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Poplar Bluff, Missouri (view source)
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Poplar Bluff was incorporated as a village on February 9, 1870, and as a city on August 2, 1892. Its first mayor was Joseph T. Davidson, a Civil War veteran from [[Illinois]]. Since 1970 the city has had a council-manager form of government, in which most administrative authority lies with an appointed city manager and the elected members of the city council, with the mayor having relatively little power. The current mayor is Robert L. Smith (who also doubles as 5th Ward councilman), who upon his appointment in April 2019 became the city's first African-American mayor. There are six other council members, one from each of the other four wards and the other two elected at-large. The city manager, who appoints most of the city department heads, is Mark Massingham, appointed in 2015.<ref>https://www.poplarbluff-mo.gov/226/City-Manager</ref>
Poplar Bluff was incorporated as a village on February 9, 1870, and as a city on August 2, 1892. Its first mayor was Joseph T. Davidson, a Civil War veteran from [[Illinois]]. Since 1970 the city has had a council-manager form of government, in which most administrative authority lies with an appointed city manager and the elected members of the city council, with the mayor having relatively little power. The current mayor is Robert L. Smith (who also doubles as 5th Ward councilman), who upon his appointment in April 2019 became the city's first African-American mayor. There are six other council members, one from each of the other four wards and the other two elected at-large. The city manager, who appoints most of the city department heads, is Mark Massingham, appointed in 2015.<ref>https://www.poplarbluff-mo.gov/226/City-Manager</ref>
==Education==
Poplar Bluff and the surrounding area are served by the Poplar Bluff R-I School District, with a total enrollment of about 5,000 students and about 700 faculty and staff.<ref>https://www.poplarbluffschools.net/district_information/data_and_reports/demographic_profile</ref> In addition to an Early Childhood Center and a Kindergarten Center, it includes four elementary schools: Eugene Field, Lake Road, Oak Grove, and O'Neal (grades 1-5); one middle school; Poplar Bluff Junior High School; and Poplar Bluff High School. The district's mascot is the Mules, and the school colors are maroon and white. The school has a solid academic record compared to the rest of the state, and a number of student athletes have distinguished themselves at the professional level, including NFL player Derland Moore and NBA players (and brothers) Tyler and Ben Hansbrough.<ref>https://www.poplarbluffschools.net/student_life/athletics/about_the_mules</ref>
Several private schools also operate in Poplar Bluff, including the Sacred Heart Catholic School, Thomas M. Lane Seventh-Day Adventist Church School, and Westwood Baptist Academy.
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