Stories from Thursday, May 8, 2014

This Sunday will be Mother's Day. It has been done now for over 100 years. It started in 1908. A woman named Anna Jarvis who loved her mother greatly made a request to her pastor that they have a special service to honor all the mothers in the congregation. So on May 10, 1908 that is what they did...

There have long been wars in church about how to worship. Should a church sing hymns or worship choruses, this is an age old question? There are many that do not like worship choruses, and there are some that do not care for hymns. Personally I believe that there is value in both in worshiping the Lord...

Before the new City Council took their oath of office, the current City Council needed to take care of a few items. First, the council voted to extend liquor permits to the local liquor establishments. They include: Klipfel's Korner, Billy's Steak House, Buddy's Package, El Senor Tequilla, Casey's General Store, Gas & Goodies, Four-Way Quick Shop, and Charcoal Lounge...

I believe I mentioned something last week about the negative impact gorgeous weather seems to have on my fishing, and being a creature of habit and one of the few honest fisherman I know, I went out of my way to maintain this trend over this past weekend! Next weekend BassPro Shops Crappie Masters comes to Reelfoot, and I hope the forecast is diabolical!...

The Portageville Bulldogs moved one step further in the Bootheel Conference Tournament as they defeated Holcomb Monday, 5-4. Portageville's Hunter Jackson walk-off bases loaded walk off Holcomb Dustin Houart aided the Bulldog's win. Portageville pitcher Hunter Cook racked up three RBI's on three hits for the Bulldogs, and singled in the first inning and doubled in the second and fourth inning...

God has constructed the Christian life in such a fashion that we can derive power from the "pleasure of obedience." This force is achieved as we remove our lives from the center of our experiences, and dethrone our egos to make way for God to occupy the "ruling chair" in the center of our souls. ...

New Madrid, Mo. - One of Southeast Missouri's largest employers, Noranda Aluminum, continued their commitment to the men and women who serve in the National Guard or the Reserve by signing a Statement of Support For the Guard and Reserve at the New Madrid smelter...

sports@standard-democrat.com DEXTER - The Dexter high school baseball team scored eight runs in the final two innings to beat Cape Central 8-5 Wednesday afternoon. Jason Mattison secured a complete-game victory for Dexter. He allowed seven hits and struck out six...

sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Backed by a complete game effort from starting pitcher Doug Still, the Sikeston Bulldogs hammered out 10 hits Wednesday to down visiting Oran 10-0 in five innings via the mercy rule. "We hit it pretty well today," Sikeston head coach Alan Scheeter said. ...

EAST PRAIRIE -- A Charleston couple were killed in a two-vehicle accident Wednesday in Mississippi County. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident occurred at 3:57 p.m. on Missouri Highway 105, one mile north of East Prairie, as northbound motorist, Charles M. Ross, 17, swerved to miss a vehicle that was attempting to make a lefthand turn and pulled into the path of the oncoming vehicle operated by Nina M. Marshall, 84, of Charleston...

The works by New Madrid County Central High School art students were going up Wednesday in the North Lobby of the High School in preparation for the art show from 5:30-7 p.m. today. Placing some of the 120 works which can be viewed by the public are, from left: Patrick Rausch, Susan Cummins and Kallie Turner. Also the New Madrid County Central High School band will be in concert at 7 p.m. Thursday in the school auditorium. (Jill Bock, Staff)...

ASTATULA, Fla. -- John Robert Todt, 62, died May 5, 2014, at the Cornerstone Hospital. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

MORLEY - Charlotte Coplin, 48, died May 7, 2014, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

CHARLESTON -- Alfred Herbert Marshall II, 84, died May 7, 2014, of injuries sustained in an automobile accident near East Prairie. Nina Marie Hough Marshall, 84, died May 7, 2014, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston of injures sustained in an automobile accident...

DEXTER - Raymond Louis "Junior" Webber Jr., 85, died May 6, 2014, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

PORTAGEVILLE - Larry Michael Nelson, 66, died May 6, 2014, in Portageville. For the complete Standard Democrat obituary log in to our electronic edition.

America's greatness was based on freedom to a degree unprecedented in world history. Ben Franklin said, "Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. Virtue is achieved by self discipline, not outside restraint." This administration has added new regulations to the point where we have almost 80,000 pages of rules that could convict each of us as felons or worse. ...