Bragg City News

Mayor Roger Wheeler, left, congratulates Leonard Younger, right, following the ceremony to rename a portion of Third Street in Kennett to Younger Drive in May 2009.

The Kennett Police Department responded to an accident on Carter Street on Tuesday where a Pontiac Grand Am, traveling west, crossed the opposite lane and crashed through the fence of the Masonic Lodge and into a utility pole, next to a local playground.

Victor Eugene Downing died Friday, October 16, 2009, at Greenwood Village, Colo., at the age of 93.

A Pemiscot County girl has died and a Bragg City man is in jail for allegedly striking the 2-year-old child twice in the face.

Thirteen individuals were chosen as recipients for the 2009-2010 Lemonds Scholarship, which was established in 1986 to honor Homer and Dolah Lemonds for service and association work in the Black River Baptist Association.

Congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson made two stops in the area on Wednesday, kicking off the start of her 2009 Farm Tour.

U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson is passing through the local area today, visiting Strothers' Sod Farm at Bragg City, Mo., and having lunch at Strawberry's at Holcomb, as part of her 2009 Farm Tour.

Congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson made two stops in the area on Wednesday, kicking off the start of her 2009 Farm Tour.

District 8 US Congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson is coming home to roost for a little while during her annual farm tour! Staring on the east side of Missouri Emerson will visit as many ag related families as possible in her time on the road.

Following a fire that destroyed a family's home and belongings, several local agencies and businesses have began accepting donations to assist the family with its needs.

A recent fire could have resulted in the death of several area residents, had it not been for the smoke detectors that were installed in the home.