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CodeRED emergency system to launch locally
Eight Concordia Parish entities have joined forces to launch CodeRED this week -- an emergency notification system that will have the capability of alerting parish residents to situations involving dangerous weather or other critical circumstances such as a chemical spill or a hostage situation within a particular neighborhood. |
Concordia Field Day/Tour set
A Field Day/Tour of LSU AgCenter's cotton, rice and soybean demonstration plots in Concordia is scheduled for Tuesday, July 14, 2009, according to Glen Daniels, County Agent. Registration for the Field Day will begin at 9:00 a.m. at Scott Tractor Company, 12080 Hwy 84W, Ferriday. |
Troyville...Once a Thriving Town
"Troyville is one of the great towns built by Native Americans in the Lower Mississippi Valley," says renown Louisiana archaeologist Dr. Jon Gibson of Homer, considered an expert on Louisiana Indian cultures, particularly Poverty Point. |
Ferriday may build new water plant
Ferriday Mayor Glen McGlothin said today the town "should be pumping good water in two or three months and off the boil order," while plans are now being developed to build a new water plant at the location of the old water plant. |
Maxwell reappointed to levee board
Gov. Bobby Jindal has announced reappointments to the Board of Commissioners for the Fifth Louisiana Levee District, including Barry Maxwell of Ferriday. |
Safety key to holiday fun
Governmental offices will be closed Friday in honor of America's birthday as officials urge safety this long holiday weekend. |
Varnado new Methodist minister
As a newly-ordained Methodist minister, Ray Varnado was looking for a town and country church in need of a pastor and in need of a spiritual uplifting. |
Columns
Leadership when it counts
It wasn't too long ago that news reports were running rampant about higher education officials complaining to high heaven that budget cuts Gov. Bobby Jindal proposed for the new fiscal year would inflict more pain and suffering than the state's colleges and universities could possibly absorb. |
Editorials
Supreme Court's missed opportunity
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last week that the city of New Haven, Conn., erred when it threw out the results of a firefighters exam because the only people who passed it were white and Hispanic. |
Pay raise amendment needed
When legislators last summer approved a 123-percent pay raise for themselves, Louisianians were appropriately outraged and pushed Gov. Bobby Jindal to veto the measure. |
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Hoffpauir gets first start
Jarrett Hoffpauir of Vidalia made his first MLB start today (Thursday) as the Cardinals played at Milwaukee. |
East Central to compete at State
The East Central Dirtbags Dixie Major All-Stars will face Bossier Americans Saturday at 12:30 p.m. in Independence in the first game of the Dixie Majors State Tournament. |
McNair memories linger
I never thought I would live longer than Steve McNair. Watching him for four years in Lorman and places such as Grambling, Baton Rouge and Jackson, the Alcorn State quarterback phenom seemed invincible. |
Concordia Machine Pitch team cruises to title
After cruising through the Machine Pitch Dixie Youth Sub-district round robin tournament to seed teams, the Concordia Americans survived a couple of bumps in the rode to win the tournament championship Saturday in Vidalia. |
Heat was on in Omaha
I think I even saw Skip Bertman sweat during the first game of the College World Series. |
Hoffpauir called up
Vidalia native Jarrett Hoffpauir was called up to the St. Louis Cardinals today (Wednesday). |
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