Photos & Video

A collection of photos showing the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge over the past 15 years.

Babies participate in the Elf Race at West Park Mall Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018, in Cape Girardeau. Evelyn Rhoden, 1, took home the grand prize.

Jackson sophomore student and FFA member Emily Peters performs routine care on Annabelle, her British White heifer calf, on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, at her family farm near Bertrand, Missouri.

Area residents visited display windows and perused downtown shopfronts during the annual Downtown Open House Friday, Dec. 7, 2018.

The American Legion Post 63 Pearl Harbor observance Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, at Riverfront Park in Cape Girardeau.

Southeast Missourian photographers pick their favorite photos from the month of November, 2018.

The 23rd annual Sounds of the Season at Cape First Church Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

Area residents took in decorations and architecture during the 31st annual LFCS Holiday Home Tour Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018.

The Southeast Missouri State University Redhawks football team, en route to Utah for their upcoming playoff game, departed from Cape Girardeau Regional Airport Friday morning.

The 27th annual Parade of Lights Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018, in Cape Girardeau. After the parade, Old Town Cape announced the winning entrants as chosen by judges: Best Theme — The Bridge Church; Best Business Appearance — Kranawetter Transport LLC; Best Nonprofit Appearance — Hanover Lutheran Youth Group; Best Music — St. Vincent De Paul Parish; Best Lighting — Dream Factory of SEMO; and Chairman's Award — Crossroads Church.

Fans and tailgaters gathered in and around Houck Stadium as Southeast Missouri State hosted their first-ever home football game Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018, in Cape Girardeau. After trailing 0-14 at halftime, the Redhawks rallied to defeat the Seawolves (28-14) and advance to the next round of playoffs.

The Christmas window display at Art Van Furniture Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

Students from Jefferson Elementary took a field trip to Southeast Missouri State University's campus to pick up trash and other debris as part of a beautification project Monday, Nov. 19, 2018.

Multiple craft fairs were held in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018, including the 48th annual Christmas Arts and Crafts Extravaganza at the Osage Centre and Show Me Center, the River Valley Craft Club’s 44th annual Christmas Craft Expo at Arena Park and the 23rd annual Christmas Extravaganza: The Crafts, Gifts and Collectibles Show at Notre Dame Regional High School.

City officials and neighborhood leaders meet to discuss the progress of the Purpose Built Communities city planning model Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, at the River Campus in Cape Girardeau.

A sold-out crowd of nearly 500 people attended the Cape Girardeau Zonta Club Women of Achievement luncheon, held at Ray’s Banquet Center Friday.

A few inches of overnight snow was enough to keep kids from several school districts home Thursday, but many people bundled up and headed outside anyway to enjoy Cape Girardeau's first significant snow of the year.

Veterans Day ceremonies at Cape Girardeau County Park North and the Jackson Veterans Day Parade.

The Cape Area Habitat for Humanity held its second annual Hard Hats/High Heels fundraiser Friday, Nov. 9, 2018, at Isle Casino Cape Girardeau.

Local citizens took to the polls Tuesday to vote on a broad array of candidates and ballot measures. A few took the time to explain why they're proud to earn their "I Voted" sticker.

President Donald Trump's final stop on his Make American Great Again rally tour at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau Monday, Nov. 5, 2018.

Southeast Missourian photographers' top picks from October assignments.

Sen. Claire McCaskill speaks Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018, in Port Cape's upstairs Yacht Club during a stop on her re-election campaign as the Democratic Party nominee for one of Missouri's two Senate seats.

The new Courtyard by Marriott hotel in Downtown Cape is seen Monday, Oct. 29, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

The annual Ugly Quilt Weekend at St. Vincent de Paul Parish Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

Missouri Republican candidate Josh Hawley speaks at a campaign rally Friday, Oct. 26, 2018, in Scott City.

Southeast Missouri State University hosted an AfterDark event Thursday, Oct. 26, 2018, at Academic Hall featuring music from Christian hip-hop artist KB and country artist Corey Kent White as well as a testimony from Kanakuk Kamps founder and president Joe White.

