Ste. Genevieve, Mo. – Furthering its mission to deliver affordable high-speed Internet service to underserved areas of Southeast Missouri, Big River Broadband will officially launch another tower in Ste. Genevieve County on Thursday, September 4th. The tower is located off of State Highway O just west of Highway 55. The Big River Bus will be open for 3 days in the parking lot of the Lake Forest community center. The Lake Forest community center is located at 13765 Lakewood Dr. Ste. Genevieve, MO. Big River Customer Experience Representatives will be on hand to demonstrate the service and answer questions. Members of the community who would like to learn more about Big River Broadband and sign up for high-speed Internet service can
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Labor Day means a lot of different things to different people. In the U.S., it's celebrated the first Monday in September. Officially, it is a celebration of the American Labor Movement. As with a lot of holidays, it had turbulent beginnings. It came about following the deaths of a number of workers during the Pullman Strike. President Grover Cleveland signed the holiday into law just six days after the conclusion of the strike. The strike, involving the nation’s railways, shut down much of the freight and passenger trains west of Detroit. Over the years, Labor Day is recognized as the symbolic end of summer. In high society, it was considered the last day of the year when it was fashionable
Aug 29,Three Rivers College will hold the first annual "Three Rivers Raider Rodeo" on October 2-4 at the Black River Coliseum in Poplar Bluff. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. each night, with the rodeo beginning at 7 p.m. Tickets will be $10 for adults and $7 for children ages 12 and under. "The Three Rivers Rodeo Team has been doing incredibly well at competitions around the country, and we felt like this was just the next step in the team's development," said Cale Emmett, coach of the Rodeo Team. "Now they get the chance to show off their skills at home, and bring competitors in from around the country to see Southeast Missouri and Three Rivers." The rodeo will include
Aug 28,Three Rivers will launch its 2014-2015 athletics season with its annual "Meet the Raiders Night" event on Monday, September 8 at 7:15 p.m. There will also be a meal sponsored by the Three Rivers Booster Club beginning at 6 p.m. Admission to the event is free, and a meal ticket is $5 for non-students. "We're very excited for the upcoming athletics seasons, and this has always been a great way to introduce new players to the community," said Don Crandell, President of the Three Rivers Booster Club. "It gets everyone fired up and ready to launch into the games ahead, as well as helping to raise funds for the Booster Club. I think this is going to be a great
Aug 28,Senator, Chairman of Subcommittee on Financial & Contracting Oversight, will hold September hearing Washington, D.C. – Following the fatal shooting of teenager Michael Brown by a Ferguson, Mo. police officer, and subsequent clashes between local police and protesters, U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill will lead a Senate hearing to examine the militarization of state and local police departments. McCaskill’s hearing will begin at 10:30 a.m. ET on Tuesday, September 9 in Dirksen Senate Office Building, SD-342. Specifically, McCaskill—Chairman of the Subcommittee on Financial & Contracting Oversight— will use the hearing to examine federal programs that enable local police departments to acquire military equipment, such as the Defense Department’s 1033 program for surplus property and grants made through the Departments of Justice and Homeland
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