Likely fueled by high school students attending a “mini prom” in Mount Carmel earlier this month, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Wabash County has soared. As many as 30 individuals tested positive for the virus due to exposure at the event. “If you attended a “mini-prom” at the An…
In a move matched by several other southern Illinois municipalities, the Village of Crossville will allow a consortium to negotiate new, likely lower electric rates for their residents.
Edwards County Schools approved a new remote learning plan during their August regular meeting Monday night.
A new school is opening in White County at the end of the month.
The Little Wabash Fire Protection District spent roughly five hours fighting a fire in Crossville Wednesday night.
A Richland County, Ill. man is behind bars after leading Grayville police on a high speed pursuit Tuesday night. Timothy L. Shaver, 52 of Noble faces multiple charges related to the chase that left two Grayville police cars damaged.
A new executive order from Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker will allow for the Illinois Department of Corrections to take in state prisoners from county jails, but does not require them to do so.
The Edwards County Health Office will be receiving some help from their counterparts in Wabash County to continue implementing contact tracing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
There will be no high school sports played in either Edwards County or Grayville this fall.
The City of Grayville has applied for the Downstate Small Business Stabilization Grants on behalf of Chappy’s, Garman Machine Shop, Wee Care Day Care and Sid’s Well Service.
The Wee Care Day Care Center in Grayville has been closed after a number of employees tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. Owner Terri Garman confirmed that three employees tested positive for virus, forcing the temporary closing of the facility. “The employees are home in isolation,” Ga…
Doug Rorex, the former pastor of First United Methodist Church (UMC) in Grayville died July 8 in a scuba diving accident in Florida. He was 68. Officials said Rorex was cave diving at Merritt's Mill Pond near Marianna, Florida when he drowned. Cave rescue diver Edd Sorensen said Rorex was f…
The number of patients testing positive for COVID-19 in Edwards County has climbed to 9 with seven new cases reported since July 9. Officials with the Edwards County Health Office recorded four new cases on July 8, two on July 9 and one on July 10. For several weeks, the number of laborato…
At this week’s Grayville City Council meeting, several ordinance amendments and updates were discussed to include the Animal Control Ordinance, the Liquor Control Ordinance and Golf Cart Ordinance.
The Edwards County Emergency Medical Services Board of Directors spent a portion of their July regular meeting Monday night beginning to plan how to manage its ambulances.
Releasing two sets of guidelines in the span of less than seven days, what form, if any, fall sports will take at Illinois high schools throughout the state is largely in the hands of the IHSA.
A presumed final hearing in the Clay County Circuit Court regarding a lawsuit by State Representative Darren Bailey against Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker over his executive orders during the COVID-19 pandemic is set to take place Friday afternoon.
Governor J.B. Pritzker’s executive orders pertaining to COVID-19 are no longer valid for residents of Illinois, following a ruling in favor of Darren Bailey in his lawsuit against Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker Thursday afternoon.
The UPDATED schedule for registration for Albion Grade School, West Salem Grade School and Edwards County High School for each school is as follows:
Area musicians have taken to putting on a performance in Albion to cap this year’s Fourth of July weekend.
Last week, the Illinois State Board of Education released a series of requirements and guidelines regarding in-person schooling resuming this fall.
At Superintendent and Principal of Grayville Junior and Senior High, Sarah Emery’s last Grayville Community Unit School #1 Board of Education meeting last week, agenda items were discussed and approved smoothly, paving the path for Dr. Julie Harrelson to begin the official takeover next Wednesday.
The Edwards County Emergency-911 Board met for it’s overdue quarterly meeting Monday evening. On the agenda, they covered general 911 business, to include a copious amount of discussion pertaining to the reappointment of board members.
After a month in limbo, Darren Bailey’s lawsuit against Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker will be moving back to Clay County.
Attorney General Kwame Raoul has tested positive for COVID-19, his office announced in a news release Tuesday.