The inaugural flag retirement ceremony at VFW Post 3838 Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

Hosted in the Show Me Center for the first time, the VintageNOW fashion show was held Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018, in Cape Girardeau to raise money for Safe House for Women.

Members of the Macke family operate the Black Forest Haunted Ghost Town on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

The local HSRT response team — composed of firefighters from the Cape Girardeau Fire Department, Jackson Fire Rescue and the Sikeston Department of Public Safety — performed hazmat training Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018, at the Cape Girardeau Buzzi Unicem cement plant. The training consisted of teams responding to a benzene leak from a 6,000-gallon tanker at a rater of one-half-gallon per minute, as well as rescuing multiple Buzzi Unicem employees serving as mock victims placed throughout the plant.

Hundreds turned out to watch Southeast Missouri State University's annual homecoming parade Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018.

A peek into the life of Izaac Pursley as he tackles each day, living with achondroplasia.

The local chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes held a Fields of Faith event on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, at Houck Stadium in Cape Girardeau. The local event was one of more than 500 gatherings of student athletes as part of FCA's interdenominational outreach event held on sports fields throughout the nation.

The Downtown Tailgate Flea Market put on by the Downtown Merchants Group Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018 in Downtown Cape.

The Out of the Darkness Walk was held Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018, at Cape County Park North in Cape Girardeau. Nearly 700 walkers participated in the event and raised over $35,000.

TYLER GRAEF ~ tgraef@semissourian.com Free haircuts, groceries and other amenities were provided to local residents during the Project Homeless Connect event at the Osage Centre Friday, Oct. 5, 2018.

This year's Uptown Jackson Oktoberfest kicked off on Friday evening and continued through Saturday, where attendees enjoyed crafts, brews and traditional German fare.

Cape Girardeau Heritage Days was held Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018, in Cape Girardeau with interactive, educational demonstrations and exhibits at the Red House Interpretive Center and the Cape Girardeau River Heritage Museum.

Families spend time at area farms picking pumpkins and apples, making memories.

Kasten masonry celebrated a groundbreaking Friday, Oct. 5, 2018.

Southeast Missourian photographers pick their favorite photos from the month of September, 2018.

With the sun shining down, children and families came out to Cape Girardeau County Park North on Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018 to enjoy the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 51 and the Boys and Girls Club's second annual Fishing Rodeo.

Many quilts were on display during the River Heritage Quilt Guild Quilt Show at the A.C. Brase Arena Building Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018.

Two charity runs, Run for Ragan and the Nolan Weber Believers 5K, were held Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018 in Cape Girardeau and Jackson respectively.

Scenes from the sidelines of Friday night football action from the 2018 season at three local high schools.

Prolific comic book editor and Jackson native Roy Thomas was greeted by fans and former classmates alike during an event at the Cape Girardeau County Historical Center Friday, Sept. 28, 2018.

This marks the final Captured on Film gallery, which has featured Southeast Missourian photographs taken mainly in the 1960s through the 1990s, before the age of digital photography. A single Captured on Film photo will continue to be published on the newspaper's History page each weekend. Comments or questions about these images should be directed to librarian Sharon Sanders at ssanders@semissourian.com.

The annual TBY Active Living Expo was held Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018, at Isle Casino Cape Girardeau.

Doggy swim day at Cape Splash Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018 in Cape Girardeau.

A look into a few shops and their pets.

The inaugural Shipyard Music Festival was held Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018 in Cape Girardeau.

Hundreds attended the East Perry County Fair Saturday, despite a light rain. A selection of photos from the festivities.

Captured on Film galleries feature Southeast Missourian photographs taken mainly in the 1960s through the 1990s, before the age of digital photography. Comments or questions about these images should be directed to librarian Sharon Sanders at ssanders@semissourian.com.

Former Cape Girardeau County Sheriff John Jordan swears in to assume the post of U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of Missouri Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018 at the Rush Hudson Limbaugh Sr. U.S. Courthouse in Cape Girardeau.