Monday, July 6, 2026
DEADLINE TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN MISSOURI FOR UPCOMING PRIMARY ELECTION IS WEDNESDAY
The deadline is approaching to make sure you are registered to vote in Missouri for the upcoming election.
According to the Missouri Secretary of State’s Office, the last day to register to vote in Missouri for the primary election is July 8th.
The primary election is scheduled for Tuesday, August 4th.
For more information on how to register to vote, visit sos.mo.gov/elections.
POPLAR BLUFF BUDDY BALL TO HOST UNDER THE SEA FORMAL DANCE
Poplar Bluff Buddy Ball and PB Parks and Recreation will be hosting the Under the Sea Formal Dance this week.
Officials say the event is being held in honor of BuddyBall participants and friends in the community with mental, physical, and developmental disabilities. The event is open to anyone living with disabilities along with their families.
The Dance is scheduled to begin at 5:30 pm on Tuesday at the Black River Coliseum. Tickets can be purchased at the door for $25.
You can find more information on the PB Buddy Ball Facebook page.
ANNUAL POLLARD PICNIC SCHEDULED FOR JULY 11TH
The date for the Annual Pollard Picnic in Northeast Arkansas is coming up.
The event will be held on Saturday, July 11th in Pollard, Arkansas, and will feature multiple attractions for the entire family as well as the annual Pollard Beauty Pageants.
The pageants will begin at 10 am and continue through the rest of the day. There will be multiple divisions from birth through 18 years old. The entry fee for each division is $30.
There is no pre-registration and entries should arrive 30 minutes before the scheduled beginning of their pageant.
All funds made during the pageant will go to the upkeep of the New Hope Cemetery in Pollard.
LOW INTEREST FEDERAL DISASTER LOANS STILL AVAILABLE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES IMPACTED BY LAST YEAR’S SPRING STORMS
Area business owners can still apply for low interest loans if they were affected by the late March and early April storms from last year.
According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, low-interest federal disaster loans are still available to small businesses and private non profit organizations to offset economic losses caused by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding occurring between March 30 and April 8, 2025.
The disaster declaration covers 41 Missouri counties including Butler, Carter, Dunklin, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Ripley, Stoddard, and Wayne, as well as nine Arkansas counties including Clay, Greene, and Randolph.
The loan amount can be up to $2 million with interest rates as low as 4% for businesses and 3.625% for private nonprofits with terms up to 30 years. Interest does not accrue, and payments are not due until 12 months from the date of the first loan disbursement. The deadline to apply is July 22nd.
To apply online, visit sba.gov/disaster.
SURFACE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT BEGINS TODAY IN DUNKLIN AND NEW MADRID COUNTIES
Contractor crews will be making driving surface improvements on Route D in Dunklin and New Madrid Counties over the next two months.
Route D will have a 12-foot width restriction from Route 25 in Dunklin County to Route 61 in New Madrid County while work is underway.
Officials say that crews will be on site from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Monday, August 31st.
Drivers should anticipate short, intermittent lane closures and traffic will be directed with the use of flaggers and a pilot car.
US HIGHWAY 60/62 BRIDGE OVER MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO BE CLOSED THIS WEEK
A major bridge connecting Southeast Missouri to Southern Illinois will be closed for parts of this week.
The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced that the U.S. 60/62 bridge over the Mississippi River will be closed from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily through Friday for maintenance work.
Officials say that message boards will be in place to alert motorists of the closure. Work is expected to be completed by Friday.