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Portageville, Mo. - Two proclamations were passed before other City business was conducted at Monday nights Portageville City Council meeting. One was presented to a Portageville student, Emma Fisk, for her involvement in helping to fund Portageville's "Shop with a Cop" program...

Portageville, Mo. - One act of kindness goes a long way. That is what Emma Fisk has discovered when she decided to help the Portageville Police Department raise money for their "Shop With a Cop" Program. The simple act of kindness has earned her to received a Proclamation from the City of Portageville...

Portageville, Mo. - T’was a cold winter’s night on Portageville’s Main Street Friday night as folks came to watch the annual Christmas Parade. To help fight off the cold, many sought out local merchants that were participating in the annual Coca Crawl. One had to partake...

Caruthersville, Mo. – First State Bank & Trust Co., Inc. recently promoted Jeanie Johnson to a loan officer at the Caruthersville branch. Her new responsibilities include evaluating and approving real estate, auto, and personal loans. “Jeanie has a proven record of effective financial analysis,” said Trey Cain, south market president. ...

The Portageville Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce upcoming holiday events that are sure to help keep the Christmas spirit alive around town! The dates for the Deck the House Christmas Lighting contest has been set, houses should be completed by 5 PM December 13th. Judging will take place that evening...

Teachers and students from area New Madrid County schools were presented with the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Teacher of the Year Awards, Patriot Pen Awards, and the Voice of Democracy Awards. The ceremony was held at the New Madrid County VFW Hall in Lilbourn last Tuesday night, Nov. 19, and was sponsored by Post 7183...

There will be a lot of heads turning around after you leave Turning Heads, and a new beauty salon operated by Amy Kristen Roberts. She is in the same place as J Lynn’s in Young Plaza. Her shop is open Tuesday through Friday by appointments only. You can reach her at 573-379-5226...

Caruthersville, Mo. - A free conference for caregivers and grandparents who are raising grandchildren took place at the Glenn E. Daulton Community Center in Caruthersville on Thursday, November 7, 2019. The goal of the conference was to reach out to family caregivers and grandparents and other kinship caregivers including foster parents, who are raising children other than their own. ...

Eryn-Faith Posey-Atkins, center, is the 2019 Missouri Little Miss Missouri Universal BeautyQueen and the 2019 Little Miss Worlds candidate. She is the daughter of Brice and Katherine Atkins. At left is Madysin Balderas, she is the 2019 Teen Miss Missouri Universal Princess and 2019 Teen Miss World candidate. ...

Cape Girardeau, Mo. – At 10 a.m. on Jan. 15, 2020, BOLD Marketing will hold the first session of Small Business Best Practices – a year-long program featuring monthly training sessions developed to help small business owners and employees take control of their marketing efforts. Each session will include lunch and four hours of focused, hands-on learning. The program is aimed at all marketing skill levels. Each session will be held at the BOLD Marketing office in the Canvas Event Center...

Portageville, Mo. – First State Bank & Trust Co., Inc. recently appointed Marie Gill to serve as community bank president in Portageville. Her responsibilities include providing direction and supervision to all personnel, developing area partnerships and creating growth strategies...

The 2020 census will be here before we know it. Last week, I participated in an on-line meeting that told about the importance of the census. There was a presentation by Pam Duitsman. She is a County Engagement Specialist in Community Economic Development in Christian County...

Caruthersville, Mo. – First State Bank & Trust Co., Inc. recently promoted Charles F. “Trey” Cain III to the south market president, an area encompassing Caruthersville, Portageville, and Hayti. Most of Cain’s responsibilities will now expand to his new territory: overseeing operations, outlining strategic opportunities, developing mutually beneficial partnerships and increasing community outreach throughout the region...

University of Missouri Extension Community Engagement Specialist in Nutrition and Health, Samantha Anderson, is currently teaching a “Cooking Matters for Adults” course in Kennett with the assistance of MU Extension Nutrition Program Associate Sharae Ellis. This course was put together through an ongoing partnership between the University of Missouri Extension and the District 23 Kennett Community Supervision Center...

Portageville, Mo. - Olin Parks was the guest speaker at the Veterans' Day Assembly at Portageville High School Monday morning. Above, Parks urged the students to get to know your local Veterans and listen to their stories, but most of all Thank them for their service to this country. At one point, he held up a digital recorder and played songs of the war days that encouraged both the soldier and their families...

Portageville, Mo. - The guest speaker for the Veterans' Day Assembly at Portageville High School will be Olin Parks. The program will be held on Monday, November 11 in the Portageville High School gymnasium and will begin at 10:30 Parks is a Vietnam Veteran and VFW Judge Advocate. ...

Portageville, Mo. - The annual Veterans' Day Appreciation Breakfast was held last Saturday at the St. Eustachius Parish. One local man of small stature and a big heart was recognized as the Veteran of the Year. Charles Benny Morgan was that man. The award was presented by Jana Morris, vice president and branch manager of the First State Community Bank, Portageville...

