City of Grayville Illinois Website

Mayor at Rides Mass Transit District Annual Dinner
Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn, keynote speaker.

Ken Baker, President Rides Mass Transit District (RMTD) Board of Directors; Bill Jung, CEO RMTD; Henry Kijonka, Mayor-Grayville; The Honorable Pat Quinn, Lt. Governor - Illinois

OUTDOOR WARNING SYSTEM ACTIVATED

The City of Grayville has enacted an outdoor warning siren system. This system has two individual locations – one at the Junction of IL Rt. 1 and IL Rt. 130 and the second location is adjacent to City Hall and First Bank.

The Tornado Warning System procedures are:

(1) Upon receiving a confirmed report of a Doppler radar notification of any actual tornado within 20 miles of the City of Grayville, the City Tornado Warning sirens will be activated for one three minute cycle. Immediately after activating the Tornado Warning Sirens, the Grayville Police Department will announce over the Grayville Police Department radio frequency, “A Tornado Warning is in effect for the Grayville area.”

(2) The Grayville Police Department in conjunction with the Little Wabash Fire Protection District will make one of the following announcements over the Grayville Police Department radio frequency.

a. This is a confirmed report of an actual sighting of a tornado followed by location and direction of travel.

b. This is a Doppler radar report and not an actual visible sighting of a tornado.

(3) Upon a confirmed tornado sighting by the Little Wabash Fire Protection District weather spotters; the Warning Sirens will be activated for an additional three (3) minute cycle.

Henry S. Kijonka, Mayor

Welcome to Grayville, Illinois. Grayville, in White County Illinois, is a place to explore and discover history, natural beauty and entertainment amenities. Interstate 64, just south of town provides visitors a gateway into Southeastern Illinois. The county lies along Illinois Rt. 1, which was constructed at the turn of the 20th century to link travelers from Chicago to Cairo.

Visitors enjoy several unique White County festivals throughout the year. Hundreds attend and enjoy Grayville Days in early September over the Labor Day weekend. This is our traditional harvest celebration which marks the end of summer and beginning of fall. Many former residents and families return for this celebration and reunion.

The rolling hills and river bottoms offers many hunting and fishing opportunities. Pleasure craft enjoy putting in at Grayville's boat dock and motoring out into the Wabash River for fishing and water skiing. There is a challenging nine-hole golf course located close by in Carmi. Grayville's pool is busy during the summer months. Just across the Wabash near I-64 is historic New Harmony, Indiana home of four star dining at the Red Geranium, Paul Tillich Memorial Park, The Roofless Church, and more.

Back in the 1800s when the early settlers came to this area by way of the Wabash River, they found a paradise waiting to be developed, a land of opportunity for all. In the 200 years since, the town of Grayville has been founded and settled by friendly, hard-working citizens who welcome you to join them for a visit or a lifetime.

Everybody has a friend in Grayville. Come. See for yourself.