Julia Stanley
NewsAugust 20, 1997
HOMECOMERS CONTEST WINNERS NAMEDJACKSON -- Final winners of the Jackson Homecomers Talent Show were announced Sunday. The Talent Show was held in conjunction with the 89th Homecomers Celebration sponsored by American Legion Post #158. Jim Nelson, talent show chairman, said the winners of each age...NewsAugust 19, 1997
JACKSON ALDERMEN CUT PROPERTY TAXESThe Jackson Board of Alderman voted to lower the 1998 property tax rate by 5 cents per $100 assessed valuation. The city rate was set at 99 cents per $100 for those residents who resided in the city prior to 1965. Those residents pay an extra 12 cents per $100 for ...NewsAugust 18, 1997
CAPE MAN RECOVERS FROM BURNSAs an experienced painter of seven years, 25-year-old Doug Benton of Cape Girardeau never expected that routinely spraying lacquer varnish on woodwork could be potentially fatal. While spray painting wood on a utility closet door in a new condominium March 12 in Br...NewsAugust 17, 1997
HOSPICE EVENT DRAWS HUNDREDSSaturday's humidity and heat didn't keep visitors away from the second annual "Wailing in the Woods" folk and country music festival at Black Forest Villages. The second annual event attracted both adults and children, who heard family musical entertainment, saw li...NewsAugust 16, 1997
HEAVY RAIN, POWER OUTAGES HIT REGIONThunderstorms and heavy rain that pounded the region Thursday night resulted in power outages in Cape Girardeau and isolated flooding in Poplar Bluff. The storms, brought in on 20-to-25 mph winds, hit areas of south-central Illinois, Southeast Missouri and parts of...NewsAugust 15, 1997
LOIS BOSTON RETIRES AFTER 22 YEARSSome 22 years of service has ended for longtime voter registration clerk, Lois Boston of Cape Girardeau. She was forced to retire because of her health. After two heart attacks within three months of each other, she decided it was time to pass the job onto someone ...NewsAugust 14, 1997
EMERSON SPONSORS ANNUAL FAMILIY PICNIC ON SATURDAYA GOP family barbecue picnic will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday inside the Arena Building. The annual event is a Cape Girardeau County Republican tradition but will be slightly different this year. For the first time, U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson will be host of the event...NewsAugust 14, 1997
QUEEN CONTEST WILL HIGHLIGHT JACKSON HOMECOMERS SATURDAYJACKSON -- Dressed for a ball, young women 16 to 19 years of age from all over the area will be the highlight of Saturday's Jackson Homecomers celebration. This year's Jackson Homecomers Queen pageant theme is "Cinderella." It will begin at 7 p.m. Saturday...NewsAugust 14, 1997
CANDLELIGHT CEREMONY TO DEDICATE PAINTINGPeople traveling north or south on Interstate 55 Friday night might see a field full of candles around a 16-foot-high, 12-foot-wide painting of Jesus. The candles will be part of a ceremony to dedicate the painting, called the Divine Mercy, at what is called the Ce...NewsAugust 13, 1997
JACKSON HOMECOMERS: TRADITIONAL FESTIVAL RUNS THROUGH SATURDAYJACKSON -- Umbrellas popped open under a light rain on the first evening of the 89th annual Jackson Homecomers celebration Tuesday. Although attendance was low, rides, music and the smell of fried fish and hamburgers beckoned on opening night of the Jackson traditi...Advertisement
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