Stories from Thursday, October 6, 2016

Several years ago cyberspace was frenzied over many popular websites going dark for 24 hours to protest a federal bill meant to crack down on video piracy. The Stop Online Piracy Act -- or SOPA -- was a controversial and perhaps misguided effort championed by the Motion Picture Association of America to end illegal online sharing of copyrighted material, primarily movies and music...

God has given three means of confirming the will of God for our lives. He has given the Bible. Then, there is the inner prompting of the Holy Spirit. Finally, there is the aligning of outward circumstances. F. B. Meyer was a great preacher in England. ...

Last Friday night, September 30, the North Pemiscot Lady Mustangs defeated the Lady Campbell Camels in three sets.23-25, 25-15, and 25-11. "It was a good win for the girls tonight, especially the seniors," said coach Gary Burnside. "We made a few mistakes and Campbell caught up with us at one point in the second match, but we got ourselves back in the game and took the lead."...

Sarah Lynette and Ronnie Kyle Ezell of New Madrid are proud to announce the birth of their first child, Elizabeth Jane Ezell. Elizabeth was born September 20, 2016 at 3:25 in the afternoon at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She weighed 5 pounds, 15 ounces and was 19.5 inches long...