Stories from Wednesday, September 19, 2018

The Portageville Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony recently for Sun Kissed Expressions in her new store.

In other business discussed in the September City Council meeting dealt with Pit Bulls and Boxer dogs. A Portageville resident appeared in from of the council with pictures of what a Pit Bull had done to her grand child and that the same dog bit her daughter. They had contacted the Humane Officers several times about the issue to no avail. The police had also been contacted...

In the 12 Year old division of the Miss Delta Fair pageant, Portageville’s Liza Jane Priggel won Second Alternate. From left are, First Alternate Nyla Dees, 12 year old daughter of Tessa Dees of Kennett; Queen Kinley Harmon Buchanan, 12 year old daughter of Tim and MacKenzie Harmon of Malden; and Second Alternate- Liza Jane Priggel, 11 year old daughter of Joey and Heather Priggel of Portageville. -submitted photo...

CHAFFEE, Mo. — In Friday night’s match up between the Chaffee Red Devils, the Portageville Bulldogs took the Red Devils to the Bone Yard. There is no question that Portageville quarterback Connor Barham has confidence in his receiving corp. Barham connected with Sam Riggs and Jared Crafton nine times in the game, as both receivers finished with a combined 224 yards receiving. Riggs caught seven passes for 123 yards, while Crafton snagged four passes for 101 yards...

The schedule has been released for the Gideon Invitational. The 16-team varsity volleyball tournament takes place Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Gideon High School. The tournament is divided into four four-team pools. Portageville, Richland, Hayti, and Delta C-7 will compete in Pool 2 and Campbell, New Madrid County Central, Charleston and Cooter will compete in Pool 3 Thursday...

All too often, really important news stories get lost in the headlines of even more important stories. While the focus understandably is on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh this week, little notice is being given to the unseemly actions of former Secretary of State John Kerry...

Yes, I would like to speak out to that person who put this in the paper that Trump, our president of the United States of America, is ruining our country. Our country has been ruined now for the last eight to nine years because we had Mr. Obama in there, you understand that? President Trump has been ridiculed. He’s went in there and his family has been ridiculed. He has done no more than talking about making fun of other people. Look what they’ve done to his family. Making fun and poking fun. I don’t know why President Trump even wants to be our president. He has been crucified from day one by the Democrats. The Democrats have spread nothing but hate. Hatred and discord among the American people and they are still doing it. Why can’t they open up their eyes and see the truth. This is the smartest president that we’ve ever had in office. They ought to open up their eyes and see that. Obama, what did he do for our country? He done nothing for our country. Nothing. And to let all those people enter this country illegally? Hey President Trump, go for it. Build that wall because I tell you what, we need our country back. Them people can take care of themselves and we’ll take care of ourselves. Thank you for letting me speak out.

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. — Hugh Lay, 98, died Sept. 18, 2018, at the Bertrand Nursing Center in Bertrand. Born May 1, 1920, in Bell City, son of the late Albert Charles and Mable Ramsey Lay, he had lived in Bloomfield all of his life. He was retired from Monarch Feed Mill and was a member of the First General Baptist Church in Bloomfield...