Stories from Thursday, June 9, 2022

William “Bill” Bedford Lewis, 63, of Broseley, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at his residence. On March 10, 1979, he married Gayla Faye Barnes in Poplar Bluff. She preceded him in death on June 14, 2012. Bill was born March 18, 1959, in Poplar Bluff to Enoch Bedford Lewis and Norma B. ...

Authors in Poplar Bluff and beyond have a new, customizable resource for publishing and promoting their books. Lifelong book lover and retired English teacher Gaëlle Freer has embarked on a new venture by founding Blue Rooster Company to provide authors with support and publicity — and to engage her passion for reading...

Forum Fifty Fifty founders Shawn Adams and Evan Holley are winners of 2022’s Game Changer Award. Morgan McIntosh, executive director of Downtown Poplar Bluff, Inc., and board chairman Beverly Roach presented the award Thursday during the first annual Dining for Downtown at the Black River Coliseum...