Big changes on the way for Webster County school district

by MATT HUGHES

J-E News Editor

Everyone expecting change when the Webster County School Board selected Dr. Rachel Yarbrough as the districts next superintendent will not be disappointed. On Monday night the board unanimously approved a proposal from Dr. Yarbrough to conduct a major restructuring of the district’s leadership.

From Roads to Rows, Farmers Keep Busy with Planting

While cruising along the open road this month, especially in rural areas, don’t be surprised if you suddenly find yourself driving behind a tractor. Farmers are hard at work planting this year’s crops and often need to use the roads to get to all their rows. 

Sebree farmer and United Soybean Board Director Keith Tapp reminds motorists to be on the lookout when sharing the road this spring. Nearly 60 percent of highway fatalities occur on rural roads, according to the Federal Highway Administration.

Webster Land Judging team to compete at nationals

by MATT HUGHES

J-E News Editor

Members of the Webster County FFA Land Judging Team are currently in Oklahoma City, OK preparing for this week’s National Land Judging Competition. 

State to spend $652K on “rural secondary” roads in WC

by MATT HUGHES

J-E News Editor

Webster County Fiscal Court met in a three hour session on Monday, covering a varied agenda that included everything from road work to further discussion on a tree the county downed on Hester-Winstead Road near Slaughters.

Google’s Street view car gets a street level look at Webster County

by MATT HUGHES

J-E News Editor

Observant residents may have noticed that the Google maps Street view car has been moving around Webster County during the last week. Even those who were not familiar with what the car was would have noticed the white and green car topped with something that looked like a cross between a soccer ball and a giant lady bug.

Google map’s Street view is a web-based program that allows you to pull up a map of just about any location in the world, and then zoom down to street level for a complete 360 degree view of that location from ground level. This is achieved thanks to a fleet of conspicuous cars that roam the highways and byways of nearly every country on the planet.