Prewitt named student of year
Aubrey Prewitt, daughter of Kandice and Tracy Prewitt, has been selected as Mangham Junior High’s Student of the Year as well as the Richland Parish Schools Student of the Year for 2016-2017. She is an...
View ArticleLocally led conservation meeting set in Rayville
A Locally Led Conservation Meeting will be held in Richland Parish to identify resource concerns for the Boeuf River SWCD. The meeting will be held at 9 a.m. Feb. 167 at the Rayville Civic Center....
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The Rayville Police Department made the following arrests for the week of Jan. 16-22.• Roryi Pines, 32, 301 Britton St., Rayville; no driver’s license.• Edward Bass, 33, 467 Dacron St., Rayville;...
View ArticleEntergy gift beginning of Richland Parish industrial revolution
Richland Parish Chamber of CommerceBy Scott FranklinAt the end of 2016, Entergy of Louisiana made an extremely generous gift of $1 million to various organizations with the purpose of improving the...
View ArticleRhymes Library, Richland Parish Library to host book presentation
Rhymes Library will host a presentation by Carole Cotton Winn about her book, "My Darling, A World War II Scrapbook, at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 21. She will also speak at the Richland Parish Library in...
View ArticleLDWF replacing bridge over Big Roaring Bayou
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has begun replacing Big Roaring Bayou Bridge at Big Lake Wildlife Management Area. Fina Road from Louisiana Hwy. 4 to Trusler Lake Road will be closed...
View ArticleSenator honored as top advocate by NLEP
Sen. Francis Thompson has been awarded the Top Advocate award by the North Louisiana Economic Partnership. North Louisiana Economic Partnership announced the winners of its Top Awards, which honor...
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The Rayville Police Department made the following arrests for the week of Jan. 23-29.• Cashannon Martinez, 24, 578,Girard Road, Oak Grove; no driver’s license.• Stacey Means, 56, 213 Earline St.,...
View ArticleFlight paramedic earns honor for completing 500 patient trips
Shane Faulkner, certified flight paramedic with the Rayville Air Evac Lifeteam base, recently earned his 500th patient flight wings. He joined Air Evac five years ago after working with AMR Monroe for...
View ArticleLocal satellite office hours posted
Congressman Ralph Abraham, M.D., R-Alto, announced the following satellite office hours for Caldwell, East Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Richland, Tensas and West Carroll...
View ArticleFour parish students earn honors at NSU
Four Richland Parish students earned academic honors this semester at Northwestern State University. Emily Rawls of Rayville was one of 1,117 students named to the Fall 2016 Honor Roll at Northwestern...
View ArticleAmerican Legion hosts oratory competition
American Legion Tommie Cook Post #122 will host the Historical Oratorical Scholarship program competition at 10 a.m. Feb. 11 at the Rayville United Methodist Church Family Life Center in Rayville. The...
View ArticleUnited Way helps students learn about money
United Way of Northeast Louisiana recently hosted the Dollars & $ense Reality Fair Jan. 26 at the Rayville Civic Center for more than 150 Delhi, Mangham, Rayville and Tensas Parish high school...
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The Rayville Police Department made the following arrests for the week of Jan. 30 through Feb. 5.• Tom Phillips, 26, 203 Dacron St., Rayville; simple burglary.• Hunter A. Marcum, 18, 1907 Girod Road,...
View ArticleLegion hosts oratorical competition
The American Legion Fifth District Historical Oratorical Scholarship program competition will be held from 2-4 p.m. Feb. 18 at the Rayville United Methodist Church Family Life Center in Rayville. The...
View ArticleLocally led conservation meeting set in Rayville
Resting in the hands of our local community members is the future of our valuable natural resources and the decisions that are made to conserve, enhance and sustain the integrity of soil, water and air...
View ArticleOdom named student of the year at RHS
Dylan Odom was chosen as the 2016-2017 Student of the year. He is the son of Misty and Damien Odom. Dylan is a member of Beouf River Baptist Church in Bee Bayou, and takes great pride in attending...
View ArticleMcQueen earns Ph.D from Clemson University
Andrew David McQueen earned a PhD in Environmental Toxicology from Clemson University (South Carolina) in December 2016. Andrew is a 2001 graduate of Rayville High School and earned his undergraduate...
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The Rayville Police Department made the following arrests for the week of Feb. 6-12.• Keith Dugan, 34, Merrick St., Rayville; disturbing the peace.• Anitsha Kelley, 33, 131 Theresa St., Rayville;...
View ArticleCar chase ends in arrest
A car chase ended with the arrest of a Monroe man recently. The Richland Parish Sheriff’s Office received a complaint of a suspicious vehicle Feb. 8 on LA 135 south of 4 Forks. A responding deputy was...
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