AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATING SHOOTING IN POPLAR BLUFF
Authorities in Poplar Bluff are investigating a shooting report.
Few details have been released, however Poplar Bluff Police Chief Mike McClane has confirmed that an individual suffered a single gunshot wound to the leg and the injury appears to not be life threatening.
The victim was discovered in the 1600 block of Missouri Avenue and transported to a Poplar Bluff hospital.
McClane says that the investigation is open and ongoing.
We will keep following this story for you and bring you updates as they become available.
BICYCLIST STRUCK BY A VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY 53 IN BUTLER COUNTY
A bicyclist was struck by a vehicle Sunday evening in Butler County.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 66 year old Edward Reed was riding the bike on Highway 53, half a mile south of Poplar Bluff, when he reportedly pulled into the path of a vehicle.
Reed suffered serious injuries in the wreck and was flown to a Memphis hospital.
JENNIFER TAYLOR STEPS INTO NEW ROLE AS ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF PERSONNEL
Finishing our series on new administrators in the Poplar Bluff School District, we are now focusing on a new face in the R-1 personnel department.
Jennifer Taylor was hired by the Board of Education in February as assistant superintendent of personnel.
Taylor says she is a believer in shared leadership, which is why she took the call to fill the vacancy in the cabinet left by her predecessor, Mike Owen, now superintendent at a neighboring district.
Her career with Poplar Bluff Schools began in 1998 as a first grade teacher at the former Mark Twain Elementary School. Before her latest promotion, Taylor served as principal of Eugene Field Elementary since 2009.
In 2021, Eugene Field was one of only two schools in the state, both in Poplar Bluff, to be named National ESEA Distinguished Schools out of 1,300 Title 1 educational institutions. The next year Eugene Field was listed at No. 8 in U.S. News & World Report’s ‘Best Elementary Schools’ out of over 1,000 ranked across Missouri.
In 2022, the Missouri Association of Elementary School Principals named Taylor one of only 11 Distinguished Principal Honorees statewide.
CHICAGO MAN FLOWN FROM THE SCENE OF A CRASH IN GREENVILLE
A Chicago man was flown from the scene of a crash Sunday afternoon in Southeast Missouri.
Officials with the Missouri State Highway Patrol tell KWOC news that the crash occurred shortly after 3 pm when a vehicle driven by 25 year old Jose Xol Coy, of Chicago, Illinois, struck the back of a freightliner on US Highway 67 in Greenville.
Xol Coy received serious injuries in the crash and was transported by air to a St. Louis hospital.
GUARDRAIL REPAIRS SCHEDULED FOR THIS WEEK IN WAYNE COUNTY
Southbound Route 67 in Wayne County will be reduced to one lane with a 12-foot width restriction for the rest of this week so contractor crews can perform guardrail repairs.
The section of Route 67 involved with the project is located in the area of County Road 303.
Weather permitting, work will take place from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through Friday.
TREE TRIMMING TO CAUSE DELAYS THIS WEEK ON ROUTE 61
U.S. Route 61 in New Madrid County will be reduced to one lane this week as Missouri Department of Transportation crews trim the trees along the roadway.
The section of roadway being reduced is located from I-55 to County Road 506 in New Madrid.
Weather permitting, work will take place today through Thursday, from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. each day.
