• It seems nearly impossible to fathom that someone as brilliant and funny as Robin Williams could be so tortured emotionally that he takes himself out of the human race. Yet, last week, one by one, each of us across the whole globe, fixed our attention on the sad news of this beloved actor’s suicide. Sometimes, a blip of news in the vast sea of information we are bombarded with daily, seems to slap us so hard in the face that we can almost hear the collective groan rippling through space and time. Then we all try our best to reckon with reality. And what a devastating reality Robin Williams’ death reveals - that someone who, by his very nature, brought

    Aug 26,
  • It is very nice to be sitting back in my favorite chair, surrounded by my favorite people (and dog), and slowly recovering from a wild week down south. However, saying goodbye to the lake, land, people, and food of Washington County, Mississippi was tough! When I last spoke to you all I was just arriving, and marveling at all that was around me, but as I hit “send” (after finally finding a computer hardwired to the world wide web), the seriousness and gravity of the tournament set in, and a fishing we went! Everyone knew the situation, there were six lakes you could fish, one of them was Lake Washington which held the biggest fish, but also the had toughest

    Sep 29,
  • Front row: Conner Johnson, Hunter Johnson, Ryder, Levi Johnson.  Back row: Ron Johnson, Rich Johnson, and Aaron Johnson. (Not pictured: Tim Kavan and Scott James) By Tim Kavan The Bootheel Bobwhites Quail Forever (QF) Chapter teamed up with the Bayou Strutters National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) chapter to host a youth hunt on Saturday, September 13th in New Madrid County. The weather was chilly and the wind was brisk, but this didn’t prevent the 3 young lads from taking advantage of this opportunity! This event was originally planned as a joint effort with QF, NWTF and the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) to recruit new hunters to the adventures of hunting upland game. We would like to thank all organizations and

    Sep 29,
  • Center Stage, Three Rivers College's theater company, will present a production of "Marvin's Room" by Scott McPherson on October 17 & 18 at 7 p.m. and October 19 at 2 p.m at the Tinnin Fine Arts Center in Poplar Bluff. Tickets are $10, or $5 with a valid Three Rivers student ID. "Marvin's Room" is the story of two women, Bessie and Lee, torn apart by their differences and brought back together by their father's debilitating illness. While Bessie is devoted to caring for her bedridden father, her wild-spirited sister has spent years running from her responsibilities. But when Bessie needs her sister's help for a life-threatening illness of her own, the two are forced back together in a confrontation

    Sep 29,
  • The Patrons of the Arts Society kicks off its 2014-2015 season as a world-touring Bee Gees cover band comes to Poplar Bluff for "Night Fever: A Bee Gees Tribute Concert" on Tuesday, October 14 at 7 p.m. "Night Fever" performs the best-known hits of the Bee Gees, including "Staying Alive," "Night Fever," and "More Than a Woman." The group has been touring for over a decade, bringing the magic of the live Bee Gees sound across the world. "There's a special magic to the music of the Bee Gees, and we're fortunate to have such a great tribute band to share that with us," said Tim Thompson, Director of the Tinnin Fine Arts Center. "Thanks to the Patrons of the

    Sep 29,
  • It has been more than SIX YEARS since backers of the Keystone XL Pipeline first submitted an application to the U.S. State Department to begin construction. This crucial project would build needed infrastructure while creating thousands of jobs and promoting energy independence. Congress demanded action; President Obama should not make us wait. In 2012, President Obama made it clear that he would rather please environmentalists than create jobs in America when he rejected the Keystone XL Pipeline. His decision effectively killed the 42,000 jobs that the project would create in the U.S. As a result, 42,000 families could not benefit from the certainty of a good paying job. Last week, I voted for legislation to authorize the full construction of the pipeline and

    Sep 29,
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