Stories from Monday, January 24, 2022

80 years after Cleo Wright, a Black man accused of assaulting a White woman was dragged through the streets of Sikeston by a vehicle and set on fire. On Sunday, the community for the first time acknowledged the tragic incident with remembrance and reconciliation at a service held at the Freewill Baptist Church, sponsored by Westend Empowerment Community Betterment Association and the Sikeston NAACP...