Stories from Saturday, December 16, 2023

During my visit to the U.S.-Mexico border in September, I saw first-hand the dangers of the border crisis for our country and I decided to make immigration legislation my priority. This session I filed a total of 11 bills, with a particular focus on three measures addressing immigration and border security. ...

Tom Lawson was retired when he returned to Poplar Bluff in 1988. He had already spent a career in education when he and his wife, Jeane, were called home to care for their parents. “I hope that I can help my hometown,” Lawson told his wife, of his plans for when they settled...