Perryville News

Two River Region residents named to University of Mississippi  Spring 2025 Chancellor’s Honor Roll

UNIVERSITY, Miss. — The University of Mississippi announced students named to the Spring 2025 Honor Roll lists. Two students from the River Region have been named to the list: Marissa Cooper, of Perryville majoring in Integrated Marketing Communications, was named to the Chancellor’s Honor Roll, which is reserved for students who earn a semester GPA of

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Two persons hurt when pick up runs off PCR 806 and overturns

JEFFERSON CITY — Two 19-year-old Perryville residents were hurt in a traffic crash early Saturday morning on Perry County Road 806.   The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports a 19-year-old female suffered serious injuries and was taken to St. Francis Hospital in Cape Girardeau and a 19-year-old male suffered minor injuries and was taken to

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River Region students earn degrees from CMU

FAYETTE, Mo. — Central Methodist University celebrated its Spring 2025 commencement on May 10 in Puckett Fieldhouse on the Fayette campus. CMU alumnus Laurence Tucker ’69 gave the commencement address as a packed house of family, friends, faculty, staff, and other guests celebrated the graduates. Students were recognized for earning degrees at the master’s, bachelor’s,

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PCSD 32 now a StormReady Supporter

PERRYVILLE – Perry County School District is officially prepared for any weather that Mother Nature may throw its way. The district has earned the National Weather Service’s StormReadySupporter designation, which was officially presented to Safety Director Garrett Schott during the June 11 meeting of the Board of Education.  StormReady establishes an industry standard for severe

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Man dies after becoming entrapped in shut down oven

PERRYVILLE – The Perryville Police Department and Perry County Coroner has investigated the death of a 38-year-old Guatemalan national at the Gilster Marylee Cereal Plant in the 600 block of Old St. Mary’s Road in Perryville.   Officials identified the man as Nicolas Lopez Gomez who was employed by Gilster Mary Lee under the name

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Bridgette Steele of Perryville named to University of Arkansas Dean’s List

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.– Bridgette Steele of Perryville was named to the University of Arkansas Dean’s List for the 2025 Spring Semester. Steele joins a distinguished group of students recognized for this outstanding academic achievement. To qualify for the Dean’s List, undergraduates must achieve a grade-point average of 3.75 (or higher) during the semester while completing at least

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