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I have now officially found the best first date restaurant in Poplar Bluff. Where? Of course, you would ask that. Jim & Jerry’s Restaurant, Pub, and Cajun Food, located at 336 Vine Street, in downtown Poplar Bluff. Now, of course you want to know why I would select this particular venue as the best first date restaurant in Poplar Bluff. To understand my reasoning, you have to understand the subtle nuances of every single issue involving a first date. A first date is not merely a date. No...every single issue involving a first date is important because basically, it determines whether there will be a second date. Men often do not understand this. Even some women do not understand it.

It’s not every day that a country music legend pulls into town. But that will be the case on June 6 when country music legend Narvel Felts performs at Poplar Bluff’s Historic Rodgers Theatre. It won’t be the first time, though, notes Penny Cooley, manager of the theatre. “He has played at the Rodgers several times now, and it is always great because he has such a loyal fan base. They come from all over the country to come see him, and certainly from all over Missouri.” Felts is a country music legend, but he is also a regional home town guy. Felts was raised in Bernie and attended Bernie High School. As a matter of fact, he was “discovered”

It’s hard to beat a combination of great food and a great cause. The American Legion BBQ Cook-Off in Sikeston scheduled for May 30 promises to be just that. Jimmy Cantrell, one of the organizers of the event, notes this is the third year for the competition, and it will be held rain or shine. “This event has just grown bigger every year,” said Cantrell. Part of the reason for the growth is the BBQ, but a big part of the reason is the cause. The entire weekend of events raises money for the Bloomfield, MO Veterans Cemetery. “A lot of people have the misconception that the cemetery is funded 100 percent by federal and state funds,” explained Cantrell. “That

“You’re going to have to find a job, or get married,” he said in a firm, but kind voice. That was her father’s advice upon learning she wanted to major in art at Ole Miss. Yes, admits artist Melanie Dame Withrow, life is not easy for an artist. She’s wrestled with that desire to create art her whole life. Art can be an addiction. Art supplies are expensive, but the pull of the desire to create is like nothing else. How did she get here? She often asks herself the same question. “I wasn’t born with a silver paintbrush in my hand. That’s for sure,” said Withrow. “And I wasn’t reared with fine art all around me. But I was

There was a time when 4-H Club was a “country kids” club. As a matter of fact, there was a time when the whole country was divided basically into two classes of people: town and city folk, and country folk. That’s no longer the case with society, and it certainly is no longer the case with 4-H. “The organization has really changed a lot,” explained Monie Jackson Bremer, who has been a leader of the Star Banner 4-H of Dexter for 16 years. “It’s no longer just about farming and farm animals.” Now the organization has become more urban, to fit the changing demographics of rural and urban America. “Now we also teach kids about entrepreneurship, and technology. We even