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Freshman Class Highlights A-State Fall 2014 Enrollment
(Local News ~ 09/13/14)
JONESBORO, Ark. -- With the largest freshman classes since its implementation of more rigorous admission standards, Arkansas State University welcomed more than 13,000 students to campus for the start of the 2014-15 academic year. The 1,699 first-time students are also as the most academically prepared freshman class for the third consecutive fall...
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"Revelation's Plan"
(Column ~ 09/13/14)
From my point of view, the Bible never intends to be mystical or speculative. Even its prophecies are not given to us so that we will "guesswork" the scriptures, but each calls for us to look for the practical application of God's word for the development of a holy lifestyle. ...
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Dexter football team knocks off Sikeston with 'hook and ladder' in final minute
(High School Sports ~ 09/13/14)
With 48 seconds left in the game, the Sikeston Bulldogs capped off an improbable drive with the go-ahead touchdown. Nine seconds later, Dexter did something even more improbable.
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150th Anniversary of the Battle of Pilot Knob Sesquicentennial Events
(Community News ~ 09/13/14)
Come visit the Arcadia Valley September 27 and 28, 2014 where you will step back in time to September 1864 when the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Pilot Knob is reenacted. Today, the Arcadia Valley in Iron County is a peaceful setting in one of Missouri's most scenic areas. But in 1864, the valley was the scene of one of the largest and most hard-fought battles waged on the state's soil...
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Caruthersville blanks Charleston 44-0
(High School Sports ~ 09/13/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com CHARLESTON -- With a heavy dose of senior running back Daniel Fugate the Caruthersville Tigers picked up their second straight win Friday after starting 0-2 start the season. Taking on host Charleston, Caruthersville gave the ball to Fugate 19 times and he rewarded them with 276 yards and four scores en rout to a 44-0 win...
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PREP ROUNDUP: East Prairie knocks off Hayti 32-28
(High School Sports ~ 09/13/14)
HAYTI (SMNS) -- The East Prairie Eagles travelled to Hayti Friday night and spoiled the Indians' homecoming night 32-28. It was the first time that the Eagles defeated Hayti in football since 2009. The Indians jumped out to a 16-6 lead and looked as if they would take that 10-point advantage into the locker room, but the Eagles had other things in mind...
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NMCC's offense blooms in first win 25-20
(High School Sports ~ 09/13/14)
sports@standard-democrat.com NEW MADRID -- It's been tough being a New Madrid County Central linemen recently. After three games and three losses the Eagles have struggled up front and hadn't held up enough to allow their playmakers to slash opposing defenses...
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Andria Rapert
(Obituary ~ 09/13/14)
SIKESTON -- Andria Claire Rapert, 50, formerly of Charleston, died Sept. 12, 2014, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Carmen Brazel
(Obituary ~ 09/13/14)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Carmen R. French Brazel, 93, formerly of Charleston, died Sept. 12, 2014, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Mary Sweatt
(Obituary ~ 09/13/14)
PORTAGEVILLE -- Mary Margaret Sweatt, 80, died Sept. 12, 2014, in Portageville. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Gordon Noland
(Obituary ~ 09/13/14)
BLOOMFIELD -- Gordon Noland, 54, died Sept. 11, 2014, at the Southeast Health Center of Stoddard County in Dexter. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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Richard Hemphill
(Obituary ~ 09/13/14)
CHARLESTON -- Richard M. Hemphill, 59, died Sept. 11, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.
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History behind Kelly fog days explained
(Local News ~ 09/13/14)
leonnah@standard-democrat.com BENTON -- It may have been 35 years since three local school children were killed in a bus accident one foggy morning, but the memory of that day remains clear in the minds of those families and community members of the Scott County R-4 "Kelly" School District...
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Cultural terrorist are eroding our values
(Column ~ 09/13/14)
Just this past week, a lieutenant colonel in the Army was turned away from his daughter's high school because he was wearing his uniform on the school campus. In Chicago, four firefighters were suspended for refusing to remove American flag stickers from their helmets and lockers...
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SPEAKOUT
(Opinion ~ 09/13/14)
SHS School records? I hope that Sikeston Public Schools keep better student records than they do historical records. During the previous decade an effort was made to determine when the high school on Tanner Street was built. The school system could not find any record of when it was constructed. ...
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