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Sikeston High School awards 230 diplomas to class of 2024
(Local News ~ 05/14/24)
SIKESTON — Approximately 230 Sikeston High School and New Horizons High School graduates received diplomas during the 123rd annual commencement exercises Monday, May 13 at the Sikeston Fieldhouse. Members of SHS’ class of 2024 generated $4.2 million in scholarships, according to SHS College Adviser Taneshia Pulley...
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Sikeston High School graduates excited to begin new chapter
(Local News ~ 05/14/24)
SIKESTON — As the graduates of Sikeston High School’s class of 2024 received their diplomas during Monday night’s commencement ceremony at the Sikeston Fieldhouse, many were feeling the excitement and ready for the future ahead. “I feel like graduation is so exciting, but it’s also nerve-wracking,” said Anabeth Baker, who will attend Mississippi State University and major in psychology. ...
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Morley business to host outdoor flea market on Saturday
(Local News ~ 05/14/24)
MORLEY, Mo. — For the past year and a half, Nancy Williams of Jackson, Missouri, said she’s enjoyed filling a niche in the community while running her antique and collectibles business in Morley. “My husband, Bill, and I love going to auctions, and we actually had a storage unit we were selling items out of and then we had to get a second storage unit,” Williams recalled about the beginnings of her business. “We decided we had to either stop going to auctions or find a place to sell this stuff.”...
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Portageville High School celebrates 106th annual commencement
(Local News ~ 05/14/24)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — They were academic and athletic leaders while at Portageville High School but the Class of 2024 was looking forward to what was ahead. At the 106th commencement at Portageville High School, the 48 members of the senior class threw their hats in the air as their graduation ceremony concluded May 9...
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Grayson Loomes
(Obituary ~ 05/14/24)
SIKESTON — Grayson Shain Loomes, 3-month-old son of Daelin Shain Loomes and Raleigh Nicole McDonald of Sikeston, died May 9, 2024, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Private services will be held at McMikle Funeral Home in Sikeston with Jason Davis, pastor of Anchor Church, officiating...
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Lee Delplane
(Obituary ~ 05/14/24)
May 22, 1973-May 8, 2024 Loving son, brother and uncle Preceded in death, mother Carolyn Delplane Left behind is father, Lee Delplane; sister, Kerrie Taylor; brother, Jeff Taylor; niece, Chesley Taylor and husband Mouath Smadi; nephew, Preston Gilmore; great-nieces, Camille Helton and Allison Gilmore; great-nephews, Colton Helton and Adi Smadi...
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Debby Perkey
(Obituary ~ 05/14/24)
SIKESTON — Debby Perkey, age 66, passed away on May 8, 2024, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born on Nov. 21, 1957, in Clarkton, Missouri, to the late Floyd and Vadie Hallum Joiner. She is survived by one son, Jerry Perkey of Sikeston; one daughter, Crystal Perkey of Sikeston; one brother, Bob (Martha) Hallum of Clarkton; four sisters, Shirley (George) Rucker of Sikeston, Diane Palmer of Alabama, Christine Blagg of Kennett, Missouri, and Sue Nelson of Popular Bluff, Missouri; and two grandchildren, Kristin Perkey and Alexis Perkey.. ...
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Cynthia Gray
(Obituary ~ 05/14/24)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Cynthia Lee Gray, 63, died May 9, 2024, at Mercy Hospital Southeast in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Visitation is from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 14 at DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville, where services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 15 with the Rev. Dewayne Roberts officiating...
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Henry Jennings Jr.
(Obituary ~ 05/14/24)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Henry L. Jennings Jr., 42, died May 8, 2024, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Services were conducted at noon Saturday, May 11 at DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville. Burial was in the Portageville Cemetery.
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Robinson sentenced to 20 years in prison on child rape, sex abuse charges
(Local News ~ 05/14/24)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — A former Sikeston, Missouri, police officer was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison for the statutory rape of a child under 14 years old. On May 3, Brian Louis Robinson, 35, of Sikeston was sentenced to serve 20 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections after being charged with one count of first-degree statutory rape with a person under 14, three counts of first-degree statutory sodomy with a person under 14, and two counts of first-degree child molestation, according to online court records.. ...
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