In the spirit of giving for the holidays, students at Eugene Field Elementary are collecting donations of socks until Dec. 17 to be donated to the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center and for homeless veterans.

The Poplar Bluff R-I Health Services/Student Wellness program is seeing an increase in the number of visits to them each year.

The newest patrolmen at the Poplar Bluff Police Department are carrying on their fathers’ legacy as second-generation officers. “The term blue bloods often refers to people who come from a family in law enforcement and continue in the family trade,” said Poplar Bluff Police Chief Danny Whiteley...

The Poplar Bluff Police Department partook in what was described as a “very old tradition” Wednesday morning when it held a badge pinning ceremony to recognize its new and newly promoted officers. The badge pinning ceremony, according to Chief Danny Whiteley, has been around for many, many years...

Poplar Bluff’s airport will get a name change, part of an effort that recognizes its changing role in both the area and the state.

Poplar Bluff City Council members discussed a budget Tuesday for 2020 that would include a nearly $300,000 deficit and the loss of all mosquito abatement operations.

The Sounds of Christmas have been playing in the minds and hearts of the Palace of Praise congregation in Poplar Bluff since February. They will share the production with the public at 7 p.m. Dec. 15-18 at the church, 1400 Herschel Bess Blvd. Associate Pastor Randy West writes and directs a new play each year, and church members have been producing his work for 10 years, said Terrie Faughn, church clerk/secretary...