Stories from Wednesday, September 26, 2018

SIKESTON — A Sikeston man faces charges after a search of his home by police yielded nearly 4 pounds of synthetic marijuana. Anthony D. Mack, 40, of Sikeston is charged with delivery of a controlled substance, a class C felony; and a misdemeanor of possession of drug paraphernalia, according to Sikeston Department of Public Safety Assistant Chief Jim McMillen...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — For more than seven decades Portageville residents have celebrated the arrival of the fall harvest season with the Soybean Festival. As the Sept. 29 opening nears, the planning and work is well underway. “For us, the Soybean Festival is a very big deal,” said Clint Klipfel, president of the Portageville Chamber of Commerce, which sponsors the annual event. ...

The City of Portageville received some bad news last Thursday afternoon. In the August Primary, the City had asked for a Ľ of one percent sales tax to fund a full-time, certified school resource officer and public safety improvements. Word came from the Missouri Department of Revenue has now said the election was invalid...

The Portageville Lady Bulldog Volleyball team finished with Second Place in the Gideon Invitational Tournament. The Lady Bulldogs defeated Hayti in two sets, Richland in two, Delta C-7 in two, South Pemiscot in two, Campbell in three sets on the way to the championship game before falling to Gideon in the Championship game.  From left are, Juauslyn Johnson, Dasmine Johnson, Selinah Taylor, Maggie Frakes, Destinee Adams; back are, Coach Barry Branscum, Kellsie Jones, Grace Rone, Alexa Priggel, Haylie Hammack, Zarria Taylor, Camryn Spence, and Assistant Coach Sasha Starnes.-Scott Seal photo. ...

Euladean M. (Dacus) Farmer went to be with her Lord, Jesus Christ, September 15, 2018, at the age of 88 years. She was born to James Olian and Mary Blanche (Hall) Dacus June 12, 1930, in Portageville. She is survived by her children, Brent (Cindy) of Metamora, Ill., and Scott (Kim) of Cape Girardeau...

An alarm is sounding in this country like never before in our history. The alarm is an alert to a sea of change of social, political and economic upheaval that is just over the horizon. All is not lost. But all is in danger. We remain a nation of laws and of rules. But increasingly, we are seeing that both the laws and the rules don’t apply equally. As of the writing of this column, we stand on the edge of the massive unraveling of a social structure and a rule of law that has guided our nation since inception. But the news cycle is erupting at such break-neck speed, that words uttered today may be overturned tomorrow.

Zaxby’s has the best salads you could ever eat. I suggest everyone try Zaxby’s salads. They are the best. Thank you.

Officers with the Sikeston Department of Public Safety work the scene of an accident Wednesday morning. The accident occurred at 10:45 a.m. at 120 W. Kathleen Street when officers received a report of a car striking a building. No further information is currently available...

MORRILTON, Ark. — Shirley "Jean" (Smart) Williams born in Sikeston, Mo., Dec. 20,1929, went home peacefully on Sunday, Sept., 23, 2018, in Morrilton. Jean passed away in her home with family around her.