Stories from Monday, May 30, 2022

A warm and windy Memorial Day in downtown Poplar Bluff greeted more than 100 military veterans, families and residents for the annual ceremony to pay tribute to American Armed Forces who died in service to the nation. Larry Kimbrow, a retired lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy and president of the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1056, once again served as both host and officiant for the ceremonies...

BAINBRIDGE, Ga. — Jerry Don “Smokie” Wilson, 75, of Bainbridge, Georgia, formerly of Campbell and surrounding areas, passed away on Saturday, May 28, 2022, at his residence in Bainbridge, Georgia. Smokie, son of Robert McKinley and Mary Elizabeth Smith Wilson, was born on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 1946, in Holcomb, Missouri...