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The Old Broads Plus One had officially RETIRED after last year and had NO intention of building any more floats. “We got drawn out of retirement for, at least, this year. Will we ever build another float? We don't know. We'll just have to wait and see,” said Sheila Brewer Keene, one of the Old Broads. This year's float was much smaller and much simpler than we were used to building. We were disappointed in ourselves. I don't know how many times, one of us said, "It is what it is." During the judging, we really did NOT expect to place. When The Old Broads Plus One was announced as the FIRST PLACE WINNERS, we were shocked and at a loss for words,” she added. In the float are Susan Landers as Dick, Shelia Keene as Jane, and Theresa Eftink as Spot the dog. The Plus One (Luke Keene) drove the truck. -Scott Seal photo

Portageville, Mo. - Officers with the Portageville Chamber of Commerce were still very enthusiastic Thursday evening after the Grand Parade.

In a Facebook post, Thursday evening from the Chamber officers said,” THANK YOU to all who came out and supported our GRAND PARADE. A big thanks to all of our entries! Everyone looked great, and we appreciate your hard work. We are a little worn for the wear but had a great time seeing everyone!”

The winning floats and entries are as follows:

Taking First Place in the Grand Parade floats category is The Old Broads, Second Place goes to North Pemiscot FBLA, and in Third Place is the Fisher Delta Research Center.

The winning entries from Tuesday’s Kiddie Parade were able to participate and be judged again with a different set of judges. Earning the First Place title was the Little Red Riding Hood. They received Third in the Kiddie Parade.

Taking Second Place was the “They’re off to see the Wizard” float. In the Kiddie Parade, they received First Place Honors.

Lastly, the Third Place float went to Charlotte's Web. In the Kiddie Parade, they received Second Place.

This past weekend was Portageville High School’s Football Homecoming. Each Classification entered their own float and was also judged.

The First Place float goes to the Junior Class, Second Place goes to the Freshman Class, Third Place goes to the Sophomore class and Fourth Place went to the Senior Class.

Several area high school and junior high school bands also participated in this year’s Grand Parade.

The winners in Class 3A are Kelly High School with First Place and East Prairie with Second Place.

For Class 2A, the Bloomfield High School Marching received First Place, South Pemiscot with Second Place, and Campbell received Third Place.

Non-MSHAA high school bands, North Pemiscot received First Place, Richland received Second Place, and Holcomb received Third Place.

In the Junior High Bands, First Place goes to South Pemiscot and Campbell with Second Place.