Stories from Thursday, December 24, 2015

The Portageville Jaycees "Santa Elves" made Christmas a little brighter for 65 children. The children had a visit from Santa, dinner, crafts and a movie. Generous donations were received from Crop Production Services, Portageville Farmers Gin, Delta Auto Parts, Tony McCoy and FAM Trucking, D&D Trucking-Dennis Quick, First State Community Bank, Dollar General Store, Brian and Kathy Klipfel, Mike Johnson and other various community members. ...

PHS students have been hard at work stuffing snack stockings for Kringle's Kitchen last Tuesday afternoon. They are Payton Gibbons, Shelby Rone, Hannah Kelley, Mallory Hoggard, Corlie Wilson, Destiney Crossno, Reagan Corbett, and Mikayla Rone.

Locally in the Portageville area, unleaded gasoline is selling between $1.79 to $1.88. As travelers drive through the Christmas holidays,, price may vary slightly, but not to go over $2.00 per gallon.

Editor's Note: The following is abased on an eyewitness account of an incident that occurred the day before Christmas at the Western Front during World War I: As if by some miracle, the shelling stopped and the mortar and rifle fire ceased. Only silence......

If I decorate my house perfectly with plaid bows, strands of twinkling lights and shiny balls, but do not show love to my family, I'm just another decorator. If I slave away in the kitchen, bak! ing dozens of Christmas cookies, preparing gourmet meals and arranging a beautifully adorned...

Mary, the mother of Jesus, descended from the royal line of David. She was just an ordinary and unknown young girl, but she was a remarkable young lady. She was probably much better morally and spiritually than most people of her time but she was not sinless. ...