Stories from Thursday, May 9, 2024

Bloomfield High School has announced the valedictorian and salutatorian for the 2024 graduating class. Abigale Koerner, daughter of Steven Koerner, has been named valedictorian, Principal Kyle Keith said in a press release. Koerner accumulated a 3.983 GPA while in high school. ...

Duwayne Standridge was born to Millie King Standridge and Duel Standridge May 6, 1941 in Atkins, Arkansas. He was one of four children; Ilene, Cecil, Duwayne and Fib. Duwayne spent many years residing in California and Texas before moving back to Dexter. At one time, Duwayne owned his own Texaco Gas Station in Blythe, California and Papa DU’s Smoked Meat in Ripley, Mississippi. He also worked in mining, farming and construction over the years...