FOUR POPLAR BLUFF STUDENTS CHOSEN FOR ALL-STATE CHOIR
Four Poplar Bluff students will be traveling to Osage Beach next month to perform with the Missouri All-State Choir.
School officials tell KWOC News that Emma Tinsley will perform in the alto section; while Gabriel Burke and Bralin Duckett will perform with the tenors. Dawson Vaughan will serve as first alternate bass. Alyssa Roy received an honorable mention.
The students auditioned during the All-District Concert held last month at Cape Central High School.
UNITED GOSPEL RESCUE MISSION TO PROVIDE CHRISTMAS MEALS
Preparations are underway for the United Gospel Rescue Mission’s Christmas Meal.
The Rescue Mission in Poplar Bluff will be providing meals on Sunday, December 25th and is asking for support from the community.
Officials say that they need volunteers to help prepare meals every day from 9 am to noon starting on December 22nd. On Christmas Day, the Rescue Mission will also need assistance to prepare, serve, and deliver the meals.
If you would like more information, want to volunteer, or would like to donate a dessert, call 573-785-4683.
WHEATLEY HISTORIC PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION TO HOST CHRISTMAS GALA THIS WEEKEND
The Wheatley Historic Preservation Association will be hosting their Christmas Gala Fundraiser this weekend.
The gala has been scheduled for Saturday, December 10th at the Wheatley School in Poplar Bluff. There will be a Social Hour beginning at 5 pm, followed by dinner at 6 pm.
Tickets are available for $25 per guest. For more information, call 573-712-7396.
CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT TO BEGIN ON DECEMBER 14TH
State officials are encouraging birders in Southeast Missouri to join in on the National Audubon Society’s 123rd Christmas Bird Count.
The CBC is an early-winter bird census where thousands of volunteers across the U.S., Canada, and many countries in the western hemisphere go out over a 24-hour period on one calendar day to count birds.
24 hour counts will be held at Mingo National Wildlife Refuge on December 14th, Big Spring in Van Buren on December 17th, and Poplar Bluff on December 23rd.
For additional details on how to participate in the Christmas Bird Count, go online to mobirds.org and find a coordinator for your area.
MODOT TO HOST COMMUNITY BRIEFING IN DUNKLIN COUNTY
The Missouri Department of Transportation will hold a community briefing today to discuss the Environmental Study for U.S. Route 412 in Dunklin County.
The meeting will be held from 4 to 6 p.m.in the Senath High School gym.
MoDOT has launched the Environmental Study to plan for future capacity improvements on the 20-mile section of U.S. 412 extending from Route AC near the Arkansas border to just east of Route Y near Kennett. Completion of the study is anticipated in late 2023
Visitors can stop by anytime between 4 and 6 p.m.
For more information, contact MoDOT Project Manager David Wyman at 573-472-9021
REGISTRATION FOR YOUTH BASKETBALL UNDERWAY IN POPLAR BLUFF
It’s time for parents to get their kids registered for youth basketball in Poplar Bluff.
According to Poplar Bluff Parks and Recreation, youth basketball registration is underway for children in Kindergarten as well as 5th and 6th grades.
Kindergarten games will be played at First United Methodist Church in January, while 5th and 6th grade games will be played at the Poplar Bluff Middle School starting in February. The registration deadline for Kindergarten is December 29th. The 5th and 6th grade registration deadline is January 6th.
The cost to register is $20, which includes a T-shirt. Registration forms are available at the Parks and Recreation office on North Second Street and online at pbparks.org.
