Captain Jeffery Vitale, the commanding officer of Troop E Poplar Bluff announces that two new troopers have been assigned to Butler and Ripley Counties. Trooper Garrett Hendrix of Poplar Bluff has been assigned to zone 2. Trooper Hendrix is a graduate of Poplar Bluff High School and has a Bachelor of Science in fire science from Kaplan University if Cedar Falls Iowa. Trooper Caleb Morgan of Piedmont has been assigned to zone 1 in Butler and Ripley Counties. trooper Morgan is a graduate of Clearwater High school.