Essex News

A St. Louis jury that found an agriculture company and several of its affiliates negligent awarded over $2 million to two Stoddard County long-grain rice farmers in the first of several bellwether trials scheduled for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.

Noreen Hyslop photo Robert Holt was the victim of a tragic accident at Emcon Technologies in June 2008 that rendered him a paraplegic.

Son to Reginald Antonio and Tabitha Ann Jennings of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 3:02 p.m. Tuesday, Sept.

A proposed $3,000,000 revenue bond issue will be on the Nov. 3, 2009 special election ballot in the city of Essex.

Mike McCoy photo Dylan DeJournett, at right, and Chuck Tilley stand in front of the sprint cars owned by David DeJournett of Essex.

Two from Morehouse were killed and an Essex mother and son sustained moderate injuries in a Tuesday evening wreck on Highway 60 in New Madrid County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

Two from Morehouse were killed and an Essex mother and son sustained moderate injuries in a Tuesday evening wreck on Highway 60 in New Madrid County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

Two from Morehouse were killed and an Essex mother and son sustained moderate injuries in a Tuesday evening wreck on Highway 60 in New Madrid County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

Noreen Hyslop photo - Rev. Doyle Corlew has spent a lifetime in front of a classroom and behind a pulpit.

Raymond Cletus Stovall, 76, of Bell City was born Sept. 20, 1932, at Ardeola, Mo., son of George and Adelia Smith Stovall, and died Saturday, June 6, 2009, at his home.

Bloomin' June is right around the corner and the Bloomin' June Festival is planned once again in Essex for Saturday, June 6. The Essex Area Development, Inc., a non-profit community based organization whose members are local residents with an interest in community betterment within the city of Essex, is sponsoring the annual event at Mae Hall Park ...