“If you don’t know where you’ve come from, you don’t know where you’re going.” -Maya Angelou Carlin Smock, a self proclaimed history nerd, history teacher, and 2005 Carmi White County High School graduate was approached to be on the White County Historical Society board last […]
The success of Kiwanis Clubs throughout the world relies on strong and active service from members. The Carmi Kiwanis Club is the city’s largest civic organization made up of around 70 members in good standing, many of whom are long time associates. Thursday, members came […]
Fairfield Memorial Hospital will host a community blood drive with the American Red Cross on November 28th from 10:30am to 3:30pm in the Fairfield Memorial Hospital's Educational Annex. Donors of all blood types are needed, especially those with types O negative, B negative and A negative. According to the Red Cross, type O negative is the universal blood type that can be safely transfused to anyone and is often used to treat trauma patients. Fairfield Memorial Hospital's Educational Annex Building is located at 203 Northwest 10th Street in Fairfield. For more information or to make an appointment to donate, call 847-8242 or sign up online at redcrossblood.org with sponsor code: FairfieldMemorial. Dr. Amy Dixon, a long-standing and leading member of the Carmi-White County school district, is on the move. She'll wrap her tenure with Unit 5 at the end of the year and will succeed interim Superintendent at Harrisburg Unit 3, Scott Dewar on January 1st. Dixon has seen no sho
Dr. Amy Dixon, a long-standing and leading member of the Carmi-White County school district, is on the move. She’ll wrap her tenure with Unit 5 at the end of the year and will succeed interim Superintendent at Harrisburg Unit 3, Scott Dewar on January 1st. […]
photo courtesy of Southeastern Illinois College Originally from Marion, IL, Sam Swinford took the reins of the Southeastern Illinois College men’s basketball team in 2021 after playing for Coach Mark Motsinger himself. He says it was a pretty easy decision to come back and begin […]