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The November meeting of the Wednesday Music Club was a celebration of three different occasions:The 100th anniversary of the Missouri Federation of Music Clubs (1918-2018), the Parade of American Music (annually in November by the National Federation of Music Clubs) and 60 years of music awards by the Wednesday Music Club...

The Arbyrd City Council met for the November session on Tuesday. The City financials were presented to the board. All financials are on track. The yearly audit has been completed. The audit took considerably longer than usual due to issues with the new software...

Kelsey McKenney TD News Staff Last year, Piggott High School and Piggott Elementary employees were trained in the particulars of the Stop the Bleed program. Stop the Bleed is a national campaign in which faculties learn what to do in different emergency situations...

The tradition of giving continues in the Kennett Public Schools as students participated in the annual Thanksgiving Canned Food Drive. According to Kennett Middle School (KMS) Principal Nathan Baker, “This event is held each year in our school district in order to provide food baskets for families in our community who are in need of such assistance at Thanksgiving.”...

Greydon Williams Courier News Lights of the Delta will open Monday and continue until Thursday, Dec. 27. It will be open from 5:30-9 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays, and 5:30 to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. As the holiday season begins to sweep across the country, one thing can always be counted on in Mississippi County — the opening of the treasured holiday lighting display, Lights of the Delta...

The Kennett School District No. 39 Board of Education is proud to announce the nomination of Lily Nicole Figgins, daughter of Gary and Kim Figgins, as their nominee for the John T. Belcher Memorial Scholarship. The Board of Education based their selection on academic achievement and leadership abilities. Lily was one of 13 outstanding applicants from the senior class who applied for the scholarship nomination...

The First Baptist Church of Kennett began the Operation Christmas Child campaign on Monday. The project centers around a shoebox, which has been aiding children in need for years. “This is the 25th anniversary of the program,” said Nancy Todd, drop-off center coordinator. “Our congregation has been doing it for 12 years.”...

Science is something that we experience day in and day out without even realizing it. Hagerman’s Extreme Science show was invited to come and entertain the students at Holcomb elementary school and middle school and perform his great Extreme Science magic tricks...

Matt Dollard Editor of Arrow Southeast MO State University Harold Walker had plans of becoming a teacher before being drafted into the Vietnam War just months before graduating from Southeast in 1967. Instead, the adrenaline of his days hovering over battlefields as a helicopter pilot led him to a life more fitting of a movie script. Walker went from “frat-rat,” to Marine to undercover law enforcement agent to private investigator to where he is now at 73, an author...

The annual Senath Lions Club Pancake Breakfast will be held Saturday, Nov. 17 from 6-10 a.m. at the Senath Methodist Church. Breakfast will include sausage, bacon, biscuits, gravy, pancakes and drink for $5 per ticket. Everyone is welcome to attend. All proceeds will go to help fund programs supported by the Senath Lions Club...

The First United Pentecostal Church is hosting their 14th annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner on Tuesday, November 20. The dinner will be held at the Kennett Christian Academy Gym, located at 1321 Kennett Street in Kennett from 6-7:30 p.m. The menu includes turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, green beans, corn, cranberry sauce, rolls, dessert and drink. There will also be drawings for door prizes. There is no charge for the dinner and everyone in the community is invited to attend...

Family and friends from as far away as Texas, Michigan, Indiana, and California gathered to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the Boone family farm that sits northwest of Gibson. Fifty people shared a meal and memories on Sunday afternoon. The guests of honor were the hostess for the event, Barbara Boone Matthews, and Benjamin Boone Matthews, the 15 month-old great-great-great grandson of the family patriarch...

The Three Rivers Endowment Trust will present Trivia Night to benefit the Kennett Student Success Fund. The event will be held at 6:00 p.m., Thursday, November 15 at the Kennett Country Club located at 2121 1st Street. The cost is $120 per team up to 6 players and includes dinner...

The Campbell Band Department has announced that Alana Austill has earned First Chair French Horn in the All-District Band. The concert will be held on Saturday, November 17 at 7 p.m. at Cape Central High School. The community is invited to attend. Austill is under the direction of Elizabeth D. White...

Kennett Middle School held their annual Veteran’s Day Assembly on Wednesday, honoring area veterans and remembering those who gave their lives defending our nation’s freedom. This is the 26th year for the Veterans in the Classroom assembly originated by longtime KMS staff member Sheila Marchbanks and VFW Commander Phillip Greenway...

Imagine being at work doing your day to day job and before you go home, you are considered to be a hero. That’s exactly what happened with Geral Gilmer and Brian Jackson, who are employed with the City of Kennett’s street department. During Tuesday night’s city council meeting Randy Carter, Street Commissioner told the council and mayor how two of his men recently helped an elderly lady in need in Kennett...