Mangham man jailed after chase
An elderly Mangham man has been arrested after leading deputies on a 100-mile-per-hour chase Thursday.The Richland Parish Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call reporting an altercation with shots fired...
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Showing respect
The Rayville High School JROTC color guard presents the flags as the American Legion Tommie Cook Post #122 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Christian Phillips Post #3375 hosted their second annual POW/MIA...
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Warehouse fire
The Goetz Fibers cotton warehouse located off the Gin Road in Rayville was destroyed by a fire Friday. Fire other parish fire departments responded to help District 8 fight the blaze but the building...
View ArticleAngel tree applications ready
Richland Parish is beginning to prepare for the 2015 Salvation Army Christmas Angel Tree.Each year, the Salvation Army gathers the names of needy children throughout the area and places their names on...
View ArticleAycock award nominees announced
The purpose of the Sellers Aycock, Jr. Service Award is to honor selfless community volunteerism as personified by Sellers Aycock during his lifetime. This year’s nominees are Wayne Chapman, Melda...
View ArticleAmendment could fix loophole in taxes
Early voting starts Oct 10 for the fall election and the election ballot will have an amendment to the Louisiana Constitution that affects all parishes in the state of Louisiana. Amendment No. 4 is a...
View ArticleWater system extension opens new opportunities
Rayville Mayor Harry Lewis hopes the town’s newest water system expansion will lead to economic growth.The town has plans to use a pair of capital outlay grants of $740,000 and $6,960,000 to extend the...
View ArticleMan sought in fatal shooting
The Richland Parish Sheriff’s office is looking for a suspect in a murder which occurred Monday in Rayville.The Richland Parish Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call of a shooting on Blackmon Street in...
View ArticleEarly voting begins Oct. 10
Early voting for the Oct. 24 Gubernatorial Primary Election will be held Oct. 10-17.Richland Parish Registrar of Voters Carol Morgan said early voting will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily in...
View ArticleMan arrested after passing out at drive-through
A Rayville man was arrested for possession of synthetic marijuana after passing out in the drive-through lane at McDonalds.Rayville Police Chief Willie Robinson said the department received a called...
View ArticleRayville man makes history in kayak race
Berwick – David Dupree of Rayville raced alone in a kayak from Bossier City to Berwick in the inaugural 410 de Louisiane.Finishing the 410-race on Sunday, Oct. 4, Dupree won first place in his class,...
View ArticleRayville man arrested after 10-day manhunt
A Rayville man was arrested for second degree murder following a 10-day manhunt.Larry Ray Brown Jr., 29, of Rayville was located and arrested without incident in Monroe at approximately 6:45 p.m. Oct....
View ArticleFire district seeks support
Mangham Fire Chief Gary Piro is asking people to vote for the department’s parcel fee renewal on Oct. 24.The renewal would allow the Mangham Fire District to continue collecting $100 from each home and...
View ArticleTexas man arrested following rape charges
The Richland Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested a Texas man on charges of forcible rape and intentional exposure to Aids virus at approximately 12:15 p.m. Oct. 8.Richland Parish Sheriff Lee Harrell said...
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RPSO marks patrol cars with ‘In God we Trust’
Richland Parish Deputy Caleb Smith and Sheriff Lee Harrell display the new “In God We Trust” decals which are being placed on RPSO patrol cars.The Richland Parish Sheriff’s Office will be displaying...
View ArticleVoters to decide fate of amendments
Four Constitutional Amendments will be on Saturday’s ballot.• Amendment 1:The main purpose of this proposed amendment is to create a constitutionally protected fund for state transportation projects....
View ArticleVoters heading to polls Saturday
Richland Parish voters will head to the polls Saturday to elect candidates to a number of state and local offices.Voters will also decide the fate of four constitutional amendments and a parcel fee...
View ArticleRPSO, 911 office work to replace signs
The Richland Parish 911 service is working to keep citizens safe by working with the sheriff’s office to replace missing 911 signs.E911 employees Garth Sullivan and Beth Lewis provide the dispatchers...
View ArticleChamber of commerce in the works for Richland Parish
Richland Parish will soon have a chamber of commerce.A collaborative effort between the Northeast Louisiana Economic Association, the northeast Louisiana legislative delegation and mayors from Mangham,...
View ArticleMeeting slated to discuss traffic circle for Rayville
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development will host an open house Nov. 3 at the Rayville Civic Center to discuss placing a traffic circle at the intersection of US Hwy 425 and Louisa...
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