Drugs, stolen car seized by Rayville police
A disturbance at a local truck stop led to a drug arrest recently.Rayville Police Chief Willie Robinson said Office Quatez White was sent to investigate a disturbance at 6:36 p.m. Dec. 20 at the...
View ArticleRichland Parish jobless rate rises slightly
Unemployment in Richland Parish rose slightly during November according to figures released by the Louisiana Workforce Commission.The jobless rate in Richland Parish rose from 4.7 percent in October to...
View ArticleInvestigation yields results
Richland Parish deputies concluded a lengthy narcotics investigation Dec. 27 which resulted in two arrests.Deputies came into contact with Demario D. Jackson of Rayville. Jackson had an outstanding...
View ArticleChief unopposed in Rayville election
Rayville Police Chief Willie Robinson will serve another term in office after running unopposed for re-election.Qualifying for the police chief’s election in Rayville ended Friday with Robinson as the...
View ArticleLSMSA Foundation welcomes alumnus as executive director
Angela Robinson is the new executive director of the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts Foundation.Robinson, an LSMSA alumnus, was named to the position by the LSMSA Foundation’s Board of...
View ArticleResidents warned to look out for sales tax notices
Louisiana residents who made purchases from remote retailers last year for which sales tax was not collected will begin receiving notifications from those retailers about use taxes due on those...
View ArticleDelhi mayor urges citizens to comply with census forms
Delhi Mayor Jesse Washington commits to working on the 2020 census for the Town of Delhi along with the town clerk and public works director.Each citizen is encouraged to please complete and mail back...
View ArticleTown observes MLK Jr. Day
Richland Parish residents lined the streets of Rayville on Monday as they took part in the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day parade. Several churches, and other organizations participated with a...
View ArticleOfficer training offered
Richland Parish Sheriff Garry Gilley sponsored a program from Tom Long’s Tactical Officers Survival School for local and out of state officers.Long is a law enforcement officer with 33 years of...
View ArticleDivine Pearls are Sowing Love in the community
The Divine Pearl’s organization has taken on a new initiative, Sowing Love. Along with its other principle ideals such as community service, modeling positive behaviors, education and helping our...
View ArticleRayville girls remain on a roll in basketball
After another tough pre-district schedule that left the Lady Hornets around five-hundred in the won-loss column, the ladies have hit their stride in district play, going undefeated in their first five...
View ArticleRayville tops best teams list
Close readers will remember that last year I said the Hornets were the best Rayville basketball team I had lever seen except for the team I would see next year. If I have ever made an understatement,...
View ArticleGrant will aid parish schools
The Richland Parish School Board was awarded the School Redesign Grant by the Louisiana Department of Education in the amount of $340,336 on Jan. 16.Grant funding will be disbursed to the board during...
View ArticlePedestrian killed near Holly Ridge
A female who was walking on US Hwy 80 was killed Monday night after being struck by a vehicle. Shortly before 11 p.m. Jan. 29, Louisiana State Police Troop F responded to a crash on US Hwy 80...
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PETA honors memory of cattle with billboard
In honor of the 10 cows who died—and the many others who were injured—when a truck carrying them overturned on Interstate 20 in Richland Parish last November, PETA has placed a billboard near the crash...
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Livestock Show honors James
This year’s Northeast Louisiana Livestock Show is dedicated to Joseph Truman James Jr.The Stockshow parade will kick off this weekend’s events with live music at 9 a.m. before the parade begins at 10...
View ArticleDelhi mayor reflects on first term in office
As he reflects upon his first term as mayor of Delhi, Mayor Jesse Washington recalls his first day in office was eventful. He walked in with only one experienced staff member, who was the...
View ArticleMarengo Swamp Ride canceled over road issues
Wish I Could of NELA has announced it will no longer host the Marengo Swamp Ride at the Boeuf River WMA. Wish I Could issues a statement saying: “Due to road improvements made over the last year and...
View ArticleRichland jobless rate barely rises in December
The unemployment rate for Richland Parish barely rose in December.The unemployment rate inched up from 5.1 percent in November 2017 to 5.2 percent in December 2017. Both numbers are down from the 6.6...
View ArticleAlumni honor history
The Rayville Rosenwald/Eula D. Britton Alumni Association will celebrate Black History Month with an open house Feb. 17 at the alumni center.Browsing and fellowship will begin at 1 p.m. and the program...
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