Stories from Wednesday, May 17, 2023

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Charleston High School Graduation was held on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Of the fifty-three graduating seniors, eight were members of the National Honor Society and thirteen graduated with Honors. Class President Samyiah Wheeler gave welcome and opening remarks during the Charleston High School Graduation Ceremony, as did Principal Jennifer Ford and Superintendent Jamarcus Williams. ...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — To the sounds of “Pomp and Circumstance,” the 59 members of the Portageville High School Class of 2023 entered the school’s gymnasium as their high school careers were coming to an end. A packed house of family and friends turned out for the occasion...

SIKESTON — Wing Elementary student Devin Ezell was one of the first students to enter the then-new Sikeston elementary school building located on General George E. Day Parkway four years ago. The elementary school’s construction formally began in summer 2018. The open house for the school was held in August 2019. Devin began first grade the same year the elementary school opened on Tuesday, Aug.13, 2019, and was photographed by the Standard Democrat as he entered the building...

NEW MADRID, Mo. —For her lifetime of caring for others, Christy Ashley was honored as the New Madrid Beta Sigma Phi’s 2023 Woman of the Year. In introducing Ashley, Beta Sigma Phi treasurer Allison Fowler explained even before Ashley graduated from New Madrid County Central High School in 1983 she realized her love for caregiving while serving as a student nurse and working at a local nursing home. ...

NEW MADRID, Mo. - On the night of May 15, I attended New Madrid County Central’s awards ceremony to present the New Madrid Police Department Scholarship for the ninth year in a row. In 2015 we began giving the $1,000 scholarship to a graduating senior from NMCC, with special emphasis on those who would be seeking a degree in criminal justice or some other public service field...

NEW MADRID, Mo. - On the night of May 15, I attended New Madrid County Central’s awards ceremony to present the New Madrid Police Department Scholarship for the ninth year in a row. In 2015 we began giving the $1,000 scholarship to a graduating senior from NMCC, with special emphasis on those who would be seeking a degree in criminal justice or some other public service field...

Members of the New Madrid County Central High School golf team are, front row from left; Waylon Harris, Will Roberts, BJ Phillips and Trustin Polk; and back row: Peyton Davis, Stone Pixley, Noah Taylor and Caleb Polk. Not pictured is Evie Hunter...

I like presidents who are not sexual offenders.