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Staple named Sikeston R-6 athletic director
(Local News ~ 03/24/21)
SIKESTON — Sikeston R-6 School District announced on Wednesday Sikeston Junior High School Principal Frank Staple will be the district’s next director of athletics/activities. The district began the task of searching for a new athletic director following the recent resignation of current athletic director Andy McGill, according to a news release from the district. ...
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Municipal, school board elections are April 6 in New Madrid County
(Local News ~ 03/24/21)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - Voters in municipalities throughout New Madrid County will have decisions to make about who will represent them when they head to the polls on April 6. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Neither of the candidates for Canalou’s board of aldermen face an opponent. On the ballot are Bradford Heckler in Ward 1 and John W. Slayton Sr. in Ward 2...
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Meet the candidate events scheduled in New Madrid
(Local News ~ 03/24/21)
NEW MADRID, Mo. - The New Madrid Chamber of Commerce will host two Meet the Candidates events. The first will be at 6 p.m. March 30 with the candidates for the New Madrid County R-1 School Board. They are Demetrius Moore, Mary Kay Davis and Jeffrey Polk...
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Two Charleston men charged in fatal shooting at Kennett American Legion
(Local News ~ 03/24/21)
KENNETT, Mo. – Two Charleston men are facing charges from the February shooting in Kennett that left one dead and four others injured. According to Dunklin County Prosecutor Nicholas Jain, both Tyrese Tate, 20, and Darrion Carter, 26, were charged with murder in the second degree, armed criminal action, and four counts of unlawful use of a weapon on Friday. Carter faces an additional charge of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon...
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Orvil McKinney
(Obituary ~ 03/24/21)
NEW MADRID, Mo. — The Rev. Orvil McKinney, 91, of New Madrid passed away March 20, 2021, at the New Madrid Nursing Center. He was born Oct. 20, 1929, in Corning, Arkansas, to the late Willis Jack and Irva Tucker McKinney. His wife, Georgia Mae Duff McKinney, and 11 brothers and sisters also preceded him in death. ...
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James is named new Sikeston Alternative Center principal
(Local News ~ 03/24/21)
SIKESTON — Sikeston R-6 School District announced on Wednesday Brian James will serve as principal of the Sikeston Alternative Center. The announcement comes after the retirement of current principal Jeff Williams. James has worked in education the past 23 years with the last 14 of those at the alternative school...
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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 03/24/21)
I’ve been calling about over here in Mississippi County, East Prairie and Charleston. COVID is now 20% in Mississippi County. When is the health department going to put out a stay-at-home, shut down the schools or whatever? Twenty percent. I hadn’t seen no shots over here. I hadn’t seen no place to get tested. It’s like it just stopped. People ain’t wearing masks. You go into stores here in East Prairie they got their mask pulled down below their nose and mouth. The manager walks right by them. OK. Right there they are breaking the law. Right there they should be done. But I’m getting back to COVID-19. We got 20% here in Mississippi County. Twenty percent, that is bad. This is the second highest county in the state of Missouri and this county doesn’t even that many people in it. So what is that telling you? That means the health department needs to open their mouths and tell these schools and tell people and shut down these stores if they cannot do it. These stores that are making money off of COVID-19. Raising prices and everything else. But besides that we need to worry about our kids. The students with 20-25 in a room. I thought there was only supposed to be 10-12 in a room.
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