TWIN RIVERS STUDENT TO PERFORM AT ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL IN LONDON, ENGLAND
A Southeast Missouri violin player will be crossing the Atlantic Ocean next year to play in London, England.
Twin Rivers High School Student Daisey Loyd, of Broseley, has played violin since she was seven years old. Last month she auditioned and was accepted into the Honors Orchestra to play in the Honors Performance Series in the Royal Festival Hall on July 28th, 2024.
The orchestra is made up of high school musicians from across the world.
In February of this year, Loyd played at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
Loyd tells KWOC News that she is preparing for what will be one of the greatest adventures she has ever been on. The experiences have taught her first-hand not to limit her dreams and to take every opportunity she can.
Loyd added that if it's meant to happen, God will provide a way.
EARLY ANTLERLESS PORTION OF FIREARMS DEER SEASON SET FOR THIS WEEKEND
The early antlerless portion of firearms deer season is set for this weekend.
According to the Missouri Department of Conservation, the segment is scheduled for today through Sunday, from one half hour before sunrise to one half hour after sunset each day.
There are numerous counties in Southeast Missouri which will not be included in the early or late antlerless portions including Butler, Carter, Dunklin, Iron, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Scott, Stoddard, and Wayne Counties.
The late antlerless portion of firearms deer season will be held between December 2nd and December 10th.
You can find more information online at mdc.mo.gov.
TWO COUNTERFEIT $50 DOLLAR BILLS PASSED AT POPLAR BLUFF STORE
There are reports of more counterfeit money in Poplar Bluff.
According to the Poplar Bluff Police Department, on Wednesday, an employee at an area business reported that a customer passed counterfeit $50 bills at the store.
This happened on two separate occasions.
The suspect, whose identity was not released, has since been banned from the business.
FOUR INJURED, ONE SERIOUSLY, IN SINGLE VEHICLE CRASH NEAR PARMA
Four people were injured in a single vehicle crash Thursday morning near Parma.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a vehicle was traveling on Highway 153, three miles north of Parma, when it ran off the left side of the roadway and overturned.
The driver, identified as 19 year old Monica Mendes, of Kennett, suffered serious injuries and was transported to a Poplar Bluff hospital.
Three other people in the vehicle, including two juveniles, suffered moderate or minor injuries and were also taken to a Poplar Bluff hospital.
QULIN HOMECOMING COMING UP THIS WEEKEND
This weekend will mark the return of the Qulin Homecoming.
Organizers say that the opening ceremony will begin at 10:30 am on Saturday and will be immediately followed by the parade, which will start on 5th Street.
There will also be events and vendors available after the parade including the rock, paper, scissors tournament, the car show, and outhouse races, as well as the Bake and Cake wars.
More information is available on the City of Qulin Facebook page.
DUNKLIN COUNTY MAN SENTENCED TO OVER NINE YEARS IN PRISON FOR METH CONSPIRACY
A Dunklin County man will spend almost a decade in prison in connection to a methamphetamine conspiracy.
On Thursday, a US District Judge sentenced 35 year old Jody Renfro, of Kennett, to 110 months in prison for his role in a methamphetamine conspiracy involving his twin brother and another man.
Renfro is the third and final defendant in the case to be sentenced. He pleaded guilty in April to a charge of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
In April, a judge sentenced 32 year old John Andrew Schoolcraft, of Portageville, to 15 years in prison for the offenses of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
35 year old Jammie Renfro, of Kennett, was sentenced in August to 130 months in federal prison for the offenses of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and distribution of methamphetamine.
All three pleaded guilty and admitted distributing methamphetamine throughout Dunklin County from May of 2022 through June 23, 2022.
