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Veteran’s cemetery earns engineering award
The Northeast Louisiana Veterans Cemetery has been awarded an engineering excellence award by the American Council of Engineering Companies of Louisiana.The project was one of 13 statewide honored by...
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Deputies make drug bust
Drugs and other paraphernalia were seized when the Richland Parish Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant Nov. 20 at the residence of Leo Butler in Delhi ending a three-month long narcotic...
View ArticleMorris elected to FSA committee
Jeffery Todd Morris of Rayville has been elected to represent Local Administrative Area 2 during the recent USDA Farm Service Agency county committee election.“County Committee members are a critical...
View ArticleSchool board seeks members for advisory panel
The Richland Parish School Board is accepting application for membership on the newly created Special Education Advisory Council.This council will meet three times per year to provide advice and...
View ArticleWeekend accident claims one life
A one-car accident Saturday took the life of a Start woman.Troopers assigned to Louisiana State Police Troop F responded to a fatal crash shortly after 9 a.m. Dec. 28 on Louisiana Highway 133.The...
View ArticleSchool board members recognized
The Richland Parish School Board along with other school districts throughout Louisiana will celebrate School Board Recognition Month in January.More than 640 locally elected school board members...
View ArticleEmployers offered WorkKeys information
The Louisiana Ready Work Network will host a training session about how the ACT WorkKeys certificate can save employers time and money in the hiring, training and promotion process.Finding the right...
View ArticleDeadline nears for junior horse show
The 2020 Northeast Louisiana Junior Livestock Horse Show will be held Jan. 25 in Delhi.Participants are expected to check in between 8-8:30 a.m. Jan. 25 and the show will begin at 9 a.m. The Young...
View ArticleQualifying underway for party primaries
Qualifying for the April 4 presidential primary election will be held from Jan. 8-11.Candidates may qualify to run in the Democratic, Republican or independent party primaries.Registered Democrats may...
View ArticleNovember jobless rate up half a percent
The unemployment rate for Richland Parish rose half a percent in November 2019, according to figures released this week by the Louisiana Works Commission.The jobless rate for Richland Parish rose to...
View ArticleQualifying ends for April presidential primaries
Qualifying has ended for the April 4 presidential primaries.Candidates qualifying to seek the Democratic presidential nomination are Michael Bennet, Lakewood, CO; Michael R. Bloomberg, New York, NY;...
View ArticleMLK activities set in Rayville
The Martin Luther King Memorial Society will host its annual Dr. King’s Holiday activities on Jan. 20. This year’s theme is “Equality and Social Justice for All.” The banquet, free of charge, will be...
View ArticleJuvenile arrested after guns taken from car
A 17-year-old male from Bastrop was arrested in connection with a vehicle burglary in Rayville.Rayville Police Chief Willie Robinson advised his office received a burglary complaint that a suspect...
View ArticleTwo jailed on murder charges
Two men have been arrested following a homicide last week in Rayville.The Richland Parish Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call at 8:03 a.m. Jan. 6 at 310 Earline St., Rayville. After discovering...
View ArticleFlooding closes Russell Sage road
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has closed the main road at Russell Sage Wildlife Management Area two miles south of Russell Sage Road exit to Ruby Road.Increasing water levels in...
View ArticleCASA program now seeking out local volunteers
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Northeast Louisiana is holding a new volunteer training class beginning Jan. 30 in Richland Parish to ready volunteers to serve local children currently in need of...
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RPSO seeking suspect from armed robbery
The Richland Parish Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call of an armed robbery which had just occurred at 8:26 p.m. Jan. 16 at the S-Mart #4 (Bee Bayou), located at 3730 Hwy. 80 Rayville. The RPSO...
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Martin Luther King Jr., parade and banquet held
The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Society held its annual parade and banquet Monday in Rayville, honoring the memory of Dr. King.Mt. Zion Baptist Church took first place honors in the parade.Martin...
View ArticlePolice Report
The Rayville Police Department made the following arrests for the week of Jan. 19-26.• Sammie Combs, 38; 2107 East Pack Drive, Arlington, TX; resisting arrest by flight and improper lane usage.•...
View ArticleHorticulture workshop slated
Gardeners who want to learn how to move up from a home garden to a commercial enterprise can hear tips and strategies from experts at a horticulture workshop Feb. 5 at the Delhi Civic Center....
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