ATTENDEES ENCOURAGED TO CARPOOL TO TONIGHT'S MULES GAME AGAINST JACKSON
A full house is anticipated for tonight’s Mules game against Jackson and attendees are being encouraged to try to ride together if possible.
KWOC News spoke with Poplar Bluff Superintendent Scott Dill about tonight’s game.
“We’re expecting a large crowd with the 7 p.m. kickoff featuring our undefeated Poplar Bluff Mules versus the 4-1 Jackson Indians. Now we would appreciate if as many fans as possible could carpool to this game to make maximum use of our parking lot spaces.
And this will free up spaces for our friends from Jackson as well that are coming over. Now in the event that our on campus parking lots do become full, our friends at Fellowship General Baptist Church located at 3581 North Westwood Boulevard are allowing us to use their parking lot for overflow parking.
Now we also will have our transport people running school buses as shuttles this evening from Fellowship General Baptist Church down to the school parking lot. So please feel free to take advantage of that service that they have generously made available to us.
We're certainly appreciative of their efforts and we wish our boys good luck tonight.”
You can listen to tonight’s game live on Today’s Talk 93.3 FM and 930 AM KWOC as well as online at KWOC.com.
INVESTIGATION ONGOING IN CONNECTION TO HIT AND RUN IN PARAGOULD
A man was seriously injured in a hit and run incident earlier this week in Paragould.
Officials with the Paragould Police Department tell KWOC News that shortly after 5 pm on Tuesday, officers responded to a call of a man that was lying in a ditch and bleeding from the head.
The man, identified as Ronald Pruett, of Paragould, has been hospitalized with serious injuries.
Officers learned from persons standing near the scene that Pruett was allegedly struck by a red vehicle. A witness told officers that the vehicle was an older model full sized van that had no hubcaps on the wheels. The van was last seen traveling northbound on South 11th Avenue, toward East Court Street.
Anyone who has information regarding the incident, or is familiar with the vehicle described is asked to contact Detective Sergeant Jack Hailey with the Paragould Police Department's Criminal Division at 870-236-5755.
BUTLER COUNTY FAIR PARADE TO BE HELD TOMORROW
The Butler County Fair Parade is set to be held tomorrow.
According to the Butler County Fair Facebook page, the line up for the parade will be held in front of the Eagles on Ditch Road.
The line up time is from 8:30 am to 9 am. The parade is scheduled to begin at 10 am. The Butler County Fair will start next week on September 28th.
STODDARD COUNTY FAIR CONTINUES TODAY
Festivities are set to continue today at the Stoddard County Fair.
Starting at 7 pm tonight, Bootheel Tractor Pullers will be live at Arena A, while the second night of karaoke will be featured at Arena B. Tonight’s main stage performance will be the State Line Drive, also beginning at 7 pm.
Multiple events are on the schedule for Saturday, including the Buyers Breakfast at 8 am, the 4H and FFA Livestock Auction at 9 am, and the Demo Derby at 7 pm. Maggie Thorn will be performing on the main stage at 7 pm and the night will be capped off with the fireworks show, starting at approximately 9 pm.
For more information, go online to www.StoddardCountyFair.com.
REPRESENTATIVE FROM SOUTHEAST MISSOURI APPOINTED TO BOARD OF PROBATION AND PAROLE
A state representative from Southeast Missouri is leaving the Missouri House of Representatives to take a position on a state board.
On Wednesday, Missouri Governor Eric Greitens appointed Representative Paul Fitzwater as a member of the Board of Probation and Parole.
Fitzwater was first elected as representative of District 144, which includes Wayne, Reynolds, Washington, and Iron counties, in 2010.
While a member of the House, he served as the Chairman of the Corrections and Public Institution Committee, which oversees issues relating to adult and juvenile penal and correctional problems, and the administration of correctional institutions.
DATE SET FOR NEXT COFFEE WITH A COP EVENT IN POPLAR BLUFF
The Poplar Bluff Police Department will be holding their next coffee with a cop event next month.
The event will be held from 7:30 to 9:30 am on Friday, October 13th at McDonald’s on Highway 67 North.
You will be able to have a cup of coffee and chat with your local police officers during the event. If you have any questions, you can contact Lieutenant Darron Moore at 573 785-5776, extension number 1345,
WESTERN MISSOURI MAN ARRESTED IN BUTLER COUNTY
A western Missouri man has been taken into custody in Butler County.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 42 year old Christopher Raymond, of Brighton, was arrested Thursday evening on a felony charge of possession of methamphetamine and misdemeanor charges of possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia.
Raymond also reportedly had multiple warrants out of Polk County.
