Darius Rucker announces engagement

Residents and businesses are also being asked to keep storm drains clear of debris.

The 100 Mile Yard Sale along Highway 25 attracts bargain hunters near and far from Jackson, Missouri to Kennett.

The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. City Wide Celebration Committee will host a variety of events in the Cape Girardeau area on Thursday January 15 to Monday January 19.

There will be a Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast and donation drive in the John A. Logan College conference center on Tuesday morning, January 20.

There will be a Dr. Martin L. King Jr. scholarship breakfast at the Southern Illinois University student center on Monday morning, January 19.

Community leaders will mark the 100th anniversary of U.S. Highway 61 with several events in 2026.

Mercy Health Foundation Southeast will present its 10th annual Journey Gala 2026 later this month.

The Alexander/Pulaski Counties NAACP will host its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. City Wide Celebration Committee will host a variety of events in the Cape Girardeau area on Thursday January 15 to Monday January 19.

There will be a Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast and donation drive in the John A. Logan College conference center on Tuesday morning, January 20.

There will be a Dr. Martin L. King Jr. scholarship breakfast at the Southern Illinois University student center on Monday morning, January 19.

Community leaders will mark the 100th anniversary of U.S. Highway 61 with several events in 2026.

Mercy Health Foundation Southeast will present its 10th annual Journey Gala 2026 later this month.

The Alexander/Pulaski Counties NAACP will host its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Are you looking for a local volunteer opportunity? The staff at John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff could use your help.

The Show Me Showdown returns to the Show Me Center in August.

Pickle in the Park returns to Poplar Bluff, Mo. on December 18-21.

Volunteers will lay more than 1,000 wreaths at the Jackson city cemetery and Russell Heights Cemetery for Wreaths Across America.

The Southern Illinois University School of Physics and Applied Physics and members of the Astronomical Society of Southern Illinois will host a stargazing party for the Geminid meteor shower.

The Carbondale Police Department hosted its 24th annual Community Christmas Store, helping nearly 200 children.

Saint Francis Healthcare System in Cape Girardeau, Mo. holds its seventh annual outdoor Live Nativity on Wednesday, December 10.

The National Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal will hold its annual tree lighting on Sunday, December 7.

Organizers say there will be more than 50 vendors selling a wide variety of items, including Christmas decorations, candles, jewelry, gifts for men and much more.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will co-host two live eagle programs.

The city of Carbondale will hold a “Let it Glow” holiday lights decorating contest.

A National Wreaths Across America ceremony will be held at Missouri’s National Veterans Memorial in Perryville, Mo.