SIKESTON — Mary Charlotte Lingle, daughter of Jeannie and Darren Lingle, was crowned Junior Miss Sikeston 2024 Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, during the 80th Annual Sikeston American Legion Cotton Carnival at the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo grounds. Pictured are, from left: first runner-up Paci Whitter, daughter of Andrew and Tosha Whitter; Parker; and second runner-up Lexton Hammontree, daughter of Emily and Greg Miller and Tre Hammontree.