The Scott County election officials and the Circuit Clerk's office are working to complete the final Scott County tallies and certify the results of the November 5, general election. County officials released the unofficial results today and inlcude all ballots cast electronically via voting machine.
Over the preceding two weeks Madison “Madi” McDill was remembered and honored by Sebastopol Attendance Center and had a new Sebastopol street named in her honor as Madi McDill Drive was officially unveiled this past Sunday.
Candice Stevenson, a Forest native and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) refuge manager in Florida has been named the new fire communication and education specialist for the National Park Service (NPS) Division of Fire and Aviation. The promotion will take McCormick and her family from Florida to Boise, Idaho for her new position.
With the time and weather changing abruptly, and the Thanksgiving holiday right around the corner, preparations for the holiday season are underway. The annual Creative Christmas event will kick off the local holiday season Thursday, November 14, and the public is invited to attend.
Members of the Webb Memorial VFW Post 4974 in Forest will hold a lunch to honor World War II veterans on Tuesday, November 19, at 11:00 a.m. The public is invited to come join in the free lunch to honor local WWII veterans at the VFW Post on HWY 80 E. in Forest.
The 9th Annual Christians in Camo will be held at the Forest Baptist Church Thursday starting at 5:45 p.m. and the public is invited.
Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child organizers in Scott County have been hard at work preparing for the annual National Collection Week scheduled for November 18 through 25.
From time to time folks question why we publish letters from our readers on this page and from time to time we like to clarify our policy. This is one of those times. The fact of the matter is that there are some common misconceptions about letters that we’d like to clear up too.
The weekend preceding Veterans Day is always one of my favorite times to watch television. My favorite channel is The History Channel, and every year there’s an all-day special covering every major war of the 20th century.
The Scott Central Rebels welcomed the Bay Springs Bulldogs (9-2) to Scott County last Friday in the opening round of the MHSAA Class 2A playoffs. Both teams gave up very little on defense, and in the end the Rebels’ defense stopped the Bulldogs in overtime on the one-yard line to secure the win.
