POPLAR BLUFF SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES PURCHASE OF WEAPONS DETECTION SYSTEM AND CELL PHONE POUCHES FOR STUDENTS
The Poplar Bluff R-1 Board of Education held an open session Tuesday night.
During the session, the board approved the purchase of Weapons Detection Systems for the High School, Junior High, and Mark Twain campuses. The cost of the eleven devices and training would be $210,580.70. Six of the devices will be placed at PBHS, three at the Junior High, and two at Mark Twain.
The Board also approved the purchase of Yondr Cell Phone pouches for students at the High School and Junior High. The cost would be $94,195.
According to the Yondr website, students would place their phone inside a pouch when they enter the school. The students would keep their phones in their possession, but the pouch would remain locked. They can then tap the pouch on an unlocking base when they leave to retrieve their phones.
TODAYS TALK KWOC TO BROADCAST CURRENT RIVER CHALLENGE
Once you're done with Thanksgiving, switch your TV over to the Today’s Talk KWOC Facebook page to catch all the action from the Current River Challenge.
The two day basketball event from Van Buren High School will feature 25 area schools, including Van Buren, Twin Rivers, Greenville, East Carter, Doniphan, Puxico, and Neelyville, and will start at 10 am on both November 29th and 30th.
A total of 14 games will be broadcast over both days on the Today’s Talk KWOC Facebook Page and River Radio Youtube page.
PARAGOULD MAN DIES FROM INJURIES RECEIVED WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A VEHICLE
A Northeast Arkansas man who was hit by a vehicle last week has died.
According to the Arkansas State Police, 55 year old Reggie Smith, of Paragould, was walking on Greene County Road 808 when he was hit from behind by a vehicle. The incident occurred shortly after 6 pm on November 14th.
The crash report says that the driver did not see Smith walking in the roadway.
Smith was transported to an area hospital and it was reported on Tuesday that he had succumbed to his injuries.
STODDARD COUNTY JURY FINDS AREA MAN GUILTY OF CHILD MOLESTATION CHARGE
A man has been convicted of child molestation in Stoddard County.
According to Stoddard County Prosecuting Attorney Sawyer Smith, a jury deliberated for 38 minutes before reaching a guilty verdict on a charge of child molestation - 3rd degree against the defendant Timothy Allbritton.
The verdict comes after a two day trial this week in Bloomfield.
Smith says that the conviction means that the defendant will be sent to the Department of Corrections for his sentence and will also be required to register as a sex offender.
A sentencing date was not released.
MICHIGAN MAN SUFFERS SERIOUS INJURIES IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI FREIGHTLINER CRASH
A Michigan man was taken to an area hospital following a single vehicle crash in New Madrid County.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the 63 year old man from Frasier, Michigan, was driving a freightliner on Interstate 55 when the vehicle ran off the roadway, struck a bridge, and then struck a tree.
The driver suffered serious injuries in the crash.
SUICIDE AND OVERDOSE AWARENESS EVENT SET FOR TODAY AT THREE RIVERS COLLEGE
Three Rivers College will be hosting a suicide and overdose awareness event this evening.
The event will begin at 6 p.m. in the lobby of the Tinnin Fine Arts Center and will include the lighting of a tree to honor those in the community who were lost to suicide and overdose, as well as to celebrate those in recovery.
Attendees will be able to create an ornament for your friend or loved one for the special tree, listen to stories of hope, and enjoy hot chocolate and cookies.
The event is free and open to the public.
