Stories from Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Many folks have seem him on the girls basketball sidelines, however this year BJ Stone will be more behind the desk as the Portageville Assistant Principal for both the high school and middle. “One of my goals this school year is to build strong personal relationships with the student body and develop strong working bonds with the staff,” said Stone...

Portageville, Mo. - The Portageville Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce this years Soybean Festival. It will begin on Monday, October 7 with the Talent Show. Another big change this year is Main Street Madness will be held on Saturday, October 10 at the end of the festival week...

Portageville, Mo. - One Portageville High School teacher submitted an application for a specific use of a $500 grant from the Missouri Retired Teachers Foundation (MRTF). Christina Brands with the Portageville High School submitted a proposal that focused on "Robotics”. On Wednesday, Aug. 13, Brands was presented with her check...

Portageville, Mo. - In a two-two tie to repeal the alcohol ordinance, Mayor Floyd Simmons had to break the tie, and voted yes for the repeal. The Portageville City Council met Monday night, August 19, inside the City Municipal Court room. Several members of the Portageville Jaycees, Chamber of Commerce, and the Ministerial Alliance nearly filled the court room. The meeting was moved to the Court Room due to no air conditioning in City Hall...

Hello Southeast Missouri, Hello Miner, Missouri. We’ve got a serious issue here going on and it’s not good. This so-called marijuana thing is just another back that the federal government and the state government are trying to make a dollar because they aren’t smart enough to know how to make a revenue. But they want to go the illegal way basically because of the drugs. Drugs are drugs. I don’t care what you label it. Medical marijuana, it’s all drugs. You’re still going to be out on the street. These clowns are gonna be driving. I’m a councilman in Miner, Mo., and I won’t vote for it. We’ve got enough junk on the street and we’ve got enough stuff. They can’t even drive without using their phones, cigarettes. But they can’t use their signal lights. Ladies and gentleman, I could care less what Sikeston does and you’ll find out what they just done. Here in Miner we care about our people but whatever filters in, we can’t have no control over that. Pay attention. My vote is no. Have a great day and God bless America.

TY TY, GEORGIA – Charles “David” Brewer, 72, of Ty Ty, Georgia passed away Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals, Tifton, Georgia, with the Rev. Jack Perrin officiating. Mr. Brewer will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Tifton, Georgia. The family will receive friends Friday, Aug. 30, 2019, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals, Tifton, Georgia...

CHAFFEE, Mo. — Ronald Ralph Rister, 59, died Aug. 27, 2019, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Born Oct. 31, 1959, in Chaffee, son of the late Arlie Otis and Bonita Sue Mantel Rister, he was a retired tow boat engineer for Waxler Towing for many years...