Stories from Friday, August 9, 2019

SIKESTON — For Dr. Anthony “Tony” Robinson, the path to his educational career may not have been a straight one, but each of the roads he’s taken along his journey have shaped him into the educator and administrator he is today and led him to where he was meant to be — as superintendent of the Sikeston R-6 School District...

This is response to “How do you know it was a man.” I would just like to say, “thank you” to whoever you are. This lady, she says she’s a lady. Thank you for standing up for God and God’s word. The Christians out here are behind you 110% and God will prevail. God bless you and amen.

SIKESTON — Deborah Kay Sherrard, 58, died Aug. 6, 2019, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born April 11, 1961, in Sikeston, daughter of Ella Dee Martin Sherrard of Sikeston and the late Charles Richard Sherrard, she was a member of Trinity Baptist Church and Historic Downtown Sikeston. She worked as a secretary at the Kindergarten Center nearly 25 years for Sikeston Public Schools and had been a hairdresser prior to this...

SIKESTON — Allen H. Mays, 88, died Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019, at West Ridge Place Assisted Living in Sikeston.  He was born Jan. 6, 1931, in Red Oak, Oklahoma, to the late William Jesse and Willie Clemmie Victoria Mays. Allen served as an electrician in the U. ...

Everyday life is going to get easier for Dexter resident Jeff Hull. Hull will soon move into his new home on West St. Francis Street. Hull is a disabled veteran of the United States Army. Hull is a 2001 graduate of Puxico High School and served in the Army infantry from 2001 to 2004. His service included a year in Iraq...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — The Department of Agriculture and the Economic and Business Engagement Center at Southeast Missouri State University has been awarded a $51,000 Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish an agricultural advanced digital technology initiative...

SIKESTON — Traffic near Sikeston’s new school, Wing Elementary, will move a little slower when the school year gets underway on Tuesday. The speed limit has been reduced from 35 to 20 mph during school hours, or 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., according to ordinance 6149 which was passed by the Sikeston City Council on July 29...