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William Erwin STEELE, MO --A Region 8 man is being held without bond after police say he pistol whipped a man then beat him with a hammer.

An Arkansas man was arraigned Monday in Pemiscot County Court for assault in the first degree and armed criminal action.

The first major winter storm of the season hit the Bootheel closing schools and cancelling or postponing planned Christmas events for Dec. 6 and 7. Estimates of a quarter to half inch of ice and a coating of snow shut down schools across Pemiscot County Friday and Christmas parades at Hayti and Caruthersville were cancelled or postponed.

Pemiscot County residents will be taking to the polls on Apr. 8, 2014 to elect all five board members of the Pemiscot Memorial Health Systems, ,Board of Directors.

Municipal election sign-ups began the morning of Dec. 17 and many eyes in Pemiscot County are turned to the Caruthersville, MO's mayoral race.

The Pemiscot County Sheriff's Office is looking for suspects after money was stolen from a convenience store and a truck stop.

Gov. Jay Nixon says over $700 thousand in grants from the Delta Regional Authority will help several communities in southeast Missouri move forward with infrastructure improvement and workforce development projects.

Not only was the cost of health care significantly higher than in other industrialized nations, but Americans were among the unhealthiest populations in the Western world.

Municipal election sign ups continue in Pemiscot County and the city of Caruthersville, MO has a contested mayor's race as of Jan. 8. Candidate Rick Brandon already signed up and then George Pierce threw his hat in the ring.

Pemiscot Memorial Health Systems in Hayti, MO has made the decision to privatize their ambulance and EMS services to Medic One , according to CEO Kerry Noble during an interview on Jan. 8. "After consideration the Board has made the decision to allow Medic One to provide ambulance service to the county," Noble said.

Ballot certification is underway in Bootheel municipal elections as the deadline to sign-up for races was Jan. 21. In the city of Caruthersville, MO the Mayor's race now has three contenders as Marshall Grubbs added his name to the list.

The city of Steele, MO will only have one contested race on their ballot as the deadline to sign up to run for municipal election ended Jan 21. According to City Clerk Linda Nowlin, the seats up for election are Mayor, Chief of Police, Alderpersons in Ward 1 & 2 and City Judge.

Caruthersville Attorney Daniel Cornacchione has announced his intentions to seek the position of Pemiscot County Associate Circuit Judge Division II Caruthersville Attorney Daniel Cornacchione has announced his intentions to seek the position of Pemiscot County Associate Circuit Judge Division II Election sign-ups for the August Primary in the ... (more)

Candidates began signing up for the August Pemiscot County primary on Feb. 25, and according to Pemiscot County Clerk Pam Treece, some of the races are already contested.

The Bootheel of Missouri and Pemiscot County was brought to a virtual stop by one of the biggest ice/freezing rain and snow storms that began on Mar. 2 and ended the morning of the Mar. 3. Sunday began with thunder and freezing rain, switching to thunder and heavy amounts of sleet, and then followed by a topping of wet snow.

On Mar. 4 though because of a major winter storm, Hayti and other cities were inundated with the big rigs when I-55 was shut down in the southbound lane from exit 8 in Missouri almost to West Memphis in Tennessee.

The Pemiscot County Sheriff's Office is investigating a deadly house fire just south of Portageville.

The Pemiscot County Sheriff's Office continues to investigate a deadly house fire just south of Portageville.

A reward is now being offered for information about a deadly house fire in Pemiscot County.

Three southeast Missouri men charged with first-degree murder in the April death of a 60-year-old Portageville man are expected to make their first court appearance on Monday.

Suspect accused of beating man with gun, claw hammer

Arkansas man arrested for pistol whipping Steele man

First major winter storm hit bootheel

No one signs up for Pemiscot Memorial Health Systems on opening day for election

Caruthersville still looking for mayoral candidate

Pemiscot, New Madrid County sheriff's office looking for theft suspects

Gov. Nixon announces grants to fund projects in SEMO

Four years after passage of Obamacare, health care system remains in crisis

City of Caruthersville has contested mayor's race

Medic One to take over Pemiscot County ambulance service

City of Caruthersville has three vying for mayor

Cities of Steele, Hayti, and Wardell have contested races

Cornacchione announces candidacy for judge

Pemiscot County candidates begin signing up for August primary

Thunder freezing rain, sleet and snow practically shuts down Pemiscot County, MO

Hundreds of truckers diverted as traffic gets stranded on Interstate 55

Victim identified in fire investigated as homicide

Multiple agencies investigate homicide in Pemiscot County

Friend remembers victim in Pemiscot Co. homicide, arson investigation

3 charged in Portageville killing