NEW PRINCIPAL CHOSEN FOR POPLAR BLUFF HIGH SCHOOL
High school students and staff in Poplar Bluff will have a new leader for the next school year.
The Poplar Bluff school board selected Valerie Ivy to be the new High School Principal starting July 1st during a meeting earlier this week. Ivy is a Poplar Bluff native and PBHS graduate who has worked for the school district for almost two decades.
She is currently serving as an assistant principal.
Current PBHS principal Michael Owen is vacating the position due to his promotion to assistant superintendent in the Poplar Bluff School District, replacing Fara Jones who has accepted a position in Perryville.
WOMAN KILLED IN CRASH INVOLVING FARM EQUIPMENT
A Northeast Arkansas woman has died from injuries she received in a crash involving farm equipment.
According to the Arkansas State Police the crash occurred Tuesday night on State Highway 328 at Clay County Road 135.
Officials say that a vehicle driven by 63 year old Leslie Dunlap, of Reyno, struck a farm implement that was being pulled and then ran off the roadway.
Dunlap was later pronounced dead. No one else was injured in the incident.
NEW AREA CODE ANNOUNCED FOR 573 REGION
A new area code will soon be coming to the region covered by the 573 area code.
The North American Numbering Plan Administrator has announced that a new area code, 235, will be joining the current 573 area code in Missouri, ensuring that all residential and business customers have a sufficient supply of telephone numbers to serve this area of the state.
Officials have indicated that the 573 area code will exhaust its available supply of telephone numbers during the first quarter of 2025.
Telephone numbers will not change for any existing customers but new customers may be provided with telephone numbers containing the new 235 area code. All customers in the region will have to begin dialing 10 digits for making local calls.
The 573 area code serves multiple communities in Eastern and Central Missouri, including Poplar Bluff, Sikeston, Caruthersville, Jefferson City, Columbia, and Rolla.
An exact time frame for when the new 235 area code will become available is still to be determined.
VEHICLE CRASHES DURING PURSUIT IN STODDARD COUNTY, ONE INJURED
One person was injured when a vehicle crashed during a pursuit Wednesday afternoon in Stoddard County.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 21 year old David Stidmon, of Dexter, was driving a vehicle involved in a pursuit on Missouri Highway 25, when the vehicle ran off the side of the road and struck a utility pole.
Stidmon was ejected from the vehicle and suffered serious injuries. Officials say that Stidmon was transported by air to a Memphis hospital.
BRIDGE REPAIRS TO CAUSE DELAYS TODAY IN DUNKLIN COUNTY
Route NN in Dunklin County will be reduced today as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform bridge repairs.
The work zone will be located from County Road 492 to County Road 494.
Work will take place today from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
CREWS TO CLOSE ROUTE D TODAY IN CARTER COUNTY
A portion of Route D in Carter County will be closed today so crews with the Missouri Department of Transportation can replace a culvert under the roadway.
The section of Route D to be closed is located between County Road 630 and County Road 631.
Work is scheduled to take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
