2024 RIVER RADIO LIGHTED CHRISTMAS PARADE SET FOR THIS FRIDAY NIGHT
Parade lights will be shining bright in Downtown Poplar Bluff this Friday for the 2024 River Radio Lighted Christmas Parade.
The parade is scheduled to begin at 6 pm this Friday. Line up will begin at 4:30 at the Sky-High Fun Zone parking lot.
The parade route this year will run from Highway 142 at McDonalds through downtown Poplar Bluff before looping back and ending at the Black River Coliseum.
Trophies will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places. For more information, call 573-785-0881.
PUBLIC MEETING SCHEDULED FOR THIS WEEK TO DISCUSS FUTURE INTERSTATE 57 PROJECT IN CLAY COUNTY
A Public Meeting will be held this week to discuss the Future Interstate 57 project in Northeast Arkansas.
The Arkansas Department of Transportation will conduct a public involvement meeting from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, December 5th, to gather input on the proposed design of the 4.9-mile new location highway that will extend north from Highway 67 near Corning and terminate at the Missouri state line.
The meeting will be held at the M.B. Ainley Community Center in Corning.
WINTER DRAWDOWN SCHEDULED AT WAPPAPELLO LAKE
The date has been announced for the annual winter drawdown at Wappapello Lake.
According to the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the drawdown from recreation pool to conservation pool will begin on December 16th.
Officials say the lake level is drawn down five feet, from 359.74 feet to 354.74 feet, which allows for additional storage of winter and spring precipitation.
During the conservation pool, boaters are urged to use caution when on the lake as mud flats and tree stumps may be exposed or be just under the water surface.
Near the beginning of April next year, the lake level will be gradually allowed to rise until the recreation pool is reached in early May.
Anyone with questions concerning the annual winter drawdown is asked to contact the Wappapello Lake Management Office at 573-222-8562.
HAYTI FIRE DEPARTMENT RIB DINNER SCHEDULED FOR THIS WEEKEND
A Southeast Missouri Fire Department will be hosting their annual rib dinner this weekend.
The 45th annual Hayti Fire Department Rib Dinner will be from 5 to 7 pm on Saturday. Officials say that they will be serving to-go plates only at the Fire Station.
Tickets are $40 for two plates. There will also be a cash giveaway and raffles for multiple items.
More information is available on the Hayti Fire Department Facebook page.
CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT TO BEGIN THIS MONTH
State officials are encouraging birders in Southeast Missouri to join in on the National Audubon Society’s 125th 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 in Puxico on December 14th, Big Spring in Van Buren on December 20th, and on an unannounced date in Poplar Bluff.
For additional details on how to participate in the Christmas Bird Count, go online to audubon.org and find a coordinator for your area.
PAVEMENT REPAIRS TO CAUSE DELAYS THIS WEEK ON US ROUTE 60 IN CARTER COUNTY
Route 60 in Carter and Shannon Counties will be reduced to one lane this week as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform pavement repairs.
The work zone is located on the westbound lanes from Route P to Route 19 near Winona. The eastbound lanes will be reduced from Route 99 to Route Y.
Weather permitting, work will take place from 6:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. daily, through Friday.