Frontier Community College (FCC) has scheduled free GED Test Prep classes for the second half of the summer semester. Classes begin July 6t and will meet for six weeks. Evening classes are available. The classes will be observed as Hybrid (a blend of face-2-face and distance learning formats…
State Fairs in Springfield and Du Quoin will be canceled this year by executive order of the governor due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors has approved Return to Play Guidelines developed within the current structure of Governor Pritzker’s Restore Illinois plan that provide the first step in IHSA student-athletes returning to participation.
The Albion City Council approved a tentative budget that nearly breaks even during their June regular session last week.
Edwards County Sheriff Darby Boewe, in response to a letter sent by the Edwards County Emergency Medical Services Board of Directors, has changed the way information is dispatched to EMS and first responder units.
A high speed crash in a residential section of Carm claimed the lives of two young White County men Monday night. The victims have been identified as James Irvin Grant, 29 of Carmi and Brandon Lee Rhodes, 21, a Grayville native.
Six new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Wabash County. Officials with the Wabash County Health Department announced Friday, June 5 that the patients were tested as outpatients and are now self quarantined.
In an odd turn of events at Monday night’s Grayville City Council meeting, Finance Commissioner Jordan questioned the approval of the Consent Agenda within the first 30 seconds of the meeting’s start.
Several new agenda items were on this week’s regularly scheduled Grayville City Council meeting, to include what to do about racing/demolition derby vehicles within Grayville.
The City of Albion’s policy on sidewalk repair and replacement, that the city itself would pay for any such renovation not caused by residents themselves, was reaffirmed by the city’s aldermen Monday night.
As the state of Illinois opens back up during the COVID-19 pandemic, roughly 500 pounds of sanitizer fluid is currently available for the public at the Grayville First Baptist Church.
During last week’s regularly scheduled Grayville City Council meeting, Mayor Travis Thompson announced that utility disconnections for non-payment practices will return to normal this month.
For the past 12 years, Hamilton County Communications, now owned by BSpeedy Wireless Inc., has used the Edwards County Courthouse rent-free to deliver internet service to some Albion residents.
***UPDATED as of 5/26 at 4 p.m.***Our next update will be Monday, June 1*Based on the RESTORE Illinois Public Health approach to safely reopen our state, the counties that S&R Media have been tracking has been modified to align with the Marion (5) and Edwardsville (4) Emergency Medical S…
***UPDATED as of 5/26 at 4 p.m.***Our next update will be Monday, June 1*Based on the RESTORE Illinois Public Health approach to safely reopen our state, the counties that S&R Media have been tracking has been modified to align with the Marion (5) and Edwardsville (4) Emergency Medical S…
A home on Walnut Street in Grayville was destroyed by fire on Wednesday.
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker announced last week his plan to reopen the state amid “flattening the curve” of the COVID-19 pandemic within its borders.
The 2020 seniors of Edwards County High School will be driving across the square in Albion rather than walking across the gym in Linda Oxby Gymnasium on Friday.
After holding out hope that the summer might bring an opportunity to open late, the Edwards County High School Music Department announced that the 2020 iteration of ECHS Dinner Theater was officially cancelled on Monday.
Grayville City Council met again on Monday, offering public viewing via Facebook Live. Less than five minutes after calling the meeting to order, the Council broke out for an Executive Session to discuss the setting of a price for sale or lease of property owned by the public body at the I-6…
Edwards County became the 99th county in the state of Illinois to register a positive case of Novel Coronavirus on Tuesday.
Knowing that effective, skilled, and diverse early childhood educators are a lynchpin to classroom quality, Governor JB Pritzker has awarded the Illinois Board of Higher Education $1.3 million in grants to strengthen the early childhood workforce. The funding comes from a $13.4 million grant…
A two story home occupied by Tim and Sue Rymer at 313 Walnut Street in Gravyille burned today (Wednesday). No one was at home at the time of the fire. A neighbor reported the fire to the Little Wabash Fire Department about 10:30 a.m. The home is a total loss.
For those of us who know Kelli Leavens it is no surprise she has become the face of a rebellion. Leavens is now the flag bearer for a group fired up about the way J.B Pritzker is handling the the response to the Covid 19 virus in the state of Illinois. Please take note that Kelli believes th…
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