saving event encourages everyone to donate blood and help save lives. Donors will also...

The 1971 Tonti Train Wreck, one of Illinois' most tragic transportation disasters, took an unexpected turn Thursday morning as remains believed to belong to two individuals were recovered from a body bag during an effort to identify an unknown victim. The derailment, which occurred on June 10, 1971, just northwest of S...

A 29-year-old Grayville man, James McFarland, was taken into custody Thursday after Carmi Police conducted a traffic stop that resulted in multiple charges. McFarland was transported to the White County Jail following his arrest. The extensive list of charges against McFarland includes Unlawful Use of a Weapon by a Fel...

Friends of Grayville has scheduled their annual Hog Roast for Saturday, June 14th in downtown Grayville. Serving of pork chop meals begins at 5pm by donation and all proceeds will be donated back to the community. Activities for the evening include: The Duke Boys performing from 5pm to 8pm, Cruise In with prizes awar...

JoAnn Maynard, 87, of Streator, IL passed away on Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at OSF St. James Hospital in Pontiac, IL. She was born in Norris City, IL on March 5, 1938 the daughter of Charlie and Ethel (May) Bryant. JoAnn married Bobby G. Maynard in Carmi, IL on May 24, 1957 and he preceded her in death on October 31, 20...

Wesley Gene Trout, 77, of Crossville, passed away on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Indiana. He was born on Monday, July 7, 1947, in Carmi a son of Alonzo Murdock and Clara Mae (Swafford) Trout. On December 3, 2012, he married Deborah Leigh Lambert in Carmi and together they have sha...

On June 10, 2025, Derek Lenn Smith left this Earth to, in his words, "go live with Jesus and his mom." Following a long battle with complications from diabetes, Derek passed with those he loved surrounding him. Derek never met a stranger and would talk to people he just met like they had been friends foreve...

Robert Allen Sunberg, 59, of Wayne City, IL passed away on Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at Mt. Vernon Countryside Manor in Mt. Vernon, IL. Robert was born on July 19, 1965 in Traverse City, MI to Joseph & Norma Sunberg. He was a member of the First Christian Church of Wayne City. Robert loved word search puzzles, list...

Jimmy Wayne "J.W." Lowe, 81, of Maunie, Illinois, passed away on Friday, June 6, 2025, at his home. He was born on Sunday, September 12, 1943, in Richland, Virginia, a son of Charlie Carl and Sally Lucy Lowe. J.W. devoted his career to the coal industry, traveling to job sites across the country to build and ...

The Edwards County Community Unit School District #1 Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Monday, June 16th in the K-12 Band Room. The meeting, called by Board President Dale Woods, will cover a range of topics related to district operations, finances, facilities, and personnel. The meeting will ...

A blood donation drive is happening on Wednesday, June 18th at Fairfield Memorial Hospital. The event will take place in the Educational Annex Building located at 203 NW 10th Street in Fairfield from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. This life-saving event encourages everyone to donate blood and help save lives. Donors will also...

The 1971 Tonti Train Wreck, one of Illinois' most tragic transportation disasters, took an unexpected turn Thursday morning as remains believed to belong to two individuals were recovered from a body bag during an effort to identify an unknown victim. The derailment, which occurred on June 10, 1971, just northwest of S...

A 29-year-old Grayville man, James McFarland, was taken into custody Thursday after Carmi Police conducted a traffic stop that resulted in multiple charges. McFarland was transported to the White County Jail following his arrest. The extensive list of charges against McFarland includes Unlawful Use of a Weapon by a Fel...

Friends of Grayville has scheduled their annual Hog Roast for Saturday, June 14th in downtown Grayville. Serving of pork chop meals begins at 5pm by donation and all proceeds will be donated back to the community. Activities for the evening include: The Duke Boys performing from 5pm to 8pm, Cruise In with prizes awar...