Thayer News

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I am putting my girls in a pageant next weekend. The best part is, its free. Yes, that's right FREE! It is in Poplar Bluff, MO.

The two murderers who escaped from an Arkansas prison Friday were likely in the Missouri Bootheel on Saturday, but there were no credible sightings of the two as of 5:30 p.m. Sunday, said Dina Tyler, spokeswoman for the Arkansas Department of Corrections.

This weekend, Hardy will celebrate the lives of the Wilburn Brothers, country music singers from the Hardy area who were members of the world famous Grand Ole Opry.

The School of Information Technology and Computing will offer a new Maymester class that potentially could pay for itself and more.

Alfred Thayer Mahan wrote the seminal book, "The Influence of Sea Power Upon History: 1660-1783," more than 100 years ago.

The Repertory Theater of the Ozarks teams up with the inaugural "Go Green Festival" to co-sponsor a pair of concerts Friday and Saturday at the former Oregon County Country Music Theater, which is part of the Evergreen Center - 420 Walnut in Thayer, Mo., just 2 miles from the Arkansas state line.

LeRoy W. Hendrix, 70, of Perryville died Saturday, March 14, 2009, at Perry County Memorial Hospital in Perryville.

Repertory Theatre of the Ozarks opens its 2009 season with a Benefit Concert for St Jude Children's Research Hospital of Memphis, Tenn.

When given the chance, the Portageville Bulldogs can hurt you from behind the arc.

A Koskonong man suffered serious injuries late Sunday in a single-vehicle crash on an Oregon County highway, the Missouri Highway Patrol reported.

Public Eye said in the Thayer Forum:

I have been told by certain friends, family members and neighbors that, when asking about registering to vote for the April 7 City elections... That last question is rhetorical, of course. I am curious to know if others have had a similar experience. If so, please discuss it here.

After noticing the excitement that people are finally beginning to show as we look forward to new leadership of our city government, I began hearing a variety of folks saying that it was no longer possible to register to vote in municipal elections. I had thought differently; so, I looked into it.

If anyone can help me to substantiate what others have told me (but have failed to document), we'd be doing a good thing for Thayer. Please help me to identify what the source of the confusion is.

Mrs_sayno2bs said in the Thayer Forum:

...I don't know what Donna is getting out of lieing about this.. But it isn't funny...Reason i know all this is because that "16 year old girl" Joann Summers was my niece and she had passed away in 2004...

What can a person do when a relative (who is deceased and cannot presently defend herself) has been attacked using the local news media (both print and television)?

In this case, the person decided to draw it to the attention of bloggers who wanted to know more than the television or newspaper reporters (who reported the stories) wanted to know. Quotes may have been made prima facie, without verifying with other sources (e.g., living relatives of the deceased).

Public Eye said in the Thayer Forum:

The SMN reported that 3 candidates [Carrie Tucker (incumbent), Erman Croney, and Betty Morris] are competing for the 2 open seats from the "Thayer School District."

Marge Shipp has announced her candidacy for Mayor of Thayer, subject to the April 7 election.

Although a picture accompanied this article in the print edition, the electronic edition of the South Missourian News has omitted it for reasons unknown to this editor.

Discussions at topix.com have been lively.

The Thayer Bobcats have been seeded first in the District 2 Class 2 Boys' Basketball Tournament at Summersville March 2-7. Gainesville is seeded second, Mansfield third and Summersville fourth.

An intriguing thing happened on the way to the forum. A topix poster claimed to have information about the mysterious and untimely death of a resident of Thayer.

While reading his posts, many thoughts crossed my mind. This person is just a young'un having some fun. Maybe it's a person trying to cause someone grief (i.e., ulterior motives). But, I couldn't let go of the feeling that this person was persistent and seemed to yearn to have someone listen. So, I thought, what harm could there be to that?

And so, it began...

The recent ice storm, which resulted in President Obama signing an Emergency Disaster Declaration for Missouri, sure took its toll on the residents of Thayer. But, while folks are yet cleaning up and restoring their lives to normalcy, they are becoming more aware of a scheduled activity on the horizon.

“This is just a small picture of who I am,” Doris says. She goes on to say, “In the Appalachians, outsiders are referred to as 'revenuers;' here in the Ozarks, we call them 'foreigners.' My friends and neighbors in Thayer need to know just one thing: I'm a local girl and the only promise I make is to always do what is best for the people of our fine city.”

Penalties normally assessed for late transactions at local license offices will be waived for customers in areas hit by ice storms, according to the Missouri Department of Revenue.