Jackson News

Matt Mueller of Mueller Brothers Irrigation places cobblestone brick pavers Friday on the east sidewalk of High Street in uptown Jackson.

AS a Vietnam vet, I want to thank Applebee's in Cape Girardeau for the free meal they offered to all veterans and active-duty personnel on Veterans Day.

The Police Departments asks the public to donate toys and other items to those less fortunate during this holiday season.

The Jackson Board of Aldermen delayed a vote to rezone property that one day could be used for senior citizen apartments.

The Jackson R-2 Foundation is happy to announce the 2009-2010 Teaching and Learning Grant Winners.

Traffic congestion problems, such as at the intersection of Hope and Main streets, is one of the large issues being addressed in the Jackson comprehensive plan.

To donate: Drop new, unwrapped toys at AAA Travel, Alliance Bank, Bank of America, Capaha Bank, Commerce Bank, Osage Center, Southeast Missourian, Montgomery Bank, Regions Bank, US Bank, Wehrenberg Theaters, First Missouri State Bank, Hastings Town Plaza, Paula Huggins Accounting, Bank of Missouri, Westfield Shopping, Kelly Services, Wal-Mart, ...

The building that has set empty since Jackson Bakery closed will soon have a new tenant.

The following items were released by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt.

To improve traffic flow around the courthouse square in Jackson, a St. Louis consultant has suggested the addition of stoplights, barriers and a roundabout.

Prosecutors will push for a prison sentence rather than probation for Michael J. Erzfeld, the Jackson wedding planner who pleaded guilty Tuesday to using customer credit cards to purchase expensive wine, home furnishings and art.

Nancy Friedman, also known as the Telephone Doctor, will lead sessions on improving customer service at one's company during the 10th annual meeting of the Medical Group Management Association.

1, 1984 Southeast Missouri State University is seeking two students to portray two historical ceremonial figures -- Chief Sagamore and Otahki; outfits for the mascots have been provided by the University Foundation.

Emergency workers douse the remains of a barn Wednesday afternoon, November 4, 2009, behind the home of Jay and Tammy Maloney on County Road 335 in Jackson.

When the former director of the South Scott County Ambulance District resigned in July, the district's board of directors knew they wanted to move in a different direction.

If you're planning to hit every haunted setup around Cape Girardeau in one night, you can't. SE Live had the plan to visit all the haunts in the area to be able to rate and review them.

* Consider a motion accepting the $267,031 bid of HD Supply Utilities of Mattoon, Ill., and authorizing the purchase of multiple electric transformers for the 4kV Electric Circuit Conversion Project.

Job cuts in the Department of Natural Resources Division of State Parks announced last week will hit close to home with at least one local post lost.

Controlling subdivision development -- an issue with potentially huge costs -- should be a priority for Jackson, Cape Girardeau and Cape Girardeau County governments, the chairwoman of Jackson's Planning and Zoning Commission said Wednesday night.

The estranged wife accused of a murder conspiracy that resulted in Tuesday's shooting of a pregnant woman and a teenager in Cape Girardeau was in the middle of an apparently bitter divorce.