Stories from Tuesday, April 16, 2024

“And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to promise.” (ESV) — Galatians 3:29 Every Christian loves the Bible, but many struggle to understand exactly how the Old Testament relates to the New Testament. What is evident is that the gospel did change things. ...

Net proceeds from the 27th annual St. Patrick’s Day Corned Beef and Cabbage event held on March 16, were dispersed Tuesday. “It’s amazing to see 20 churches in Stoddard County work together,” said Mary Worley, a member of the Ecumenical Corned Beef and Cabbage event...

The public is being asked to share their thoughts on the future needs of Stoddard County as officials work to update plans for economic development. The Bootheel Regional Planning and Economic Development Commission will hold its first meeting Thursday with stakeholders as part of this process, shared Christine Young, community development specialist. An online survey is also available for the public at www.bootrpc.com...

Argeo Salinas, 23, of Dexter was arrested Sunday, April 7, for operating a motor vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner-involving an accident, leaving the scene of an accident-property damage exceeding $1,000, driving with an excessive blood alcohol content 8/100%...

MISSISSIPPI STATE, Mississippi — More than 2,500 students have been named to the fall 2023 Deans’ List at Mississippi State University. The following local students received this honor: Jayci Holcomb, of Dexter Mallory Stevens, of Parma To be named to the Deans’ List at Mississippi State, a student must have achieved a GPA between 3.5 and 3.79, based on a 4.0 scale, while completing at least 12 semester hours of coursework with no incomplete grades or grades lower than a C...