Stories from Saturday, December 21, 2019

My grandmother (Granny) told me bedtime stories. Not the stories of Red Riding Hood or the Gingerbread Man, but family stories. One of my favorites was the naming of my dad and my uncle, her two youngest children. Here is how she told it. On Christmas Eve 1929, my grandmother was due to bear her fourth child. ...

To the editor: Liberal politicians and media elites love to trivialize the continuing assault on Christmas. They celebrate when a large corporation removes any reference to Christ from their productions and rejoice as schools substitute “Holiday” in place of “Christmas” on our children’s calendars. ...

Poplar Bluff city firefighters responded to 827 Poplar Street at 10:54 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20, to reports of a building fire. According to the report, when they arrived, firefighters found heavy fire and smoke coming from a home. As a firefighter was attempting to break in the back door, occupant Steven Moore, 29, "came crashing" through an exterior window. ...

From Barbies and Hot Wheels to bicycles and hoverboards, the Walmart Super Center was taken over by first responders and excited kids Saturday morning for the Shop With a Hero event.

One of my favorite authors is Theodor Geise who is better known as Doctor Seuss.

Eight bags of new socks were transported out of Eugene Field Elementary School yesterday afternoon. The bags contained roughly 1,576 pairs of socks.

Willard Thurston, 97, passed away Friday, December 20, 2019 at his home near Hiram. Arrangements are pending with Morrison Funeral Chapel, Greenville.

Mt. Calvary Powerhouse Church celebrated its 17th annual Community Toy Drive on Saturday with over 2,000 people served.

We are four days away from the big day, the one some of us spend all year working up to, while for others, December is a mad dash to Dec. 25. The holiday season is filled with good cheer, but also many heavy doses of stress, as we try to find ways to show those near and far how much we love and appreciate them...

Poplar Bluff Police Daniel Wade Russell, 46, of 1100 block of Bradley was arrested Thursday, Dec. 19, on a failure to appear warrant for notice to abate nuisance. He was booked in the Butler County jail. His board is $88. Charlie Tekeon Harrison, 23, of 1700 block of Wallace Street was arrested Thursday, Dec. ...