Stories from Saturday, October 10, 2020

One of my great misfortunes is that I never got to know my grandfather, the late publisher of the Carroll Times Herald, James W. Wilson.

Either he died too soon, or I was born too late. I was 7, and Grandpa Wilson was 77 when he passed in 1977.

Nothing can make up for the conversations that never occurred.

But, in one of life’s rich paybacks, I did have the opportunity to learn about my grandfather through a spectacularly kind and wise surrogate.

In the late 1980s, while I was working for The Palm Beach Post in southern Florida in my early 20s, I really got to know Bob Beck, a longtime family friend and professional confidant of both my grandfather and uncle, James B. ...

I am happy to report my full recovery from the coronavirus infection, and I send heartfelt gratitude to everyone for your well-wishes and prayers. It is also great to see that our governor and first lady have recovered. Additionally, I was elated to witness the president’s triumphant return to the White House upon his discharge from the hospital. ...

Dear Editor: For 231 years the United States Constitution has stood as the binding document of our nation giving guidance for the formation of our laws. “On June 21, 1788, New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify the document, and it was subsequently agreed that government under the U.S. ...

Oct. 4-11 marked National Newspaper Week, and we would like to take a moment to talk about that. Technology has created so many ways for us to feel informed. We say “feel” informed, because not all of these ways are truly informative or offer reliable, trusted sources for fair and balanced content...

Editor's note: This is one of two columns written this week by local members of the Republican and Democrat parties looking at who is the better option for president, Donald Trump or Joe Biden. So how do you really know what an elected official would do if elected to a second term?...

Editor's note: This is one of two columns written this week by local members of the Republican and Democrat parties looking at who is the better option for president, Donald Trump or Joe Biden. Joe Biden brings an experienced, steady hand to this Presidential race. That is exactly what this deeply divided country needs at this crucial point in our history...

Hometowns: Kyle and Alyson Nance are from Poplar Bluff, and have many family members living in the area. Kyle is the son of Kenny Nance and Tami Lowe of Poplar Bluff. He is the grandson of Dale Lowe and the late Sandy Lowe, and Connie and Kenneth Nance, all of Poplar Bluff...

Buff Up the Bluff helped Jacob Pinkston dispose of a couch and chair Saturday, some of the most popular items Poplar Bluff residents get rid of during the annual clean up event. For Kathy Glant it was an old barbecue grill and a lot of other smaller items filling the back of a pickup truck, and for Cameron Pickard it was large sections of unneeded fencing...

The sixth annual Badge of Honor Benefit Run was able to overcame the COVID-19 pandemic and the threat of rain to be a success Saturday morning. After the event was postponed from April to October because of the pandemic, the threat of rain from the remnants of Hurricane Delta threatened to put a damper on Saturday’s run. But the rain held off, and the event was a success...