A cafeteria worker of several years in the Poplar Bluff school system enjoyed serving students so much that she returned to college after 13 years to finish her teaching degree, becoming a first-generation graduate.

The Poplar Bluff Middle School will welcome its first Poplar Bluff native in 15 years to serve as principal for the upcoming school year.

The annual Poplar Bluff Schools' Math Counts competition ended in a three-way tie for perfect scores, with the fourth grade victor being determined by just hundredths of a second.