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POPLAR BLUFF - The Poplar Bluff Police Department received information last week that Jerry Carr, Jr., reported missing in Caruthersville last month, was seen in South Poplar Bluff on Sept 3rd at 5:30 pm. According to a Carr family member, Jerry Carr was a passenger in a maroon 1990’s model Chevrolet regular cab pickup with a black stripe on the hood. Carr may be in the company of an older white male who goes by the name “Cajun;” and he may be frequenting a residence in the 1800 block of Indiana Ave in Poplar Bluff. Anyone with information regarding Jerry Carr’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Poplar Bluff Police Department at 573-785-5776; the Pemiscot County Sheriff's Office at 573-333-4101;

The above book is available at Amazon.com: Makers: The New Industrial Revolution Have you heard of The Maker Movement? I've only recently started seeing it used as a term, but it is more than just a catch phrase. I believe it is part of the return of “America, The Great”. Sometimes people, even nations stray from the path that made them great in the first place. They start taking the easy road rather than the right road. I believe this is what happened to America. When America was new, she was the land of Makers. We made everything we used. And we invented new things to make what we do easier and better than what we could in the past.

6-year-old Sara Foley with a big suckerfish she caught at her Papa's campsite on Current River I'd like to state for the record, that my entry fee for the Ben Kruse Charity Crappie Tournament was meant as a donation, and I was in no way trying to compete or actually place in the tournament… and if you believe that I also have some magic beans for sale! The tournament was a big success once again thanks to all the sponsors, contestants, and most of all the folks that did all the leg work pulling it off. Another record turnout, with 77 boats, and a big crowd of spectators helped raise over $20,000 for the charity! I just can't emphasize enough

SILVER SPRING, Md. – Missouri’s Poplar Bluff Public Schools and Discovery Education, the leading provider of digital content for K-12 classrooms, announced today an expansion of their partnership that brings Discovery Education’s award-winning digital social studies and science textbooks to junior and high school classrooms district wide. Discovery Education will support the school system’s digital transformation, which is rapidly evolving in partnership with Mooresville Graded School District and helping to prepare students for success in the 21st century. “We are thrilled to expand our collaboration with Discovery Education to provide our educators with resources that are relevant to the 21st Century learner, as well as critical to preparing students to be competitive in the global economy and meeting students’ instructional needs,” said Patty Robertson,

POPLAR BLUFF - Recent Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center graduate of the practical nursing program, Roger Ray, has been selected as a post-secondary male regional award winner of the Missouri Breaking Traditions contest. Ray is eligible for a $100 scholarship from the Foundation of Missouri Women and a $1,000 scholarship from Linn State Technical College. Presently, he has accepted a position at Kneibert Clinic Urgent Care, where he plans to work for a while before becoming a registered nurse. “I’m a non-traditional student in three different ways: my gender, my age and my limited education experience after high school,” wrote Ray on the nomination form, which was submitted by his nursing instructor, Ruth Hutcheson. “If you know of something you want