Lilbourn, Mo. - For the past few months, the City of Lilbourn had been without a restaurant where a family could go to for a good home-cooked dinner. Today, that need has been filled. Bobo's Freeze Queen has been opened for the last three weeks feeding the folks and area farmers all around...

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Veterans and veteran team members will receive a free meal in the O&H Express at Lady Luck Casino Caruthersville in honor of Veterans Day. The free meal will be available on Sunday, November 10th as the casino is not open on Monday, November 11th. Guests will need to present a military ID or VA card. ...

Portageville, Mo. - Christmas season is vastly approaching, and the opportunity to shop locally is during the Christmas Open House. The dates for the annual event have been announced by the Portageville Chamber of Commerce. It will begin Friday, November 8 and run through Sunday, November 10...

How many times has it been said about a small hometown community that there is nothing in this town or county? Too many times if I were asked. As I work with the rural Missouri towns on creating their future, I often find they have resources they never realized. Why do you ask? Because they live there and are blind to what they have...

Portageville, Mo. — Last week, The First State Community Bank in Portageville donated eight Chromebooks and eight large boxes of new clothing to the Portageville School District’s clothes closet as part of FSCB’s 2019 Impact Initiative Project. The students and teachers in the Portageville School District will use the Chromebooks to enhance the students learning experience throughout the district. The clothing will be used to help those students who need it most...

Portageville Elementary School has announced their first quarter honor roll students for the 2019-20 school years. They include: 1ST GRADE ALISON HALSTEAD CLASS A Honor Roll: Samantha Angel Hadley Cook Eli Dennison Mason Fisk Avery Hunter Rylee Muller...

CONCURRENT CREDIT PROGRAMS Arkansas Northeastern College (ANC) located in Blytheville, Ark. is partnering with area school districts to offer an early college credit program.  In doing so, many local high school students can earn college credit while still in high school.  This early college enrollment program will increase students' opportunities to gain early college credit at a reduced tuition rate.  This will save students both time and money to be spent on their college education.  Concurrent credit classes are offered to students in general education courses through classes on An. ...

Perfect Attendance for First Quarter of 2019-20 Portageville Middle School include: Sixth Grade: Jaden Allen, Jerico Allen, Colton Barney, Tayvion Bogan, Caitlyn Dawson, Abigail DuBois, Gloriaha Farmer, Kenzie Hendrix, Antonio Hickenbottom, Kaniah Jennings, Armonie Larry, Colton Lovins, Kaitlyn Moore, Mia Scherer, Trey Sutton, Nathan Swims, Dany Taylor, Kylee Thacker, Kay-Lee Weddington...

Portageville, Mo. - According to the 2019 Sleep in America® Poll, less than half of Americans wake up feeling well-rested. A lack of sleep can lead to much more concerning outcomes than just waking up a little foggy, though. “Sleep is one of the most important contributing factors to how we feel and how our body functions. ...

Portageville High School has announced its first quarter honor roll students for the 2019-20 school years. They include: 9TH Trey Benthal, Kaleigh Black, Dylan Carver, Jayla Coger, Rachel Compere, Jordyn Dunn, Kaidyn Fisher, Raigan Fisher, Winston Forrester, Thomas Frakes, Brianna Harless, Mazie Hartman, Samuel Hayes, Makenz Hickson, Bryce Hunt, Juliana Jamison, Andrew Jones, Grace Long, Wyatt McCulloch, Karsten McGowan, Jason McMahan, Aaiden Meador, Luke Moylan, Ryan Noble, Hailey Novak, Joey Oliver, Kiersten Palmer, Ethan Patterson, Jessica Priggel, Libbie Jo Priggel, Zoe Priggel, Roniah Ray, Mollie Roberts, Amiyah Saxton, Connor Sells, Hannah Spain, Sara Stafford, Ethen Sutton, Justin Swilley, Makenzy Thacker, Hailey Tipler, Shane Townsend, Olivia Walker, Elizabeth Wicker,and Kaylee Womack.. ...

New Madrid County Library hosted a Noah’s Ark Literacy Event on October 12, in conjunction with Main Street Madness. Each bear came with a wishing star, a birth certificate and a take-home bag. Each child participated in a wishing star ceremony to make the bear “magical” before placing the star inside the bear and sealing it up. Library staff would like to take this opportunity to thank all the people who attended and make it a fun event...

Portageville, Mo. - Officers with the Portageville Chamber of Commerce were still very enthusiastic Thursday evening after the Grand Parade. In a Facebook post, Thursday evening from the Chamber officers said,” THANK YOU to all who came out and supported our GRAND PARADE. A big thanks to all of our entries! Everyone looked great, and we appreciate your hard work. We are a little worn for the wear but had a great time seeing everyone!”...