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Worldliness or Faithfulness, Part 9 - Fear
(Column ~ 02/08/19)
So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” —Romans 8:12-15
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Men's Conference of the Bootheel at Tallapoosa Church
(Local News ~ 02/08/19)
The First Southern Baptist Church of Tallapoosa will be hosting its annual Men's Conference of the Bootheel on Saturday, Feb. 23rd, at the First Southern Baptist Church Mission Center. The theme for this year will be “Time to Fight!” The conference leaders this year are Dr. Calvin Bryant of Kentucky, and Rev. Kim Bridges from Marmaduke, Ark. Full Circle of Risco will be leading the worship service...
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Jeffery McCallister II
(Obituary ~ 02/08/19)
HAYTI, Mo. — Jeffery Todd McCallister II, 37, died Feb. 6, 2019, at Pemiscot Memorial Hospital in Hayti. Born Oct. 16, 1981, in Kennett, son of Vickey Ann Thacker Blurton of Hayti and Jeffery Todd McCallister of New Madrid, he was employed at the Lexicon Corp. in Blytheville, Ark., as a welder...
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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 02/08/19)
What are they going to do with Trump and Pence and all of their lies. Also McConnell is not doing his job and Giuliani and all of his lies. They are supposed to be in the process of doing something with Manafort and Cohen for all their lies. Lets do something about the main ones. This administration is setting the US back 25 years. I’m glad the Democrat are not letting Trump and Pence get by with what they want. Our deficit is terrible. We don’t need any more added to it. It’s a shame that they are getting by shutting down the government. Trump and Pence are getting by mistreating the people, shutting down the government and not getting paid. Also the food stamps for the poor. These people don’t have anything to do with the wall. All four of these people should pay for the wall out of their own pockets. They are the ones that want the wall. I don’t think all of this is true. He just promised this and he wants to make it happen. I don’t have any faith in Trump. He lies so much. They say he lies all the time so why should we believe anything he says. I don’t and I think they need to get him out of there. Him and Pence both. Thank you.
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Christopher Smith
(Obituary ~ 02/08/19)
CHARLESTON, Mo. — Christopher Xavier Smith, 25, died Jan. 21, 2019, at his uncle's home in Sikeston. Born Jan. 31, 1993, in Sikeston, son of LySonia Moore of Charleston and Sean Smith of Normal, Ill., he attended Sikeston Public Schools in Sikeston at an early age, while living with his grandparents. He also attended Charleston Public Schools in Charleston and Portageville Public Schools in Portageville. ...
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David Hooks
(Obituary ~ 02/08/19)
JACKSON, Mo. — David Lynn Hooks, 66, died Feb. 6, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born April 8, 1952, in Sikeston, son of Joe Hooks of Matthews and the late Lois Curtis Hooks, he was part of the Matthews High School boys basketball team that went to the state championship game in 1968. ...
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Shonta Green Jr.
(Obituary ~ 02/08/19)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Shonta Renard Green Jr., 22, formerly of Sikeston, died Feb. 4, 2019, in Cape Girardeau. Born April 6, 1996, in Sikeston, son of Tanya Baker Mitchell of Nicholson, Ga., and Shonta Renard Green Sr. of Jacksonville, Fla., in 2007, he moved from Sikeston, Missouri to Blytheville, Ark. A 2014 graduate of Blytheville High School, he worked as an operator at Kinder Morgan Inc...
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Betty Riggs
(Obituary ~ 02/08/19)
JACKSON, Mo. — Betty Riggs, 83, formerly of Murray, Ky., and East Prairie, died Feb. 7, 2019, at the Monticello House in Jackson. Born Nov. 23, 1935, in Ridgely, Tenn., daughter of the late James Thomas and Beatrice Swan Long, she was a 1953 graduate of Braggadocio High School in Braggadocio. ...
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Officer, dog selected to start training for Dexter Police K-9 unit
(Local News ~ 02/08/19)
DEXTER, Mo. — The Dexter Police Department’s new canine unit is one step closer to becoming a reality with the recent selection of its officer/handler. Thomas Forkum was chosen from a group of officers who put in for the position, said Dexter Police Chief Trevor Pulley...
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Stoddard County 911 first in state to implement Zuercher CAD-911
(Local News ~ 02/08/19)
After all the planning and preparations, the finish line is in sight for the new 911 system in Stoddard County. A tax increase passed in 2016 made this upgrade possible and now Stoddard County will be the first in Missouri to implement Zuercher CAD-911. The new system will allow the departments on it to receive a 911 call at the same time rather than passing the information along...
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New sheriff in town: Ferrell looks to bring positive changes to Mississippi County
(Local News ~ 02/08/19)
CHARLESTON, Mo. — Coming off his first, full week as newly elected sheriff of Mississippi County, Britton Ferrell has completed his first order of business: to not conduct business as usual. “We have to change the culture within these walls, and at the same time, serve our community better,” said Ferrell, who was elected by citizens on Jan. 29 and sworn in to office on Feb. 1...
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Rivalry classic
(Local News ~ 02/08/19)
SIKESTON — The Sikeston Bulldogs boy’s basketball team remained unbeaten Friday night, defeating rival Cape Central 68-66 in front of a packed Sikeston Field House. Sikeston, the top-ranked team in Class 4, held off a late surge from Cape Central, the third-ranked team in Class 4, to earn the important district win...
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SHS Homecoming Queen
(Local News ~ 02/08/19)
Senior Ashley Gilman and her escort, senior basketball player Owen Long, react after Gilman was announced as the Winter Sports Homecoming Queen Friday night at the Sikeston Field House.
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