Police Report
The Rayville Police Department made the following arrests for the week of Oct. 3-9.• Felix West, 39, 98 Sugar Hill Road, Rayville; simple battery.• Roosevelt West, 33, 98 Sugar Hill Road, Rayville;...
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The Rayville Police Department made the following arrests for the week of Oct. 16-23.• Shaqutta Horton, 32, 9704, Comstock Road, Little Rock, Ark.; 60 counts of Anti Skimming Act.• Chanelle Smith, 29,...
View ArticleAcorn cooking demonstration set
Visitors to Poverty Point World Heritage Site are invited to take part in a ranger-led cooking demonstration using acorns which would have been an important part of the Native American diet at Poverty...
View ArticleSign up underway for aerial gunning of hogs
Boeuf River Soil & Water Conservation District in cooperation with USDA-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Wildlife Servicesis currently undergoing sign up for the Aerial Gunning of Feral...
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The Rayville Police Department made the following arrests for the week of Oct. 24-30.• Patricia A. Nolan, 46, 592 Hwy 123, Rayville; forgery (four counts).• Michael Hickingbottom, 36, 123 Point Drive,...
View ArticleMangham Fall Festival set
Mangham High School Beta Club will host a Fall Festival from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 5 at Lobrano Field. Admission will be $2 at the gate; children under 35” tall will be admitted free of charge....
View ArticleDA’s office earns perfect score on compliance audit
District Attorney Mack Lancaster reported that the Fifth District Attorney Office recently received notice that it passed the 2015-2016 Compliance Review Audit conducted by the Department of Children...
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The Rayville Police Department made the following arrests for the week of Oct. 31 through Nov. 6.• Chanelle Smith, 29, 2401 Willow St., Little Rock, Ark.; forgery (four counts).• Charles Dill 63, 609...
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The Rayville Police Department made the following arrests for the week of Nov. 7-13.• Justin White, 207 Francis St., Rayville; simple battery, simple criminal damage to property less than $500.•...
View ArticleRayville man pens first book of children’s fiction
Rayville author Cliff Dodge has just published his first children’s book: Swampette.“It’s a little children’s story I wrote,” Dodge said. “I based it on baby swamp rabbit that I caught once.” The book...
View ArticleChamber sees sign of progress, award is celebration of success
By Scott FranklinOn November 1st, the Richland Parish Chamber of Commerce hosted its very first annual meeting at the Rayville Civic Center, where over 300 Northeast Louisiana citizens came to show a...
View ArticlePoverty Point site hosts atlatl demonstrations
Learn the basics of spear throwing with an atlatl at Poverty Point World Heritage Site Nov. 26. A ranger will discuss tips and techniques for using these ancient hunting tools, and participants will...
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The Rayville Police Department made the following arrests for the week of Nov. 13-20.• Antwan Johnson, 36, 304 Merrick St., Rayville; disobedience to a police officer.• Special N. Long, 26, 2216 E....
View ArticleState burn ban lifted
State Fire Marshal H. “Butch” Browning and Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain have lifted the statewide burn ban on outdoor burning which was issued Nov. 5. Effective at 4 p.m. Nov. 21,...
View ArticleMangham girl to join Houston Thanksgiving parade
Blake Felter from Mangham High School is one of more than 300 elementary, junior high and high school cheerleaders and dancers from across the U.S. who will perform at the 66th Houston Thanksgiving Day...
View ArticleDeputies graduate training academy
Richland Parish Sheriff Gary Gilley is pleased to announce the graduation of Deputy Arthur Hayes and Deputy Morgan Todd Nov. 15 from the North Delta Regional Training Academy Basic Academy Class #132....
View ArticleSheriff’s office hosts annual prayer breakfasts
The Richland Parish Sheriff’s Office TRIAD hosted its annual Thanksgiving Prayer Breakfasts Nov. 21 at the Rayville Methodist Church and Nov. 22 at the Delhi Civic Center. After special music, prayers...
View ArticlePoverty Point announces upcoming events
“Go Back In Time” and learn about an ancient culture, the Poverty Point inhabitants, that once lived in Northeast Louisiana over 3,500 years ago and how they developed and created implements, they used...
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The Rayville Police Department made the following arrests for the week of Nov. 21-27.• Tony D. Jackson, 24, 955 Killoden Drive, Monroe; driving under suspension and improper lane usage with an...
View ArticleTraffic stop leads to drug arrest
A routine traffic stop resulted in a drug arrest this week when Rayville Police Department Officer Jessie Morris pulled a GMC Yukon over for not having a license plate light. Morris was advising the...
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