Memphis Democrat

 The Pacific International Quilt Festival is held annually at the SantaS Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. The 2023 event October 12-15 included hundreds of competition quilts, dozens of vendor booths, and a special exhibit “A Lost Art: The Masterful Hand Piecing and Stitching of Wynona Howard.” This exhibit included 17 beautiful quilts created…

 By Emily Bontrager  Each year people send out Christmas cards to family and friends during the holiday season. Whether it is a homemade card, one you bought at a store or a card sent online, Christmas cards have been spreading holiday cheer for decades.  Christmas is fast approaching and on December 9, National Christmas Card…

Sadie Jackson placed 3rd and received a Silver Medal in the National 4-H Chicken BBQ Contest on November 16, 2023, at the 2023 4-H National Poultry and Egg Conference in Louisville, KY.  She had to give an 8-to-10-minute power point presentation and speech on the Meat Bird Industry.  Jackson then had to BBQ four bone…

 Dr. Mesbah Joins Medical Staff at Scotland County Hospital  Scotland County Hospital, in Memphis, is pleased to have Hossain Mesbah, MD, join the Medical Staff. Dr. Mesbah is the Hospitalist for inpatients and he is also working in the Emergency Room. Hospitalists are physicians typically trained in internal medicine or family practice who specialize in…

 By Emily Bontrager  There are many car enthusiasts out there that have a love for automobiles. Brent Walker is one of those people. He has always liked working with his hands and fixing things.  Brent, 66, is from Memphis, Missouri. For 40 years, Brent ran a successful business in the area called Walker Motors Collision…

 Scotland County’s veterans were honored on Friday, December 10, with breakfast followed by an all-school assembly. The assembly opened with patriotic music by the Scotland County High School band, and the High School choir performed the National Anthem. Elementary students performed a musical salute to the veterans. 

1st Team Offense:  1. Hugh Baker, OL  1st Team Defense:  2. Vince Dale, DL  3. Payton Frederick, DE  1st Team Specialist:  4. Owen Brown, K  2nd Team Offense:  5. Beau Triplett, RB  6. Vince Dale, TE  7. Payton Frederick, OL  8. Jadin Fuller, ATH  2nd Team Defense:  9. Mason Parsons, DL  10. Beau Triplett, LB …

 By Travis and Jacqui Onken  In an effort to respect local players, the people and businesses that donated time, money and supplies, as well as the great lengths taken to install a Top 5 rated (at the time) course in Missouri, we started planning a fundraiser event.  On Saturday, October 14, we held a fundraiser…

 Each November, millions of people recognize the service and sacrifice of military veterans on Veterans Day. Initially commemorated as Armistice Day but renamed Veterans Day in the United States in 1954, the holiday is a federal holiday throughout the country.  The first Armistice Day was observed in 1919. Despite that lengthy history, the general public…

 October 27, 2023 | Memphis, MO  By: Weston Smith  It was the battle of the 8 and 9 seeds to start the Class 1, District 4 tournament on Friday night. Both the Scotland County Tigers and Gallatin Bulldogs were coming into the matchup with a regular season record of (2-7).  The Tigers and Bulldogs traded…