MISSOURI HIGHLANDS HEALTH CARE TO HOST COMMUNITY GIVE BACK EVENT TODAY
A local business is celebrating 50 years of helping our local area with a community give back event today.
Missouri Highlands Health Care will be set up today at the River Radio parking lot in Poplar Bluff beginning at 10 am to hand out free heaters, socks, hand warmers, hats, gloves, and emergency blankets.
The event will continue through 2 pm or until supplies run out.
For more information, visit the Missouri Highlands Health Care website at MoHigh.org.
COUNTRYSIDE CHEVROLET CHAMPIONSHIP RODEO RETURNS TO BLACK RIVER COLISEUM IN MARCH
Rodeo action will be returning to Poplar Bluff in March.
The Countryside Chevrolet Championship Rodeo will start at 7 pm on both March 7th and 8th at the Black River Coliseum.
There will be multiple PRCA Pro Rodeo events as a part of the rodeo.
Tickets are on sale online through Ticketmaster as well as at the BRC Box Office and children two years old and under get in for free.
POPLAR BLUFF STUDENTS RECOGNIZED BY PATRICK MAHOMES FOR PARTICIPATING IN READING CHALLENGE
Some area students have been recognized by a Super Bowl champion for their efforts in reading.
Poplar Bluff High School students of Jeanette Miller’s class were chosen to receive a reward from Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs for participating in his organization's reading challenge.
The students received individual gift bags containing a trading card, water bottle and pencil from the 15 and Mahomes Foundation last month through the ‘Read for 15 Challenge,’ along with a personalized note from the quarterback.
According to school officials, the class has committed to reading for 15 minutes a day since the beginning of the school year, logging their time on a chart.
RECTOR MAN IN CUSTODY ON 200 COUNTS RELATED TO CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIALS
A Rector man is behind bars following his arrest in connection to the discovery of child sexual abuse material.
According to Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin, earlier this week, special agents from the Special Investigations Division arrested 36 year old Joseph Parrish following an undercover investigation of an online peer-to-peer file sharing system.
The Arkansas State Police and Clay County Sheriff’s Office assisted in the execution of the search warrant that led to the arrest.
Parrish is charged with 100 counts of distributing, possessing, or viewing of matter depicting sexually explicit conduct involving a child as well as an additional 100 counts of pandering or possessing visual or print medium depicting sexually explicit conduct involving a child.
He was booked into the Clay County Detention Center.
STUDENT FACING MULTIPLE CHARGES FOLLOWING INCIDENT AT POCAHONTAS HIGH SCHOOL
A student was taken into custody earlier this week following an incident at Pocahontas High School.
According to an incident report from the Pocahontas Police Department, shortly after 1 pm on January 21st, a school resource officer was called to the PHS office. When he arrived, the officer approached 18 year old Trae Harris and after a conversation attempted to detain him for public intoxication.
The incident report says that Harris leaned into the officer, who felt his sidearm weighted down by Harris's right arm while it was holstered, indicating to the officer that Harris was attempting to pull his sidearm from the holster. Harris was pushed away and then taken to the ground.
After Harris was put into wrist restraints, officers rolled him onto his side and assisted him to the sitting position. The officer noticed a bulge in a pants pocket as he patted Harris down. When he reached to retrieve the item from Harris's pocket, Harris lunged forward, attempting to bite the officer's arm.
At this time, school officials notified Jr. High and High School classes to go into a classroom hold for other students' safety and privacy of Harris.
Harris was transported to the Randolph County Detention Center on charges of aggravated assault and public intoxication.
CREWS TO CLOSE ROUTE ZZ IN STODDARD COUNTY FOR PART OF TODAY TO REPLACE A CULVERT
MO Route ZZ in Stoddard County will be closed today as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a culvert under the roadway.
The section of roadway involved in the project is located from County Road 642 East to County Road 642 West.
The road is scheduled to be closed today through 2:30 p.m.
