SANDBAG-FILLERS ARE NEEDED AT JACKSON

JACKSON -- Rain put a damper on a sandbagging effort over the weekend, and emergency workers say sandbags are still desperately needed.

Starting today at 6 p.m. "The Sandbag Factory" will be "open for business" at the intersection of Highways 25-61, and at the intersection of Highways 72-34 in Jackson.

The effort will continue until midnight or until materials are depleted. Volunteers are asked to come and help, to meet the demands of the 49-foot river crest on Thursday.

For more information, contact the Cape Girardeau City EOC at 334-3211, the Cape Girardeau County EOC at 243-7703, the Salvation Army at 335-7000 or the American Red Cross at 335-5147.